North East Lincolnshire Council

North East Lincolnshire Council
North East Lincolnshire Council logo
Type
Type
History
Founded 1 April 1996
Preceded by Humberside County Council
Leadership
Mayor
Cllr Hazel Chase, Independent
Since 17 May 2018
Leader of the Council
Cllr Ray Oxby, Labour
Since 28 May 2015
Structure
Seats 42 councillors
North East Lincolnshire composition
Political groups
Administration
     Labour (19)
     Liberal Democrat (4)[1]
Other Parties
     Conservative (18)
     Independent (1)
Length of term
 4 years
Elections
First past the post
Last election
 3 May 2018
Next election
 2 May 2019
Meeting place
Grimsby Town Hall
Grimsby Town Hall, Grimsby
Website
www.nelincs.gov.uk

North East Lincolnshire Council is the local authority of North East Lincolnshire. It is a unitary authority, having the powers of a non-metropolitan county and district council combined. It was established following the abolition of Humberside County Council on 1 April 1996.[2]. The council 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.[3]

Powers and functions

The local authority derives its powers and functions from the Local Government Act 1972 and subsequent legislation. For the purposes of local government, North East Lincolnshire is within a non-metropolitan area of England. As a unitary authority, North East Lincolnshire 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.

In July 2017 it was announced that the Council and the local Clinical Commissioning Group would have a joint chief executive.[4]

Political Make-up

The present political make-up of the council is: Labour (19), Conservative (18), Liberal Democrats (4) and one Independent.[5] The council currently has a Lib-Lab pact.[6]

Councillors

North East Lincolnshire Councillors 2018[7]
Party Ward Councillor
Labour Croft Baker Annie Darby
Conservative Croft Baker Oliver Freeston
Labour Croft Baker Kathryn Wheatley
Liberal Democrat East Marsh Stephen Beasant
Liberal Democrat East Marsh Kay Rudd
Labour East Marsh Terry Walker
Labour Freshney Cliff Barber
Labour Freshney Sheldon Mill
Conservative Freshney Callum Procter
Conservative Haverstoe Keith Brookes
Conservative Haverstoe Margaret Cracknell
Conservative Haverstoe Bill Parkinson
Labour Heneage Ros James
Labour Heneage Chris Nichols
Labour Heneage Matthew Patrick
Conservative Humberston and New Waltham John Fenty
Conservative Humberston and New Waltham Stephen Harness
Conservative Humberston and New Waltham Stan Shreeve
Labour Immingham David Bolton
Conservative Immingham Stewart Swinburn
Labour Immingham David Watson
Liberal Democrat Park Ian Barfield
Liberal Democrat Park Andrew De Freitas
Conservative Park Paul Silvester
Conservative Scartho Ian Lindley
Conservative Scartho Lia Nici
Conservative Scartho Ron Shepherd
Independent Sidney Sussex Hazel Chase
Labour Sidney Sussex Debbie Rodwell
Labour Sidney Sussex Gaynor Rogers
Labour South Janet Goodwin
Labour South Tim Mickleburgh
Labour South Ray Oxby
Conservative Waltham Philip Jackson
Conservative Waltham Nick Pettigrew
Labour West Marsh Gemma Sheridan
Labour West Marsh Karl Wilson
Conservative Wolds David Hasthorpe
Conservative Wolds Melanie Dickerson
Conservative Yarborough James Cairns
Labour Yarborough Jane Hyldon-King
Labour Yarborough Peter Wheatley

North East Lincolnshire Regeneration Partnership

In 2010 North East Lincolnshire Council entered into a partnership with Balfour Beatty Workplace Limited, which was taken over by Cofely GDF SUEZ in 2013 (renamed Engie 2016) on a 10-year partnership to deliver facilities management.[8]

References

  1. ↑ https://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/news/grimsby-news/live-labour-regain-control-north-1565927
  2. ↑ The Humberside (Structural Change) Order 1995, SI 1995/600
  3. ↑ North East Lincolnshire Council
  4. ↑ "CCG and council appoint 'first of its kind' joint chief". Health Service Journal. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  5. ↑ "Find your Councillor". North East Lincolnshire Council. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  6. ↑ https://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/news/grimsby-news/live-labour-regain-control-north-1565927
  7. ↑ https://www.nelincs.gov.uk/councillors-and-democracy/councillors-mps-meps/councillors-by-party/
  8. ↑ "North East Lincolnshire Regeneration Partnership - North East Lincolnshire Council". North East Lincolnshire Council. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
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