Kent County Council
| Kent County Council | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| Leadership | |
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Leader
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Paul Carter, Conservative Party
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Deputy Leader
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John Simmonds, Conservative Party
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Head of Paid Service
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David Cockburn
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| Structure | |
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47 / 84
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14 / 84
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12 / 84
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7 / 84
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2 / 75
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1 / 84
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1 / 75
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| Elections | |
| First past the post | |
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Last election
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2 May 2013 |
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Next election
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United Kingdom local elections, 2017 |
| Meeting place | |
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| County Hall, Maidstone | |
| Website | |
| http://www.kent.gov.uk/ | |
| Footnotes | |
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Kent County Council is a county council that governs most of the county of Kent in England. It is the upper tier of elected local government, below which are 12 district councils, and around 300 town and parish councils. The county council has 84 elected councillors. The chief executive and chief officers are responsible for the day-to-day running of the council. Paul Carter is the leader of the council. Kent County Council is currently controlled by the Conservative Party and the official opposition is the UK Independence Party with 17 seats. It is one of the largest local authorities in England in terms of population served and the largest local authority of its type.
The council is responsible for public services such as education, transport, strategic planning, emergency services, social services, public safety and waste disposal.
The Council is structured as follows:
The County Council is made up of 84 elected county councillors. The full council meets seven times a year to agree the council's Constitution and amendments to it, appoint the Leader, and approve the policy framework and budget (including the level of Council Tax).
The cabinet is made up of ten county councillors. The cabinet is responsible for the strategic thinking and decisions that steer how the council is run. The cabinet meets monthly and take decisions collectively.
Local boards are local community groups that hold regular public meetings across Kent so that the people of Kent to voice issues that affect their community. They also allocate funding to local projects. There are 12 local boards in Kent, and every county councillor is required to be a member of one local board.
The work of the Council is organized into departments and divisions.
The most recent Kent County Council elections were held in 2013. See also Kent local elections, Ashford local elections, Canterbury local elections, Dartford local elections, Dover local elections, Tonbridge and Malling local elections
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