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Northumberland County Council
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Northumberland County Council
Type
Type
Unitary authority
History
Founded
1 April 2009[a]
Preceded by
District councils[show]
Berwick-upon-Tweed Borough Council
Blyth Valley Borough Council
Castle Morpeth Borough Council
Alnwick District Council
Tynedale District Council
Wansbeck District Council
Leadership
Civic Head
Cllr Anthony Harkness Murray MBE, Conservative
Since 24 May 2017
Business Chair
Cllr Richard Robert Dodd, Conservative
Since 24 May 2017
Leader of the Council
Cllr. Peter Alan Jackson, Conservative
Since 24 May 2017
Structure
Seats
67 councillors
Political groups
Administration
Conservative (33)
Other parties
Labour (24)
Liberal Democrats (3)
Non Aligned (4)
Bedlington Independents (3)
Elections
Voting system
First past the post
Last election
4 May 2017
Next election
6 May 2021
Meeting place
County Hall, Morpeth
Website
northumberland.gov.uk
Northumberland proper, as administered by the Council
Northumberland County Council is a unitary authority in North East England. The population of the Non-Metropolitan Unitary Authority at the 2011 Census was 316,028.[1]
Contents
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1 History
1.1 Naming of the new Unitary Authority
2 Council Leadership
2.1 Civic Leadership and Offices of Honour
2.2 Presiding Officers
2.3 Leader of the Council and Cabinet
2.4 Leader of the Official Opposition and Shadow Cabinet
3 Composition
4 Other uses
4.1 Eurostat statistical area
5 Notes
6 References
7 External links
History[edit]
It was formed in 1889 as the council for the administrative county of Northumberland and reformed, downsized in 1974 to cover the newly formed non-metropolitan county of Northumberland, which for the first time excluded the City of Newcastle upon Tyne conurbation. As part of the 2009 structural changes to local government in England it became a unitary authority with the same boundaries, this disregarded the referendum held in 2005 in which the population voted against the forming of a Unitary authority.[2]
Its elections have been in May 2008, 2013, and 2017 to be at four yearly intervals, the expected length of office of each councillor. The next local election is expected in May 2021.
Naming of the new Unitary Authority[edit]
Throughout 2008, the people of Northumberland were consulted about the new name of the unitary authority. The choice was between having the name of the incumbent county council as the name for the new unitary authority - Northumberland County Council or whether a brand new name should be given - Northumberland Council. Online polls were held and the votes of staff within the former district councils were collated and overall, the name of the incumbent county council was preferred on a ratio of nearly 2:1.[3]
On 17 December 2008 it was decided that the new name would be Northumberland County Council. The Chairman of the Council stated that:
Having considered the findings of this consultation, it has been decided to call the new authority Northumberland County Council. It is important to reiterate that whilst the single unitary will adopt the name of an existing council, this is emphatically not a County Council takeover. As of 1 April 2009, all existing Northumberland councils will be abolished to make way for a brand new organisation, with new vision, values, and behaviours.
Legally however, the County Council remains the same body as at present, simply assuming the functions of the districts.[4]
Council Leadership[edit]
Civic Leadership and Offices of Honour[edit]
Offices(s)
Name
Civic Head of Northumberland County Council
First Citizen of Northumberland
Coun. Anthony Harkness Murray MBE
Deputy Civic Head of Northumberland County Council
Second Citizen of Northumberland
Coun. Jeffrey George Watson
Father of the Council Coun. Ian Carr Fry Swithenbank CBE
Baby of the Council Coun. Gregah Alan Roughead FRSA
Presiding Officers[edit]
Offices(s)
Name
Business Chair of the Council Coun.Richard Robert Dodd
Deputy Business Chair of the Council Coun. Barry Malcolm Flux
Leader of the Council and Cabinet[edit]
Following the election of May 2017, Northumberland County Council has no overall control, however the Conservative Party are the largest group on the Council being one seat short of an overall majority so form the Council's current Administration.
Offices(s)
Name
Leader of the Council
Leader of the Conservative Group
Coun. Peter Alan Jackson
Deputy Leader of the Council
Cabinet Member for Children's Services
Deputy Leader of the Conservative Group
Coun. Wayne Daley
Cabinet Secretary
Cabinet Member for Corporate Resources
Coun. Nicholas Oliver
Cabinet Member for Adult Well-being and Health
Secretary of the Conservative Group
Coun. Veronica Jones
Cabinet Member for Economic Development
Chairman of Arch Group
Coun. Richard Watson Wearmouth
Cabinet Member for Culture, Arts and Leisure
Non-Executive Board Member of Active Northumberland
Coun. Catherine Homer
Cabinet Member for Planning, Housing and Resilience
Chairman of Northumberland Fire Authority
Coun. John Robert Riddle
Cabinet Member for Environment and Local Services Coun. Hugh Glen Howard Sanderson JP
Leader of the Official Opposition and Shadow Cabinet[edit]
Offices(s)
Name
Leader of the Official Opposition
Leader of the Labour Group
Coun. James Grant Davey
Deputy Leader of the Official Opposition
Deputy Leader of the Labour Group
Coun. David Ledger
Chairman of Northumberland Labour Group Coun. Scott James Dickinson
Composition[edit]
See also: Northumberland local elections
Following the election of 2017, Northumberland County Council has no overall control, with the Conservative Party being the largest group on the Council.[5]
Affiliation Members
Conservative Group 33
Labour Group 24
Independent Group
7
Liberal Democrat Group 3
Total
67
Other uses[edit]
Eurostat statistical area[edit]
For Eurostat purposes the area under the jurisdiction of Northumberland County Council is a NUTS 3 region (code UKC21) and is one of five (?) boroughs or unitary districts that comprise the "Northumberland and Tyne and Wear" NUTS 2 region.
Notes[edit]
Jump up ^ Creation of unitary authority.
References[edit]
Jump up ^ "Non-metropolitan unitary population 2011". Retrieved 28 January 2016.
Jump up ^ http://www.northumberland.gov.uk/BB_News.asp?BB_Bulletin_ID=4108
Jump up ^ http://www.northumberland.gov.uk/BB_News.asp?BB_Bulletin_ID=4100
Jump up ^ Northumberland (Structural Change) Order 2008
Jump up ^ "Local Election Results 2017". Northumberland County Council. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
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Coordinates: 55°09′13″N 1°41′03″W / 55.15361°N 1.68417°W / 55.15361; -1.68417
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