Brighton and Hove City Council

Brighton and Hove City Council
Brighton and Hove City Council
	Coat of arms
Type
Type	Unitary authority
History
Founded	1 April 1997
Leadership
Mayor	Mohammed Asaduzzaman, ; Labour ; since 16 May 2024
Leader	Bella Sankey, ; Labour ; since 25 May 2023
Chief executive	Jess Gibbons ; since 18 March 2024
Structure
Seats	54 councillors
Political groups	Administration (37) Labour (37) Other parties (17) Green (8) Conservative (5) Brighton & Hove Independents (2) Independent (2)
Joint committees	Greater Brighton City Board
Length of term	4 years
Elections
Voting system	Plurality block voting
Last election	4 May 2023
Next election	6 May 2027
Meeting place
	Hove Town Hall, Norton Road, Hove, BN3 3BQ
Website
	www.brighton-hove.gov.uk

Brighton and Hove City Council is the local authority for Brighton and Hove, a local government district with city status in the ceremonial county of East Sussex, England. The council is a unitary authority, being a district council which also performs the functions of a county council. The council has been under Labour majority control since 2023. It is based at Hove Town Hall.

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^ "New council chief executive joins today". Brighton and Hove City Council. 18 March 2024. Retrieved 7 May 2024.