Brighton and Hove City Council

Brighton and Hove City Council
Brighton and Hove City Council
	Coat of arms
	Corporate Logo
Type
Type	Unitary authority
History
Founded	1 April 1997
Preceded by	East Sussex County Council; District councils Brighton Borough Council; Hove Borough Council;
Leadership
Mayor of Brighton & Hove	Jackie O’Quinn ; since 25 May 2023
Leader of the council	Bella Sankey, Labour Party ; since 5 May 2023
Chief Executive	Jess Gibbons
Structure
Seats	54 councillors
Political groups	Administration (36) Labour (36) Opposition (18) Green (7) Conservative (6) Independent (1) Brighton and Hove Independents (2) Vacant (2)
Joint committees	Greater Brighton City Board
Length of term	4 years
Elections
Voting system	Plurality block voting
Last election	4 May 2023
Next election	6 May 2027
Meeting place
	Brighton Town Hall; Hove Town Hall
Website
	www.brighton-hove.gov.uk

Brighton and Hove City Council is the local authority of the city of Brighton and Hove. 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, highways, waste collection and disposal, and it is a local education authority.

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