Sheffield City Council

Sheffield City Council
Sheffield City Council
Type
Type	Metropolitan borough
Leadership
Lord Mayor	Jayne Dunn, ; Labour ; since 15 May 2024
Leader	Tom Hunt, ; Labour ; since 17 May 2023
Chief Executive	Kate Josephs ; since January 2021
Structure
Seats	84 councillors
Political groups	Labour (36) Liberal Democrats (27) Green (14) Independent (7)
Joint committees	South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority
Elections
Voting system	First past the post
Last election	2 May 2024
Next election	7 May 2026
Meeting place
	Town Hall, Pinstone Street, Sheffield, S1 2HH
Website
	www.sheffield.gov.uk

Sheffield City Council is the local authority for the City of Sheffield, a metropolitan borough with city status in South Yorkshire, England. The council consists of 84 councillors, elected to represent 28 wards, each with three councillors. It is currently under no overall control, with Labour, the Liberal Democrats and the Green Party each holding chair positions in a proportionate number of committees.^[4]

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