Warrington Borough Council

Warrington Borough Council
Type
Type	Unitary authority
Leadership
Mayor	Cllr Les Morgan Since 22 May 2017
Leader of the Council	Cllr Terry O'Neill, Labour Since 23 May 2011
Structure
Seats	58 councillors
Political groups	Administration      Labour (45) Other Parties      Liberal Democrats (12)      Conservative (1)
Length of term	4 years
Elections
Voting system	Plurality-at-large
Last election	5 May 2016
Next election	7 May 2020
Meeting place
Town Hall, Warrington
Website
http://www.warrington.gov.uk

Warrington Borough Council is the local authority of Warrington. It is a unitary authority, having the powers of a non-metropolitan county and district council combined. It 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.

In September 2016, Warrington Borough Council became one of the first local councils in the UK to buy clean-tech bonds in Swindon Solar Park through its owner, specialist investment management firm Rockfire Capital.^[1]

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, the Warrington is within a non-metropolitan area of England. As a unitary authority, Warrington Borough 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.

Notable people

• Barbara Mawer, biochemist, medical researcher, and parish councillor

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