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词条 Warrington Borough Council
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  1. Powers and functions

  2. Notable people

  3. References

{{Infobox legislature
| name = Warrington Borough Council
| coa_pic = WarringtonBoroughCouncil.svg
| coa_res = 200
| coa_alt = Arms of Warrington Borough Council
| logo_pic =
| logo_res =
| logo_alt =
| house_type = Unitary authority
| foundation =
| preceded_by =
| leader1_type = Mayor of Warrington
| leader1 = Cllr Les Morgan
| party1 =
| election1 = 22 May 2017
| leader2_type = Leader of the Council
| leader2 = Cllr Terry O'Neill
| party2 = Labour
| election2 = 23 May 2011
| leader3_type = Chief executive
| leader3 = Steven Broomhead (Interim)
| party3 =
| election3 = June 2012
| seats = 58 councillors
| structure1 =
| structure1_res = 260
| structure1_alt = Warrington Borough Council composition
| political_groups1 =
Administration

{{Color box|{{Labour Party (UK)/meta/color}}|border=darkgray}} Labour (45)

Other Parties

{{nowrap|{{Color box|{{Liberal Democrats (UK)/meta/color}}|border=darkgray}} Liberal Democrats (12)}}

{{Color box|{{Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color}}|border=darkgray}} Conservative (1)


| committees1 =
| joint_committees =
| term_length = 4 years
| voting_system1 = Plurality-at-large
| last_election1 = 5 May 2016
| next_election1 = 7 May 2020
| session_room = Warrington Town Hall.jpg
| session_res = 250
| session_alt =
| meeting_place = Town Hall, Warrington
| website = http://www.warrington.gov.uk
| footnotes =
| motto =
}}

Warrington Borough Council is the local authority of Warrington. 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.

In September 2016, Warrington Borough Council became one of the first local councils in the UK to buy clean-tech bonds in Swindon Solar Park through its owner, specialist investment management firm Rockfire Capital.[1]

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 Warrington is within a non-metropolitan area of England. As a unitary authority, Warrington Borough 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.

Notable people

  • Barbara Mawer, biochemist, medical researcher, and parish councillor

References

1. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.themj.co.uk/Solar-farm-deal-to-generate-council-cash/205361|title=Solar farm deal to generate council cash|website=www.themj.co.uk|access-date=2016-09-27}}
{{Unitary authorities of England}}{{Local authorities in Cheshire}}{{UK-gov-stub}}

5 : Unitary authority councils of England|Local education authorities in England|Local authorities in Cheshire|Leader and cabinet executives|Billing authorities in England

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