Gloucestershire County Council | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| Leadership | |
Pete Bungard since May 2007 | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 53 councillors[2] |
Political groups |
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Length of term | 4 years |
| Elections | |
| First past the post | |
Last election | 6 May 2021 |
Next election | 1 May 2025 |
| Meeting place | |
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| Shire Hall, Westgate Street, Gloucester, GL1 2TG | |
| Website | |
| www | |
Gloucestershire County Council is the upper-tier local authority for the non-metropolitan county of Gloucestershire, in England. The council was created in 1889. The council's principal functions are county roads and rights of way, social services, education and libraries, but it also provides many other local government services in the area it covers. The non-metropolitan county is smaller than the ceremonial county, the latter additionally including South Gloucestershire. The council went under no overall control following a change of allegiance in May 2024, having previously been under Conservative majority control. It is based at Shire Hall in Gloucester.
The area administered by the county council comprises 2,653 square kilometres (1,024 sq mi).[3]
- ^ "Council minutes, 24 May 2023". Gloucestershire County Council. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
- ^ "Open Council Data UK - compositions councillors parties wards elections".
- ^ "Land Area of Gloucestershire" (PDF).