Stevenage Borough Council is the
local authority
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for the
Stevenage non-metropolitan district
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of
England
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, the
United Kingdom
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. Stevenage is located in the north-east of
Hertfordshire, in the
East of England region
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.
The Council consists of 39 elected members, representing thirteen
electoral wards
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; each of the wards elects three councillors. Youth representatives from Stevenage Youth Council and the elected Stevenage Youth Mayor also attend Stevenage Borough Council meetings in a non-voting role.
The Council is currently controlled by the
Labour Party, who hold 24 of the 39 seats. Labour have controlled the council continuously since its creation as a non-metropolitan district in 1973. The Conservative Group hold 9 seats and the Liberal Democrat Group hold 6 seats and there is 1 Independent (ex-Labour). The Leader of the Labour Group and the Council is Councillor
Baroness Taylor of Stevenage with the Conservative Group becoming the main opposition group in the 2015 local election after the Labour Group lost 3 councillors to the
Conservative Party
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.
Composition
Wards
Stevenage consists of thirteen wards.
Arms
See also
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Stevenage Borough Council elections
References
External links
Stevenage Borough Council official website
{{Councils in Hertfordshire
Borough Council
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History
In the Middle A ...
Non-metropolitan district councils of England
Local authorities in Hertfordshire
Billing authorities in England