Bedford Borough Council

Bedford Borough Council
Executive mayor elected every four years Whole council elected every four years
Type
Type	Unitary authority
History
Founded	1 April 1974
Leadership
Speaker of the Council	Cllr Doug McMurdo, Independent Since 2 May 2018
Elected Mayor	Mayor Dave Hodgson, Liberal Democrat Since 15 October 2009
Structure
Seats	Elected Mayor 40 Councillors[1]
Council political groups	Administration      Labour Party (14)      Liberal Democrats (9) Other parties      Conservative Party (15)      Independent (2)
Elections
Council voting system	Plurality-at-large
Mayor voting system	Supplementary vote
Council last election	7 May 2015
Mayor last election	7 May 2015
Website
www.bedford.gov.uk

Bedford Borough Council is the local authority of the Borough of Bedford in Bedfordshire, England. It is a unitary authority, having the powers of a non-metropolitan county and district council combined. The executive of the council is the directly elected mayor of Bedford. It is a member of the East of England Local Government Association.

The first official Councillor of Bedford Borough Council was Cllr Sarah-Jayne Holland, following the introduction of unitary authority across Bedfordshire. On 1 April 2009, the Bedfordshire County Council ceased to exist, and unitary authorities for Bedford Borough Council and Central Bedfordshire Council were formed.

Political control

Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:^[2][3]

References

External links

• Bedford Borough Council