Southampton City Council

Southampton City Council
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Type
Type	Unitary authority
Leadership
Lord Mayor	Valerie Laurent, Conservative since 17 May 2023[1]
Leader	Lorna Fielker, Labour since 20 December 2023 [2]
Chief Executive	Mike Harris since 20 July 2022
Structure
Seats	51 councillors
Political groups	Administration   Labour (36) Other parties   Conservative (10)   Liberal Democrat (4)   Green Party (1)
Elections
Voting system	First-past-the-post
Last election	2 May 2024
Meeting place
Civic Centre, Civic Centre Road, Southampton, SO14 7LY
Website
www.southampton.gov.uk

Southampton City Council is the local authority of the city of Southampton. It is a unitary authority, having the powers of a non-metropolitan county and district council combined. It provides a full range of local government services including council tax billing, libraries, social services, processing planning applications, waste collection and disposal, and it is a local education authority. The council uses a leader and cabinet structure. Labour has been in control of the council since 2022.