Fife Council | |
|---|---|
| Full council election every 5 years. | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Council logo | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
| Leadership | |
Ken Gourlay since July 2023[1] | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 75 |
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Political groups | Administration (19):
Other parties (56):
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| Elections | |
| Single transferable vote | |
Last election | 5 May 2022 |
Next election | 6 May 2027 |
| Meeting place | |
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| Fife House, North Street, Glenrothes, KY7 5LT | |
| Website | |
| www | |
Fife Council is the local authority for the Fife area of Scotland and is the third largest Scottish council by number of councillors, having 75 elected council members.[2]
Councillors make decisions at its regular council meetings, or at those of its nine other general committees (covering for example tourism and transportation, education, environment, housing, licensing etc.), two planning committees, and seven area committees.[3]
The council has been under no overall control since 2003. Following the 2022 election the Scottish National Party were the largest group on the council, but a minority Labour administration was formed with informal support from the Liberal Democrats and Conservatives.
A Provost of Fife is elected from among the councillors every five years, who chairs the full council meetings and acts as ceremonial head of the council.[4] The current Provost is former football manager Jim Leishman MBE, who was first elected to the post in May 2012 and subsequently re-elected in 2017 and 2022.[5] Political leadership is provided by the leader of the council, with the current leader being Labour councillor David Ross, who has been leader since 2014, being co-leader with David Alexander of the SNP between 2017 and 2022 when he became sole leader again.
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- ^ "Fife Council appoints new CEO". Fife Council. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
- ^ "Fife News : Fife Welcomes Cllr Lizz Mogg as Fife Deputy Provost". City Local. 20 December 2007. Retrieved 7 January 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Committees". Fife Council. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
- ^ "The Provost and his role". Fife Council. Retrieved 6 January 2018.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Jim Leishman elected as Fife's provost". BBC News. 17 May 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2018.