Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council
Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council | |
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| Coat of arms or logo | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
| Leadership | |
Leader of the Opposition | Stephen Knight, Liberal Democrat[2] |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 54 councillors |
29 / 54
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24 / 54
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1 / 54 | |
| Elections | |
| First past the post | |
Last election | 6 May 2010 |
Next election | 22 May 2014 |
| Meeting place | |
| York House, Twickenham | |
| Website | |
| www | |
Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council is the local authority for the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames in Greater London, England. It is a London borough council, one of 32 in London, the United Kingdom capital.
History
The London Borough of Richmond upon Thames was formed in 1965 when local government in London was reorganised under the London Government Act 1963. The Act envisaged that councils in the new London boroughs would share power with the Greater London Council. The Greater London Council took responsibility for "wide area" services such as fire, ambulance, flood prevention, and refuse disposal and borough councils were given responsibility for "personal" services such as social care, libraries, cemeteries and refuse collection. This arrangement lasted until 1986 when borough councils gained responsibility for some services that had been provided by the former Greater London Council, such as waste disposal.
Since 2000 the Greater London Authority has taken some responsibility for highways and planning control from the London boroughs, but within the English local government system the Council remains a "most purposes" authority which describes the available range of powers and functions.
As an outer London borough council, Richmond upon Thames has been an education authority since 1965.
Political composition
Richmond upon Thames is currently run by the Conservatives. Of the 54 councillors, 29 are Conservative, 24 Liberal Democrat, and 1 (elected as Conservative) has now joined UKIP.[3]
References
- ^ "Lord True". Councillors' details. London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
- ^ "Stephen Knight". Councillors' detailss. London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
- ^ Rachel Bishop (8 July 2013). "Twickenham councillor joins UKIP". Richmond and Twickenham Times. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
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