The City of Lincoln Council is the local authority for the district of
Lincoln, in the county of
Lincolnshire, England. The council consists of 33 councillors, three for each of the 11
wards
Ward may refer to:
Division or unit
* Hospital ward, a hospital division, floor, or room set aside for a particular class or group of patients, for example the psychiatric ward
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in the city. It is currently controlled by the
Labour Party, led by Ric Metcalfe. The administrative headquarters is at
Lincoln City Hall although council meetings are held at the
guildhall.
History
The city of Lincoln had been an
ancient borough and was made a
county corporate
A county corporate or corporate county was a type of subnational division used for local government in England, Wales, and Ireland.
Counties corporate were created during the Middle Ages, and were effectively small self-governing county, county-e ...
in 1409 with its own
court of quarter sessions, making it independent from the
Lindsey Quarter Sessions. The borough corporation was reformed under the
Municipal Corporations Act 1835
The Municipal Corporations Act 1835 (5 & 6 Will 4 c 76), sometimes known as the Municipal Reform Act, was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that reformed local government in the incorporated boroughs of England and Wales. The legisl ...
to become a
municipal borough. When elected county councils were established under the
Local Government Act 1888 to take over the local government functions of the quarter sessions, Lincoln retained its independence, becoming a
county borough, therefore running independently from
Lindsey County Council.
On 1 April 1974, under the
Local Government Act 1972
The Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that reformed local government in England and Wales on 1 April 1974. It was one of the most significant Acts of Parliament to be passed by the Heath Gov ...
, Lincoln was reconstituted to become a
non-metropolitan district, altering its powers and responsibilities but keeping the same area and name. The separate county councils which had existed for each of the
Parts of Lincolnshire were also amalgamated to create a single
Lincolnshire County Council for the first time, with responsibility for county-level services in the city of Lincoln too.
See also
*
City of Lincoln Council elections
References
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Non-metropolitan district councils of England
Local authorities in Lincolnshire
Council
A council is a group of people who come together to consult, deliberate, or make decisions. A council may function as a legislature, especially at a town, city or county/shire level, but most legislative bodies at the state/provincial or natio ...