Northamptonshire County Council
| Northamptonshire County Council | |
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| Type | |
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| Leadership | |
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Leader
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Heather Smith, Conservative
Since 2016 |
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Deputy Leader
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Andre Gonzalez de Savage, Conservative
Since 2016 |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 57 |
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Political groups
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Conservative Party (36) Labour Party (11) Liberal Democrats (6) UK Independence Party (3) Independent (1) |
| 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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4 May 2017 |
| Website | |
| www |
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Northamptonshire County Council is the county council that governs the non-metropolitan county of Northamptonshire in England. It was originally formed in 1889 by the Local Government Act 1888. The county is divided into 57 electoral divisions, which return a total of 57 councillors. The council has been controlled by the Conservative Party since 2005. The leader of the county council is currently Heather Smith, who was elected to the post in May 2016. The headquarters of the council is County Hall in Northampton.
As a non-metropolitan county council, the council is responsible for education, social services, libraries, main roads, public transport policy and fire services, trading standards, waste disposal and strategic planning.
Northamptonshire County Council was first formed in 1889 as a result of the Local Government Act 1888, covering the whole of Northamptonshire. This arrangement changed a little in 1974 when, following the Local Government Act 1972, a newly constituted Northamptonshire County Council was formed for the non-metropolitan county of Northamptonshire. The first elections to the new authority were in April 1973, and the council took office on 1 April 1974.
From its recreation in 1974, the county council has administered the entire county of Northamptonshire. During 1990s local government reform, Northampton tried to obtain unitary authority status, but failed. Northamptonshire now has three tiers of local government: the county council, 4 borough councils (Corby, Kettering, Northampton, Wellingborough), 3 district councils (Daventry, East Northamptonshire, South Northamptonshire) and over 250 parish councils.
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