Manchester City Council

Manchester City Council
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Type
Type	Metropolitan district council of Manchester
Leadership
Lord Mayor	Yasmine Dar, Labour since 18 May 2022[1]
Leader	Bev Craig, Labour since 1 December 2021[2]
Chief executive	Joanne Roney since April 2017
Structure
Seats	96 councillors[3]
Political groups	Administration (87)   Labour (87) Opposition (9)   Liberal Democrats (4)   Green (3)   Workers Party of Britain (1)   Independent (1)
Joint committees	Greater Manchester Combined Authority Greater Manchester Police, Fire and Crime Panel
Length of term	4 years
Elections
Last election	2024 (1/3rd councillors + 1 vacancy)
Next election	2026 (1/3rd councillors)
Motto
Latin: Concilio Et Labore, lit. 'By Wisdom and Effort'
Meeting place
Manchester Town Hall, Albert Square, Manchester
Website
www.manchester.gov.uk

Manchester City Council is the local authority for Manchester, a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. Manchester is the sixth largest city in England by population.^[4] Its city council is composed of 96 councillors, three for each of the 32 electoral wards of Manchester. The council is controlled by the Labour Party and led by Bev Craig. There is currently no official opposition as the two opposition groups, the Green Party and the Liberal Democrats both have four councillors. Joanne Roney is the chief executive. Many of the council's staff are based at Manchester Town Hall.