Cotswold District Council

Cotswold District Council
Type
Type	Non-metropolitan district
Leadership
Chairman	Cllr Mark Annett
Leader	Cllr Lynden Stowe
Leader of the opposition	Cllr Joe Harris
Structure
Seats	34 councillors
Conservative	24 / 34
Liberal Democrat	10 / 34
Elections
Voting system	First past the post
Last election	7 May 2015
Meeting place
Council Chamber, Cotswold District Council, Trinity Road, Cirencester
Website
www.cotswold.gov.uk

Cotswold District Council is the local authority for the Cotswold District. Cotswold District is located in East Gloucestershire in the South West of England region. The Council itself is based in Cirencester, the largest settlement in the district, but also comprises Tetbury, Moreton-in-Marsh, Stow-on-the-Wold, Chipping Campden, Fairford, Lechlade and Northleach.

Cotswold District Council elects 34 Councillors from 32 wards. Following the May 2015 local elections, Cotswold District Council comprises 24 Conservative Councillors and 10 Liberal Democrat Councillors The current leader of Cotswold District Council is Lynden Stowe.

History

Cotswold District Council was formed on 1 April 1974 by the merger of the urban district of Cirencester with Cirencester Rural District, North Cotswold Rural District, Northleach Rural District and Tetbury Rural District.

Responsibilities

Cotswold District Council has many functions it carries out including: Benefits - Housing and Council Tax, Car Parking, Concessionary Travel, Council Tax - Administration and Collection, Elections and Electoral Registration, Environmental Health (includes Domestic and Commercial Premises, Food Safety and Hygiene Complaints, Noise Pollution and Pest Control), Housing Administration, Licensing e.g. Taxis, Caravan Sites, Planning, including Planning Applications, Advice and Appeals, Public Conveniences, Health and Leisure Centres (At Cirencester, Tetbury, Fairford and Chipping Campden), Refuse Collection and Recycling and Tourism and Visitor Information.

Political control

Since the foundation of the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:

Party in control	Years
Independent	1973 - 1999
No overall control	1999–2003
Conservative	2003–present

Current Councillors

Current councillors

Ward	Name	Party
Abbey Ward, Cirencester	Mark Harris	Liberal Democrats
Blockley Ward	Sue Jepson	Conservatives
Bourton Vale Ward	Richard Keeling	Conservatives
Bourton Village Ward	Len Wilkins	Conservatives
Campden and Vale Ward	Mark Annett	Conservatives
Campden and Vale Ward	Lynden Stowe	Conservatives
Chedworth and Churn Valley Ward	Jenny Forde	Liberal Democrats
Chesterton Ward, Cirencester	Roly Hughes	Liberal Democrats
Coln Valley Ward	Ray Theodoulou	Conservatives
Ermin Ward	Nicholas Parsons	Conservatives
Fairford North Ward	Abigail Beccle	Conservatives
Fosseridge Ward	Julian Beale	Conservatives
Four Acres Ward, Cirencester	Ray Brassington	Liberal Democrats
Grumbolds Ash with Avening Ward	Jim Parsons	Conservatives
Kemble Ward	Tony Berry	Conservatives
Lechlade, Kempsford and Fairford South Ward	Sue Coakley	Conservatives
Lechlade, Kempsford and Fairford South Ward	Stephen Andrews	Conservatives
Moreton East Ward	Robert Dutton	Conservatives
Moreton West Ward	Alison Coggins	Conservatives
New Mills Ward, Cirencester	Tatyan Cheung	Liberal Democrats
Northleach Ward	Chris Hancock	Conservatives
Sandywell Ward	Robin Hughes	Conservatives
Siddington and Cerney Rural Ward	Shaun Parsons	Conservatives
South Cerney Village Ward	Juliet Layton	Liberal Democrats
St Michael's Ward, Cirencester	Joe Harris	Liberal Democrats
Stow Ward	Barry Dare	Conservatives
Stratton Ward, Cirencester	Patrick Coleman	Liberal Democrats
Tetbury East and Rural Ward	Maggie Heaven	Conservatives
Tetbury Central Ward	Stephen Hirst	Conservatives
Tetbury with Upton Ward	Tina Stevenson	Conservatives
The Ampneys and Hampton Ward	David Fowles	Conservatives
The Beeches Ward, Cirencester	Nigel Robbins OBE	Liberal Democrats
The Rissingtons Ward	Mark Mackenzie-Charrington	Conservatives
Watermoor Ward, Cirencester	Jenny Hincks	Liberal Democrats

External links

• By-election results