Stroud District Council

Stroud District Council

Type
Type	Non-metropolitan district
Structure
Seats	51 councillors

Conservative	22 / 51
Labour	18 / 51
Green	8 / 51
Liberal Democrat	2 / 51
Independent	1 / 51
Elections
Voting system	First past the post
Last election	5 May 2016
Meeting place

Ebley Mill, Ebley Wharf, Stroud
Website
www.stroud.gov.uk

Stroud District Council is the local authority for Stroud District. Stroud District is located in Central Gloucestershire in the South West of England region. The Council itself is based in the Council Offices in Stroud proper, but the borough also comprises Nailsworth, Dursley, Cam, and Wotton-under-Edge as well as a number of other settlements. It is administratively distinct from Stroud Town Council, which serves the smaller parish of Stroud only.^[1]

Stroud District Council elects 51 Councillors from 27 wards. Following the May 2016 local elections, Stroud District Council comprises 22 Conservative Councillors, 18 Labour Councillors, 8 Green Councillors, 2 Liberal Democrat Councillors, and 1 Independent (Conservative) Councillor.^[2]

History

Stroud District Council was formed under the Local Government Act 1972, on 1 April 1974, by a merger of Nailsworth and Stroud urban districts, Dursley Rural District, Stroud Rural District, and parts of Gloucester Rural District, Sodbury Rural District and Thornbury Rural District.

Responsibilities

Stroud District Council carries out a variety of district council functions including:

Benefits - Housing and Council Tax
Car Parking
Concessionary Travel
Council Tax - Administration and Collection
Elections and Electoral Registration
Environmental Health (includes Domestic and Commercial Premises)
Food Safety and Hygiene Complaints
Noise Pollution and Pest Control
Housing Administration
Licensing
Caravan Sites
Planning, including Planning Applications, Advice and Appeals
Public Conveniences (in some locales)
Health and Leisure Centres
Refuse Collection
Recycling
Tourism and Visitor Information.

References

External links

By-election results

Local authorities in Gloucestershire

County council and unitary	Gloucestershire South Gloucestershire

District councils	Cheltenham Cotswold Forest of Dean Gloucester Stroud Tewkesbury

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