Lancashire County Council
- Lancashire County Council
Lancashire County Council is the upper-tier local authority for the non-metropolitan county of Lancashire, England. It currently consists of 84 councillors, and is controlled by the Labour Party, who have 44 councillors, versus 31 Conservative councillors, 6 Liberal Democrats and one independent. The council is led by Hazel Harding. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/vote_2005/england/4523109.stm BBC News - Labour retains Lancashire council] . URL accessed 21 May 2007.] [ [http://www3.lancashire.gov.uk/council/councillors/CouncillorDetails.asp?id=39&sysredir=y lancashire.gov.uk - County Councillor - Hazel Harding] . URL accessed 21 May 2007.] She chairs a cabinet of 10 councillors who each have responsibility for particular functions of the council. The Chief Executive is Ged Fitzgerald who was appointed in 2008 [cite web | url=http://www.lancashire.gov.uk/corporate/news/press_releases/y/m/release.asp?id=200802&r=PR08/0095 | title=New chief executive appointed | publisher=Lancashire County Council | date=2008-02-28 | accessdate=2008-07-05 ] and heads the Council's 40,000-strong workforce.
History
The council was first set up under 1889 under the Local Government Act 1888, covering the administrative county. It was reconstituted under the Local Government Act 1972 to cover a different territory. In the 1990s, Blackburn with Darwen and Blackpool left the area covered by the council.
Political makeup
Elections are held every four years.
References
External links
* [http://www.lancashire.gov.uk/home/index.asp Lancashire County Council]
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