Northumberland County Council is a unitary authority in North East England. The population of the non-metropolitan unitary authority at the 2011 census was 316,028.[3]
It was formed in 1889 as the council for the administrative county of Northumberland. The city of Newcastle upon Tyne was a county borough independent from the county council, although the county council had its meeting place at Moot Hall in the city. Tynemouth subsequently also became a county borough in 1904, removing it from the administrative county. The county was further reformed in 1974, becoming a non-metropolitan county and ceding further territory around the Newcastle conurbation to the new metropolitan county of Tyne and Wear. As part of the 2009 structural changes to local government in England it became a unitary authority with the same boundaries, this disregarded the referendum held in 2005 in which the population voted against the forming of a unitary authority.[4]
Its elections have been in May 2008, 2013, 2017 and 2021 at four-yearly intervals, the expected length of office of each councillor.
Naming of the new unitary authority
Throughout 2008, the people of Northumberland were consulted about the new name of the unitary authority. The choice was between having the name of the incumbent county council as the name for the new unitary authority – Northumberland County Council or whether a brand new name should be given – Northumberland Council. Online polls were held and the votes of staff within the former district councils were collated and overall, the name of the incumbent county council was preferred on a ratio of nearly 2:1.[5]
On 17 December 2008 it was decided that the new name would be Northumberland County Council. The chairman of the council stated that:
Having considered the findings of this consultation, it has been decided to call the new authority Northumberland County Council. It is important to reiterate that whilst the single unitary will adopt the name of an existing council, this is emphatically not a County Council takeover. As of 1 April 2009, all existing Northumberland councils will be abolished to make way for a brand new organisation, with new vision, values, and behaviours.
Legally, however, the council remains the same body as before, simply assuming the functions of the districts.[6]
Council leadership
Northumberland appoints a civic head each year, and separately appoints a business chair to preside over council meetings. This differs from most councils where these two ceremonial roles are performed by the same person. The civic head for 2022–2023 is Trevor Cessford, whilst the business chair since 2021 has been Barry Flux, both Conservatives. Political leadership is provided by the leader of the council, being Glen Sanderson since 2020.
Leader of the council and cabinet
Offices(s)
Name
Leader of the Council
Leader of the Conservative Group
Glen Sanderson
Deputy Leader of the Council
Portfolio holder for Corporate Services Deputy Leader of the Conservative Group
Richard Wearmouth
Portfolio holder for Children and Young People
Guy Renner-Thompson
Portfolio holder for Adults' Well-being
Wendy Pattison
Portfolio holder for Business
Wojciech Ploszaj
Portfolio holder for Community Services
Colin Horncastle
Portfolio holder for Healthy Lives
Jeff Watson
Portfolio holder for Local Services
John Riddle
Leader of the official opposition and shadow cabinet
Following the election of 2021, Northumberland County Council the Conservative Party gained majority control of the Council. Following a Liberal Democrat gain in a December 2021 by election, the Conservatives lost majority control.[7][8][9]
For Eurostat purposes the area under the jurisdiction of Northumberland County Council is a NUTS 3 region (code UKC21) and is one of six boroughs or unitary districts that comprise the "Northumberland and Tyne and Wear" NUTS 2 region.
