Luton Borough Council

Luton Borough Council
Type
Type
Leadership
Mayor
Cllr Naseem Ayub[1], Labour
Since 18 June 2018
Leader of the Council
Cllr Hazel Simmons MBE, Labour
Since 22 May 2007
Structure
Seats 48 councillors
Luton Borough Council composition
Political groups
Administration
     Labour (34)
Other parties
     Liberal Democrats (8)
     Conservative (5)
     Independent (1)
Length of term
4 years
Elections
Last election
7 May 2015
Next election
2 May 2019
Meeting place
Luton Town Hall
Luton Town Hall
Website
www.luton.gov.uk

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

It is made up of councillors from the 19 wards that split up the town. The current leaders of the council, Hazel Simmons, is in the Labour Party.

Wards

NHS

In July 2017 it decided to merge its health commissioning budget with the local Clinical Commissioning Group, establishing an integrated commissioning committee. It is one of the first areas which the NHS has designated an Accountable care system.[2]

See also

References

  1. "Luton appoints first female Asian Mayor". Luton Borough Council. 19 June 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  2. "CCG and council to merge commissioning budgets". Health Service Journal. 13 July 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
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