Portsmouth City Council
| Portsmouth City Council | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| Houses | Unicameral |
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Term limits
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None |
| Leadership | |
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Leader
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Donna Jones, Conservative
Since 3 June 2014 |
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Lord Mayor
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David Fuller, Lib Dem
Since 17 May 2016 |
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Chief Executive
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David Williams, since 2007
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| Structure | |
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19 / 42
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15 / 42
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4 / 42
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2 / 42
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2 / 42
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| Elections | |
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Last election
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Thursday 7th of May 2015 |
| Website | |
| Portsmouth City Council Website | |
Portsmouth City Council is the local authority of the city of Portsmouth. It is a unitary authority, having the powers of a non-metropolitan county and district council combined. It provides a full range of local government services including Council Tax billing, libraries, social services, processing planning applications, waste collection and disposal, and it is a local education authority.
The local authority derives its powers and functions from the Local Government Act 1972 and subsequent legislation. For the purposes of local government, Portsmouth is within a non-metropolitan area of England. As a unitary authority, Portsmouth City Council has the powers and functions of both a non-metropolitan county and district council combined. In its capacity as a district council it is a billing authority collecting Council Tax and business rates, it processes local planning applications, it is responsible for housing, waste collection and environmental health. In its capacity as a unitary council it is a local education authority, responsible for social services, libraries and waste disposal.
List of Portsmouth City Councillors by Ward
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