Crawley Borough Council

Crawley Borough Council is the local authority for the borough of Crawley, in the county of West Sussex, England. The council consists of 36 councillors, either two or three for each of the 13 wards in the district.[2] It is currently controlled by the Labour Party, led by Michael Jones.[3] The administrative headquarters are at the new Crawley Town Hall which was formally opened on 21 March 2023.[4]

Crawley Borough Council
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Type
Type
History
Founded1 April 1974
Leadership
Michael Jones,
Labour
since 27 May 2022[1]
Structure
Seats36 councillors
Political groups
Administration
  Labour (20)
Other parties
  Conservative (16)
Length of term
4 years
Elections
Last election
4 May 2023
Meeting place
Town Hall, The Boulevard, Crawley, RH10 0ZZ
Website
https://crawley.gov.uk/

History

Crawley Urban District had been created in 1956,[5] the council being "Crawley Urban District Council".[6] The district was enlarged on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, gaining territory ceded from the parishes of Charlwood, Horley, Slaugham and Worth, and becoming a non-metropolitan district.[7] The reformed district was awarded borough status from its creation, allowing the chairman of the council to take the title of mayor.[8]

See also

References
  1. "Council minutes, 27 May 2022" (PDF). Crawley Borough Council. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
  2. "Your Councillors". Crawley Borough Council. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  3. "New leader, Cabinet and Mayor appointed at Crawley Borough Council". Sussex Express. 30 May 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  4. "Crawley's New Town Hall is officially opened". Sussex World. 22 March 2023. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  5. "Relationships and changes Crawley UD through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  6. "Crawley Urban District Council". The National Archives. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  7. "The English Non-metropolitan Districts (Definition) Order 1972". legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  8. "District Councils and Boroughs". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). 28 March 1974. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
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