Southampton City Council
| Southampton City Council | |
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Council logo
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| Type | |
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| Houses | Unicameral |
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Term limits
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None |
| Leadership | |
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Simon Letts, Labour
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Mayor
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Sue Blatchford
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| Structure | |
| Seats | 48 councillors |
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25 / 48
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19 / 48
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Councillors Against Cuts
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3 / 48
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Independent
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1 / 48
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Southampton City Council is the local authority of the city of Southampton. 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, Southampton is within a non-metropolitan area of England. As a unitary authority, Southampton 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 county council it is a local education authority, responsible for social services, libraries and waste disposal.
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