Houses Unicameral Founded 1 April 1974 | Term limits None Council voting system Plurality-at-large | |
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Type Unitary authority council of the Borough of Bedford Executive mayor Dave Hodgson, Liberal Democrat
Since 5 May 2011 | ||
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 so Bedford Borough Council & 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: