Luton Borough Council

Luton Borough Council
Luton Council's logo
Council logo[1]
Type
Type
Leadership
Tahmina Saleem,
Labour
since 21 May 2024[2]
Hazel Simmons,
Labour
since 22 May 2007
Robin Porter
since 6 May 2019[3]
Structure
Seats48 councillors[4]
Political groups
Administration (29)
  Labour (29)
Other parties (19)
  Liberal Democrats (15)
  Conservative (3)
  Independent (1)
Length of term
4 years
Elections
Last election
4 May 2023
Next election
6 May 2027
Meeting place
Luton Town Hall
Town Hall, George Street, Luton, LU1 2BQ
Website
www.luton.gov.uk Edit this at Wikidata

Luton Borough Council, also known as Luton Council, is the local authority of Luton, in the ceremonial county of Bedfordshire, England. Luton has had an elected local authority since 1850, which has been reformed several times. Since 1997 the council has been 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 2007. It is based at Luton Town Hall.

  1. ^ "A fresh and modern brand for Luton" (PDF). luton.gov.uk. Luton Council.
  2. ^ Duncan, Euan (22 May 2024). "Luton's new mayor says she's looking forward to meeting more of the town's "wonderful community" and championing young people". Luton Today. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Meet Luton's chief executive and corporate directors". Luton Borough Council. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  4. ^ "Open Council Data UK - compositions councillors parties wards elections".

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