Telford and Wrekin Council
Type
Type	Unitary authority
Leadership
Mayor of the Borough of Telford & Wrekin	Cllr Arnold England [1], Labour since 25 May 2023 [2]
Leader	Cllr Shaun Davies, Labour since 26 May 2016[3]
Chief Executive	David Sidaway since January 2020
Structure
Seats	54 councillors
Political groups	Administration   Labour (38) Other Parties   Conservative (8)   Liberal Democrats (6)   Independent (2) [4]
Length of term	4 years
Elections
Voting system	First past the post
Last election	4 May 2023
Next election	2027 [5]
Motto
"Protect care and invest to create a better Borough"
Website
www.telford.gov.uk

Telford and Wrekin Council is the local authority of Telford and Wrekin in Shropshire, England. It is a unitary authority, having the powers of a non-metropolitan county and district council combined. The district of Telford and Wrekin was granted borough status in 2002, though the council does not ordinarily include "Borough" in its name.

Powers and functions

The local authority derives its powers and functions from the Local Government Act 1972 and subsequent legislation. For the purposes of local government, the Telford and Wrekin is within a non-metropolitan area of England.

As a unitary authority, Telford and Wrekin Council has the powers and functions of both a non-metropolitan county and district council combined. In its capacity as a district council it is a billing authority collecting Council Tax and business rates, it processes local planning applications, it is responsible for housing, waste collection and environmental health. In its capacity as a county council it is a local education authority, responsible for social services, libraries and waste disposal.

The council is currently made up of 38 Labour councillors, 8 Conservative councillors, 6 Liberal Democrats councillors and 2 Independent councillors. There are currently no councillors elected for any other political party. ^[6]

There are seven roles within the council. A councillor apart from the party under administration of the Council (Labour) may be appointed to:

• Leader of the Council
• Deputy leader of the Council
• Mayor of the Borough of Telford and Wrekin
• Deputy mayor of the Borough of Telford and Wrekin
• Speaker of the Council
• Deputy Speaker of the Council
• A Council cabinet member

The cabinet is the main decision-making body of the Council with executive powers for all matters, except those held by the full council or those reserved to regulatory committees (such as planning and licensing applications). The cabinet has a key role in budget proposal and policy framework for the Council to adopt.

As of May 2023, the cabinet is chaired by Cllr Shaun Davies (Leader of the Council), with ten cabinet members each having responsibility for a particular area of the Council's work. ^[7]

• Cllr Shaun Davies – Leader of the Council
• Cllr Richard Overton – Deputy leader of the Council and Cabinet Member for Homes and Enforcement
• Cllr Eileen Callear – Cabinet Member for Education, Employment and Visitor Economy
• Cllr Nathan England - Cabinet Member for Finance, Customer Services and Governance
• Cllr Lee Carter – Cabinet Member for Place (The Economy & Neighbourhood Services)
• Cllr Carolyn Healy – Cabinet Member for Leisure, Climate Action, Green Spaces & Heritage
• Cllr Kelly Middleton – Cabinet Member for Healthy, Safer & Stronger Communities and Partnerships
• Cllr Shirley Reynolds – Cabinet Member for Early Years, Children and Young People
• Cllr Paul Watling – Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care and Health Systems
• Cllr Raj Mehta - Cabinet Member for Inclusion, Engagement, Equalities & Civic Pride

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