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Northumberland County Council is a unitary authority in North East England The population of the non metropolitan unitary authority at the 2011 census was 316 028 3 Northumberland County CouncilTypeTypeUnitary authorityHistoryFounded1 April 1889 a Preceded byDistrict councils Berwick upon Tweed Borough CouncilBlyth Valley Borough CouncilCastle Morpeth Borough CouncilAlnwick District CouncilTynedale District CouncilWansbeck District CouncilLeadershipCivic HeadTrevor Cessford Conservative since 4 May 2022 1 Chairman of the CouncilBarry Flux Conservative since 26 May 2021LeaderGlen Sanderson Conservative since 23 Sep 2020 2 StructureSeats67 councillorsPolitical groupsAdministration Conservative 33 Other parties Labour 20 Non Aligned 8 Liberal Democrats 4 Green 2 ElectionsVoting systemFirst past the postLast election6 May 2021Next electionTBCMeeting placeCounty Hall Morpeth NE61 2EFWebsitenorthumberland gov ukNorthumberland proper as administered by the Council Contents 1 History 1 1 Naming of the new unitary authority 2 Council leadership 2 1 Leader of the council and cabinet 2 2 Leader of the official opposition and shadow cabinet 3 Composition 4 Other uses 4 1 Eurostat statistical area 5 Notes 6 References 7 External linksHistory EditIt was formed in 1889 as the council for the administrative county of Northumberland The city of Newcastle upon Tyne was a county borough independent from the county council although the county council had its meeting place at Moot Hall in the city Tynemouth subsequently also became a county borough in 1904 removing it from the administrative county The county was further reformed in 1974 becoming a non metropolitan county and ceding further territory around the Newcastle conurbation to the new metropolitan county of Tyne and Wear As part of the 2009 structural changes to local government in England it became a unitary authority with the same boundaries this disregarded the referendum held in 2005 in which the population voted against the forming of a unitary authority 4 Its elections have been in May 2008 2013 2017 and 2021 at four yearly intervals the expected length of office of each councillor Naming of the new unitary authority Edit Throughout 2008 the people of Northumberland were consulted about the new name of the unitary authority The choice was between having the name of the incumbent county council as the name for the new unitary authority Northumberland County Council or whether a brand new name should be given Northumberland Council Online polls were held and the votes of staff within the former district councils were collated and overall the name of the incumbent county council was preferred on a ratio of nearly 2 1 5 On 17 December 2008 it was decided that the new name would be Northumberland County Council The chairman of the council stated that Having considered the findings of this consultation it has been decided to call the new authority Northumberland County Council It is important to reiterate that whilst the single unitary will adopt the name of an existing council this is emphatically not a County Council takeover As of 1 April 2009 all existing Northumberland councils will be abolished to make way for a brand new organisation with new vision values and behaviours Legally however the council remains the same body as before simply assuming the functions of the districts 6 Council leadership EditNorthumberland appoints a civic head each year and separately appoints a business chair to preside over council meetings This differs from most councils where these two ceremonial roles are performed by the same person The civic head for 2022 2023 is Trevor Cessford whilst the business chair since 2021 has been Barry Flux both Conservatives Political leadership is provided by the leader of the council being Glen Sanderson since 2020 Leader of the council and cabinet Edit Offices s NameLeader of the Council Leader of the Conservative Group Glen SandersonDeputy Leader of the Council Portfolio holder for Corporate Services Deputy Leader of the Conservative Group Richard WearmouthPortfolio holder for Children and Young People Guy Renner ThompsonPortfolio holder for Adults Well being Wendy PattisonPortfolio holder for Business Wojciech PloszajPortfolio holder for Community Services Colin HorncastlePortfolio holder for Healthy Lives Jeff WatsonPortfolio holder for Local Services John RiddleLeader of the official opposition and shadow cabinet Edit Offices s NameLeader of the Official Opposition Leader of the Labour Group Scott DickinsonDeputy Leader of the Official Opposition Deputy Leader of the Labour Group Elizabeth SimpsonChairman of Northumberland Labour Group Kath NisbetComposition EditFor historic political control and leadership see Northumberland local elections Following the election of 2021 Northumberland County Council the Conservative Party gained majority control of the Council Following a Liberal Democrat gain in a December 2021 by election the Conservatives lost majority control 7 8 9 Affiliation MembersConservatives 33Labour 20Independents 8Liberal Democrats 4Greens 2 Total 67Other uses EditEurostat statistical area Edit For Eurostat purposes the area under the jurisdiction of Northumberland County Council is a NUTS 3 region code UKC21 and is one of six boroughs or unitary districts that comprise the Northumberland and Tyne and Wear NUTS 2 region Notes Edit Became unitary authority 1 April 2009 References Edit Council minutes 4 May 2022 PDF Northumberland County Council Retrieved 15 August 2022 Council minutes 23 September 2020 PDF Northumberland County Council Retrieved 15 August 2022 Non metropolitan unitary population 2011 Retrieved 28 January 2016 Northumberland County Council Archived from the original on 20 December 2008 Retrieved 3 January 2009 Northumberland County Council Archived from the original on 20 December 2008 Retrieved 3 January 2009 The Northumberland Structural Change Order 2008 www opsi gov uk Retrieved 6 April 2018 County Council election results Northumberland County Council 7 May 2021 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link Northumberland County Council BBC News Retrieved 7 May 2021 Find Councillor Northumberland County Council Retrieved 3 May 2022 External links EditOfficial website 55 09 13 N 1 41 03 W 55 15361 N 1 68417 W 55 15361 1 68417 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Northumberland County Council amp oldid 1117197191, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
