Surrey County Council
Encyclopedia
Surrey County Council is the county council
that governs the non-metropolitan county of Surrey
in England
. The council is composed of 80 elected councillors.
The council is controlled by the Conservative party
.
The leader of the council is David Hodge.
, which established the county council local government system in England and Wales. The council was originally headquartered in Newington
; however it moved to County Hall, Kingston upon Thames
in 1893 as Newington had become part of the County of London
in 1889 instead of Surrey.
led to Surrey becoming a Non-metropolitan county. This was accompanied by an alteration of county boundaries that led to Gatwick Airport falling under the control of West Sussex County Council
.
.
The most recent election on 4 June 2009 produced a council made up of: 56 Conservatives, 13 Liberal Democrats
, 10 Residents association/Independent
councillors, and 1 Labour councillor.
County council
A county council is the elected administrative body governing an area known as a county. This term has slightly different meanings in different countries.-United Kingdom:...
that governs the non-metropolitan county of Surrey
Surrey
Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. The county borders Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire and Berkshire. The historic county town is Guildford. Surrey County Council sits at Kingston upon Thames, although this has been part of...
in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. The council is composed of 80 elected councillors.
The council is controlled by the Conservative party
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
.
The leader of the council is David Hodge.
Formation
Surrey county council was created in 1889 by the Local Government Act 1888Local Government Act 1888
The Local Government Act 1888 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which established county councils and county borough councils in England and Wales...
, which established the county council local government system in England and Wales. The council was originally headquartered in Newington
Newington, London
Newington is a district of London, England, and part of the London Borough of Southwark. It was an ancient parish and the site of the early administration of the county of Surrey...
; however it moved to County Hall, Kingston upon Thames
Kingston upon Thames
Kingston upon Thames is the principal settlement of the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames in southwest London. It was the ancient market town where Saxon kings were crowned and is now a suburb situated south west of Charing Cross. It is one of the major metropolitan centres identified in the...
in 1893 as Newington had become part of the County of London
County of London
The County of London was a county of England from 1889 to 1965, corresponding to the area known today as Inner London. It was created as part of the general introduction of elected county government in England, by way of the Local Government Act 1888. The Act created an administrative County of...
in 1889 instead of Surrey.
Post-1974
The Local Government Act 1972Local Government Act 1972
The Local Government Act 1972 is an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom that reformed local government in England and Wales on 1 April 1974....
led to Surrey becoming a Non-metropolitan county. This was accompanied by an alteration of county boundaries that led to Gatwick Airport falling under the control of West Sussex County Council
West Sussex County Council
West Sussex County Council is the authority that governs the non-metropolitan county of West Sussex. The county also contains 7 district and borough councils, and 159 town, parish and neighbourhood councils. The county council has 71 elected councillors...
.
Responsibilities
The council is responsible for a number of local public services in Surrey. These include the standard responsibilities of county councils in England and Wales such as Transport and highway management, Waste disposal (but not collection) and education.District and borough councils
There are 11 borough or district councils that govern at a more local level than Surrey County Council.- Elmbridge Borough CouncilElmbridgeElmbridge is a local government district and borough in Surrey, England. Its council is based in Esher. The district has only one civil parish, which is Claygate...
- Epsom and Ewell Borough CouncilEpsom and EwellEpsom and Ewell is a local government district with borough status in Surrey, England, covering the town of Epsom and the village of Ewell. The borough was formed as an urban district in 1894, and was known as Epsom until 1934. It was made a municipal borough in 1937...
- Guildford Borough CouncilGuildford (borough)Guildford is a local government district with borough status in Surrey, England. It is named after Guildford where its council is based....
- Mole Valley District Council
- Reigate and Banstead Borough CouncilReigate and BansteadReigate and Banstead is a local government district with borough status in east Surrey England. It covers the towns of Reigate, Banstead, Redhill and Horley....
- Runnymede Borough CouncilRunnymede (borough)Runnymede is a local government district with borough status in the English county of Surrey. It is a very prosperous part of the London commuter belt, with some of the most expensive housing in the United Kingdom outside of central London, such as the Wentworth Estate.Runnymede is entirely...
- Spelthorne Borough CouncilSpelthorneSpelthorne is a local government district and borough in Surrey, England. It includes the towns of Ashford, Laleham, Shepperton, Staines, Stanwell and Sunbury...
- Surrey Heath Borough CouncilSurrey HeathSurrey Heath is a local government district with Borough status in Surrey, England. Its Council is based in Camberley. Much of the area is within the Metropolitan Green Belt....
- Tandridge District Council
- Waverley Borough Council
- Woking Borough CouncilWoking (borough)Woking is a local government district with borough status in the west of Surrey, England.It was formed in 1895 as an urban district under the Local Government Act 1894. The present-day borough was established in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, and is one of two districts in Surrey to...
Elections
The council has been almost exclusively controlled by the Conservative party since 1973. The only exception was the 1993 election when there was No Overall ControlNo overall control
Within the context of local councils of the United Kingdom, the term No Overall Control refers to a situation in which no single party achieves a majority of seats and is analogous to a hung parliament...
.
The most recent election on 4 June 2009 produced a council made up of: 56 Conservatives, 13 Liberal Democrats
Liberal Democrats
The Liberal Democrats are a social liberal political party in the United Kingdom which supports constitutional and electoral reform, progressive taxation, wealth taxation, human rights laws, cultural liberalism, banking reform and civil liberties .The party was formed in 1988 by a merger of the...
, 10 Residents association/Independent
Independent (politician)
In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...
councillors, and 1 Labour councillor.