Surrey County Council
Surrey County Council | |
|---|---|
 Coat of arms | |
| Type | |
| Type | Non-metropolitan council |
| Leadership | |
Chairman of the Council | Cllr Peter Martin since 5 May 2017 |
Leader of the Council | David Hodge CBE, Conservative since 11 October 2011 |
Chief Executive | Joanna Killian [1] since March 2018 |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 81 councillors |
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Political groups |
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Length of term | 4 years |
| Elections | |
Voting system | First past the post[2] |
Last election | 4 May 2017[2] |
Next election | 6 May 2021 |
| Website | |
| www.surreycc.gov.uk | |
Surrey County Council is the county council administering certain services in the non-metropolitan county of Surrey in England. The council is composed of 81 elected Councillors, the majority of whom are members of the Conservative party.[3]
The leader of the council is David Hodge.[4]
Contents
1 History
1.1 Formation
1.2 Post-1974
2 Responsibilities
3 District and borough councils
4 Elections
5 References
History
Formation
Surrey County Council was created in 1889 by the Local Government Act 1888, which established the county council local government system in England and Wales. The council was originally headquartered in Newington;[5] however it moved to Surrey County Hall, Kingston upon Thames in 1893 as Newington had become part of the County of London in 1889 instead of Surrey.[6] Kingston upon Thames became part of Greater London in 1965, but the headquarters remain there.
Post-1974
The Local Government Act 1972 led to Surrey becoming a Non-metropolitan county.[7][8]
Responsibilities
The council is responsible for a number of local public services in Surrey. These include the standard responsibilities of county councils in England and Wales such as transport and highway management, waste disposal (but not collection) and education.[9]
Parents are taking Surrey County Council to court because they claim their disabled children's needs are not met due to cuts. Debbie Butler with an autistic son and daughter stated, "The support that these children get could enable them to be independent. Without that support, they're always going to need help from society, so in the long term it's actually cheaper to put the provision in now."[10]
District and borough councils
There are 11 borough or district councils that govern at a more local level than Surrey County Council.[11]
- Elmbridge Borough Council
- Epsom and Ewell Borough Council
- Guildford Borough Council
- Mole Valley District Council
- Reigate and Banstead Borough Council
- Runnymede Borough Council
- Spelthorne Borough Council
- Surrey Heath Borough Council
- Tandridge District Council
- Waverley Borough Council
- Woking Borough Council
Elections
The public have elected a majority of Conservative councillors to its political body since 1965, with one exception — from 1993 to 1997 a status of no overall control in the declared affiliations of councillors prevailed.[12]
The most recent election (in 2017) altered the composition of the council chamber and committees to a total of: 61 Conservatives, 9 Liberal Democrats, 9 Residents association/Independent councillors, 1 Labour and 1 Green councillor.[3][13]
The next elections will take place in May 2021.[14][15]
References
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^ ab "Tories increase power in county amid UKIP wins". 3 June 2009. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
^ "New Surrey County Council leader elected". Elmbridge Today. 11 October 2011. Archived from the original on 6 April 2012. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
^ "Surrey History : Exploring Surrey's past - County Hall, Kingston". Retrieved 15 October 2011.
^ Peter Ward (31 May 2011). "County Hall". Archived from the original on 20 March 2007. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
^ "Surrey County Council". Retrieved 15 October 2011.
^ Peter Reed (2006). "Surrey". Retrieved 15 October 2011.
^ Nicola Morris (24 May 2011). "County district and parish council functions". Retrieved 15 October 2011.
^ Parents head to High Court over special needs cuts BBC
^ Web Operations Team (11 October 2011). "District and borough councils". Retrieved 15 October 2011.
^ "Elections 2009 - Surrey council". 5 June 2009. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
^ webmaster@surreycc.gov.uk, Surrey County Council, County Hall, Penrhyn Road, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey KT1 2DN. Telephone: 03456 009 009. E-mail:. "Surrey County Council elections 2017". www.surreycc.gov.uk.
^ Boxall, Tricia. "Surrey County Council elections". www.waverley.gov.uk.
^ Boxall, Tricia. "Surrey County Council elections". www.waverley.gov.uk.
