Wolverhampton City Council
The coat of arms of the City of Wolverhampton
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| Type | Local Government |
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| Headquarters | Civic Centre |
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Region served
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City of Wolverhampton |
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Leader
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Councillor Roger Lawerence |
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Mayor
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Councillor Barry Findlay |
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Key people
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Keith Ireland – Managing Director (Head of Paid Service) Tim Johnson - Strategic Director (Place) Linda Sanders - Strategic Director (People) Kevin O'Keefe - Director of Governance (Solicitor to the City Council & Monitoring Officer) Mark Taylor - Director of Finance (Section 151 Officer) Julien Kramer - Director of Education |
| Website | wolverhampton |
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Formerly called
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Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council & Wolverhampton City Council |
Keith Ireland – Managing Director (Head of Paid Service)
Tim Johnson - Strategic Director (Place)
Linda Sanders - Strategic Director (People)
Kevin O'Keefe - Director of Governance (Solicitor to the City Council & Monitoring Officer)
Mark Taylor - Director of Finance (Section 151 Officer)
City of Wolverhampton Council is the governing body of the City of Wolverhampton, England.
The council offices are at the imposing Civic Centre, which is located in St. Peter's Square in the City centre.
The Labour Party currently control the council and have been in majority on the council since 1974, with the exceptions of 1978–1979, 1987, 1992–1994 and 2008–2010. The Leader of the Council is Councillor Roger Lawrence. The Deputy Leader is Councillor Peter Bilson. The Council has a Leader and Cabinet model of executive arrangements, with each Cabinet Member having political responsibility for assigned service areas. The Council has a total of 60 Councillors (currently 49 Labour, 10 Conservative and 1 UKIP).
Councillor Barry Findlay of the Conservatives is the city's Mayor 2016–17 municipal year, with his Deputy who will take on the role for 2017–18 being Councillor Elias Mattu of Labour Party. Visit the Mayor of City of Wolverhampton's website here
The Council's Head of Paid Service, Keith Ireland, serves as the Council's Managing Director and chairs the Authority's Strategic Executive Board of Directors comprising Tim Johnson(Strategic Director of Place); Linda Sanders(Strategic Director of People); Kevin O'Keefe (Director of Governance, Monitoring Officer and Solicitor to the City Council) and Mark Taylor (Director of Finance and Section 151 Officer).
The Council's Children's Services was rated as "Good" following an OFSTED inspection published in March 2017 and the Council has been accredited with "Achieving" status for its commitment to equality & diversity following a Local Government Association peer assessment in April 2017. Also in April 2017, the Council's Mayoralty team was awarded "Civic Team of the Year" by the National Association of Civic Officers.
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