Luton, England, is a unitary authority, and remains part of the ceremonial county of Bedfordshire. Luton is currently represented on three different tiers of Government.
Prior to the Local Government Act 1972, Luton had been a county borough, but still part of the county of Bedfordshire. However, with the abolition of the county boroughs, Luton was fully integrated into Bedfordshire and its county council. This wasn't to last however, as in 1992, the Local Government Commission for England, recommended that Luton be made into a unitary authority and be separate of the county council. The government agreed and this was enforced from 1997 onwards.
The council is split and represented by 19 wards, with a total of 48 councillors. Following the 2019 Local election, 32 are Labour, 12 councillors are Liberal Democrats and 4 are Conservative.
The council offices are centred on the Town Hall on George Street, Luton.
NB: The make up of the council changed between 2003 and 2007, hence the apparent inconsistencies between the councillors in 2003 and the changes recorded for 2007.
Whilst not a directly elected body, the East of England Regional Assembly is responsible for promoting the economic, environmental and social well-being of the East Englandregion. It is made up of representatives from councils across the region, business organisations, public sector agencies, education and training bodies, trade unions and co-operatives and the voluntary and community sector.
In Luton, there are two constituencies, Luton North and Luton South. The current two members of parliament (MP) are Sarah Owen (Luton North – Labour) and Rachel Hopkins (Luton South – Labour).
From 1979 the MPs from Luton were Conservative, however in the 1997 General Election, both constituencies were won by the Labour party candidates, these were successfully held at the 2001, 2005 and 2010 general elections.
The town of Luton had until 1885 been part of the Bedfordshire constituency which was created in 1290. Upon the abolition of this seat the constituency of Luton was created which remained the only seat in the town until 1974.
In 1974 the single Luton seat was divided into two, Luton West and Luton East. These two seats were fairly short lived and in 1983 the current Luton North and Luton South seats were created.
Over the years Luton has been represented by various political parties, and as can be seen below has often mirrored the Government of the day.
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Luton England is a unitary authority and remains part of the ceremonial county of Bedfordshire Luton is currently represented on three different tiers of Government Luton Borough Council 48 councillors local Bedfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner Parliament of the United Kingdom 2 members of parliament national Luton Town Hall Formerly the East of England Regional Assembly regional Contents 1 History 2 Luton Borough Council 3 Local election results 4 East of England Regional Assembly 5 Police and Crime Commissioner 6 UK Parliament 6 1 Members of Parliament for Luton constituency 6 2 Luton East 6 3 Luton West 6 4 Luton North 6 5 Luton South 7 ReferencesHistory editPrior to the Local Government Act 1972 Luton had been a county borough but still part of the county of Bedfordshire However with the abolition of the county boroughs Luton was fully integrated into Bedfordshire and its county council This wasn t to last however as in 1992 the Local Government Commission for England recommended that Luton be made into a unitary authority and be separate of the county council The government agreed and this was enforced from 1997 onwards Luton remains part of Bedfordshire for ceremonial purposes and one Lord Lieutenant serves for the whole ceremonial county Luton Borough Council editLuton Borough Council nbsp Company typeUnitary authorityFounded1997HeadquartersLuton BedfordshireWebsitewww wbr luton wbr gov wbr uk nbsp Map of the 19 wards in Luton The council is split and represented by 19 wards with a total of 48 councillors Following the 2019 Local election 32 are Labour 12 councillors are Liberal Democrats and 4 are Conservative The council offices are centred on the Town Hall on George Street Luton Local election results editMain article Council elections in Luton Luton Local Election Result 2015 1 Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain loss Seats Votes Votes Labour 35 0 1 1 72 9 Liberal Democrats 8 0 0 0 16 7 Conservative 5 1 0 1 10 5 Independent 0 0 0 0 0 0 Luton Local Election Result 2011 2 Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain loss Seats Votes Votes Labour 36 11 0 11 75 0 Liberal Democrats 8 0 9 9 16 7 Conservative 4 0 2 2 8 3 Independent 0 0 0 0 0 0 Luton Local Election Result 2007 3 Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain loss Seats Votes Votes Labour 26 5 0 5 54 2 Liberal Democrats 17 0 4 4 35 4 Conservative 5 1 0 1 10 4 Independent 0 0 2 2 0 0 NB The make up of the council changed between 2003 and 2007 hence the apparent inconsistencies between the councillors in 2003 and the changes recorded for 2007 Luton Local Election Result 2003 Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain loss Seats Votes Votes Labour 23 0 13 13 47 9 Liberal Democrats 21 11 0 11 43 8 Conservative 4 1 0 1 8 3 Independent 1 1 0 1 2 1 Luton Local Election Result 1999 Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain loss Seats Votes Votes Labour 36 0 75 Liberal Democrats 9 18 8 Conservative 3 6 3 Independent 0 0 0East of England Regional Assembly editMain article East of England Regional Assembly Whilst not a directly elected body the East of England Regional Assembly is responsible for promoting the economic environmental and social well being of the East England region It is made up of representatives from councils across the region business organisations public sector agencies education and training bodies trade unions and co operatives and the voluntary and community sector Police and Crime Commissioner editThe Police and Crime Commissioner is a Bedfordshire county wide post and is held for the Conservative Party by Festus Akinbusoye UK Parliament editMain article Parliament of the United Kingdom In Luton there are two constituencies Luton North and Luton South The current two members of parliament MP are Sarah Owen Luton North Labour and Rachel Hopkins Luton South Labour From 1979 the MPs from Luton were Conservative however in the 1997 General Election both constituencies were won by the Labour party candidates these were successfully held at the 2001 2005 and 2010 general elections The town of Luton had until 1885 been part of the Bedfordshire constituency which was created in 1290 Upon the abolition of this seat the constituency of Luton was created which remained the only seat in the town until 1974 In 1974 the single Luton seat was divided into two Luton West and Luton East These two seats were fairly short lived and in 1983 the current Luton North and Luton South seats were created Over the years Luton has been represented by various political parties and as can be seen below has often mirrored the Government of the day Members of Parliament for Luton constituency edit Election Member Party 1885 Cyril Flower Liberal 1892 Samuel Howard Whitbread 1895 Thomas Gair Ashton Liberal 1911 Cecil Bisshopp Harmsworth Liberal 1922 Sir John Prescott Hewett 1923 Geoffrey William Algernon Howard Liberal 1924 Terence James O Connor Unionist 1929 Edward Leslie Burgin Liberal 1931 National Liberal 1945 William Warbey Labour 1950 Charles Hill Conservative 1963 William Howie Labour 1970 Charles Simeons Conservative Feb 1974 Constituency abolished see Luton East and Luton West Luton East edit Constituency created 1974 Election Member Party Feb 1974 Ivor Clemitson Labour 1979 Graham Bright Conservative Constituency abolished 1983 Luton West edit Constituency created 1974 Election Member Party Feb 1974 Brian Sedgemore Labour 1979 John Russell Carlisle Conservative Constituency abolished 1983 Luton North edit Constituency created 1983 Election Member Party 1983 John Russell Carlisle Conservative 1987 John Russell Carlisle Conservative 1992 John Russell Carlisle Conservative 1997 Kelvin Hopkins Labour 2001 Kelvin Hopkins Labour 2005 Kelvin Hopkins Labour 2010 Kelvin Hopkins Labour 2015 Kelvin Hopkins Labour 2017 Kelvin Hopkins Labour 2019 Sarah Owen Labour Luton South edit Constituency created 1983 Election Member Party 1983 Graham Bright Conservative 1987 Graham Bright Conservative 1992 Graham Bright Conservative 1997 Margaret Moran Labour 2001 Margaret Moran Labour 2005 Margaret Moran Labour 2010 Gavin Shuker Labour 2015 Gavin Shuker Labour 2017 Gavin Shuker Labour 2019 Rachel Hopkins LabourReferences edit Councillors 06 04 11 2011 Local election results Luton BC Archived from the original on 9 May 2011 Retrieved 6 May 2011 Luton BC Election results May 2007 Archived from the original on 8 May 2007 Retrieved 4 May 2007 Luton Council Website with 2007 election results Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Politics in Luton amp oldid 1219980795, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
