Norwich City Council
| Norwich City Council | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| Houses | Unicameral |
| Leadership | |
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Leader of the Majority
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Alan Waters, Labour
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Leader of the Opposition
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Martin Schmierer, Green
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Lord Mayor
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Marion Maxwell
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Deputy Lord Mayor
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James Wright
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Sheriff
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Richard Marks
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| Structure | |
| Seats | 39 |
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26 / 39
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10 / 39
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3 / 39
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| Elections | |
| First past the post | |
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Last election
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5 May 2016 |
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Next election
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3 May 2018 |
| Meeting place | |
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| City Hall, Norwich | |
| Website | |
| http://www.norwich.gov.uk | |
Norwich City Council is the city council for the city of Norwich in Norfolk, England. It consists of 39 councillors, elected to represent 13 wards, each with three councillors. It is currently under Labour control and led by Alan Waters. It forms the lower tier of local government in Norwich, responsible for local services such as housing, planning, leisure and tourism.
The council was established in 1974 following the implementation of the Local Government Act 1972, which replaced the county borough of Norwich. Since then the city has been governed by two tiers of local government. The upper tier is Norfolk County Council, which manages strategic services such as schools, social services and libraries across the county of Norfolk. The lower tier is Norwich City Council, which manages local services such as housing, planning, leisure and tourism.
The current composition, as of the May 5th 2016 City Council elections is:
In February 2010 the strength of parties on the council was: Labour Party 15, Green Party 13, Liberal Democrats 6 and Conservatives 5. The Labour Party formed a minority administration, holding all seats on the eight-member executive. Following the High Court decision that the order for a unitary council was unlawful, the 13 councillors who should have stood at the May election were told that they were no longer councillors. An election for these 13 seats was held on 9 September 2010. The Conservatives lost one seat to Labour, and the Liberal Democrats lost one seat to the Greens, resulting in a new council composition of 16 Labour, 14 Green, five Liberal Democrat and four Conservative. In the May 2014 council elections 14 seats were contested. There was no change in seats compared to the previous council composition, with Labour holding control of the council. Following the May 2014 election, the composition was: Labour Party 21, Green Party 15, Liberal Democrats 3.
The city council's arms consist of a red shield featuring a silver domed castle above a royal lion. The blazon of the arms is:
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