Central Bedfordshire Council

Central Bedfordshire Council is the unitary authority for Central Bedfordshire in the ceremonial county of Bedfordshire, England.

Central Bedfordshire Council
Type
Type	Unitary authority
History
Founded	1 April 2009
Preceded by	Bedfordshire County Council District councils Mid Bedfordshire District Council South Bedfordshire District Council
Leadership
Chair of the Council	Cllr Brian Saunders, Conservative since 16th May 2019
Leader of the Council	Cllr James G Jamieson, Conservative since 19th May 2016
Chief executive	Richard Carr since October 2009
Structure
Seats	59 councillors
Political groups	Administration   Conservative (41) Other parties   Independent (13)   Liberal Democrat (3)   Labour (1)   UKIP (1)
Joint committees	East of England Local Government Association
Elections
Last election	2 May 2019
Next election	May 2023
Website
www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk

It was created from the merger of Bedfordshire County Council and Mid Bedfordshire and South Bedfordshire District Councils on 1 April 2009.

With a budget of £500m the unitary council provides over a hundred services to a quarter of a million people, and is responsible for schools, social services, rubbish collection, roads, planning, leisure centres, libraries, care homes.

Since 2011 the Council has been led by Cllr James Jamieson with a Cabinet of seven portfolio holders: • Corporate Services (finance) • Children's Services • Social Care, Health and Housing • Regeneration • Community Services • Partnerships • External affairs

The council has 59 Councillors; 52 Conservatives, 4 Independents, 2 Labour and 1 Liberal Democrat.

The last elections for Central Bedfordshire Council were in May 2015.