Houses Unicameral Founded 1 April 2009 | Term limits None | |
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Type Unitary authority council of Central Bedfordshire Preceded by Bedfordshire County Council
Mid Bedfordshire District Council
South Bedfordshire District Council Joint committees East of England Local Government Association | ||
Central Bedfordshire Council is the unitary authority for Central Bedfordshire in the ceremonial county of Bedfordshire, England.
It was created from the merger of Bedfordshire County Council and Mid Bedfordshire and South Bedfordshire District Councils on 1 April 2009.
With a budget of £500m the unitary council provides over a hundred services to a quarter of a million people, and is responsible for schools, social services, rubbish collection, roads, planning, leisure centres, libraries, care homes.
Since 2011 the Council has been led by Cllr James Jamieson with a Cabinet of seven portfolio holders: • Corporate Services (finance) • Children's Services • Social Care, Health and Housing • Regeneration • Community Services • Partnerships • External affairs
The council has 59 Councillors; 53 Conservatives, 3 Independents, 2 Labour and 1 Liberal Democrat.
The last elections for Central Bedfordshire Council were in May 2015.