Telford and Wrekin Council

Telford and Wrekin Council
Type
Type	Unitary authority
Leadership
Mayor	Cllr Ian Preece, Labour since 23 May 2024[1]
Leader	Cllr Lee Carter, Labour since 18 July 2024[2]
Chief Executive	David Sidaway since January 2020
Structure
Seats	54 councillors
Political groups	Administration (38)   Labour (38) Other parties (16)   Conservative (7)   Liberal Democrats (6)   Independent (3)
Length of term	4 years
Elections
Voting system	First past the post
Last election	4 May 2023
Next election	6 May 2027
Motto
"Protect care and invest to create a better Borough"
Meeting place
Southwater One, Southwater Square, Telford, TF3 4JG
Website
www.telford.gov.uk

Telford and Wrekin Council is the local authority of Telford and Wrekin in the ceremonial county of Shropshire, England. It was founded in 1974 as The Wrekin District Council, and was a lower-tier district council until 1998. The district was renamed Telford and Wrekin in 1998 when the council became a unitary authority, being a district council which also performs the functions of a county council. It is independent from Shropshire Council, the unitary authority which administers the rest of the county.

The council has been under Labour majority control since 2016. It is based at Southwater One in Telford.