Hillingdon London Borough Council

Hillingdon Council
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
History
Founded 1 April 1965
Leadership
Mayor
Cllr Carol Melvin
Since 11 May 2017
Leader of the Council
Cllr Raymond Puddifoot MBE, Conservative[1]
Since 2000
Structure
Seats 65 councillors
Political groups
Administration
     Conservative (44)
Other parties
     Labour (21)
Length of term
 4 years
Elections
First past the post
Last election
 3 May 2018
Meeting place
Civic Centre at Uxbridge
Hillingdon Civic Centre, Uxbridge
Website
www.hillingdon.gov.uk

Hillingdon London Borough Council[lower-alpha 1] is the local authority for the London Borough of Hillingdon in Greater London, England. It is a London borough council, one of 32 in the United Kingdom capital of London. Hillingdon is divided into 22 wards, electing a total of 65 councillors.[4] The council was created by the London Government Act 1963 and replaced four local authorities: Uxbridge Borough Council, Hayes and Harlington Urban District Council, Ruislip-Northwood Urban District Council and Yiewsley and West Drayton Urban District Council.

History

A map showing the wards of Hillingdon since 2002

There have previously been a number of local authorities responsible for the Hilligdon area. The current local authority was first elected in 1964, a year before formally coming into its powers and prior to the creation of the London Borough of Hillingdon on 1 April 1965. Hillingdon replaced Uxbridge Borough Council, Hayes and Harlington Urban District Council, Ruislip-Northwood Urban District Council and Yiewsley and West Drayton Urban District Council.

It was envisaged through the London Government Act 1963 that Hillingdon as a London local authority would share power with the Greater London Council. The split of powers and functions meant that the Greater London Council was responsible for "wide area" services such as fire, ambulance, flood prevention, and refuse disposal; with the local authorities responsible for "personal" services such as social care, libraries, cemeteries and refuse collection. As an outer London borough council it has been an education authority since 1965. This arrangement lasted until 1986 when Hillingdon London Borough Council gained responsibility for some services that had been provided by the Greater London Council, such as waste disposal. Since 2000 the Greater London Authority has taken some responsibility for highways and planning control from the council, but within the English local government system the council remains a "most purpose" authority in terms of the available range of powers and functions.[5]

Summary results of elections

The council has been alternated between Conservative, Labour Party and no overall control since it was first elected in 1964.

Party in controlYears
Labour1964 - 1968
Conservative1968 - 1971
Labour1971 - 1978
Conservative1978 - 1986
No overall control1986 - 1990
Conservative1990 - 1994
Labour1994 - 1998
No overall control1998 - 2006
Conservative2006–present

Notes

  1. ↑ Formally known as Hillingdon London Borough Council, however the name Hillingdon Council is also commonly used by the council, and is the name used in the council's constitution adopted in 2002.[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ http://modgov.hillingdon.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=116
  2. ↑ The Local Authorities (Categorisation) (England) Order 2006, SI 2006/3096, art 5
  3. ↑ "Constitution". London Borough of Hillingdon. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  4. ↑ http://hillingdon.whorunslondon.org.uk/councillors
  5. ↑ http://www.hillingdon.gov.uk/index.jsp?articleid=9265
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