Huntingdonshire District Council

Huntingdonshire District Council is the local authority for the district of Huntingdonshire in Cambridgeshire, England. The council is based in the town of Huntingdon. The district also includes the towns of Godmanchester, Ramsey, St Ives and St Neots and surrounding rural areas. The district covers almost the same area as the historic county of Huntingdonshire, which had been abolished for administrative purposes in 1965, with some differences to the northern boundary with Peterborough.

Huntingdonshire District Council
Type
Type
Unicameral
Leadership
Michael Burke,
Independent
since 18 May 2022
Sarah Conboy,
Liberal Democrat
since 18 May 2022
Oliver Morley
since 1 March 2023
Structure
Seats52 councillors
Political groups
Administration (31)
  Liberal Democrats (11)
  Independents (11)
  Labour (4)
  St Neots Independent Group (4)
  Green (1)

Opposition (21)

  Conservatives (21)
Elections
Plurality-at-large and first-past-the-post
Last election
5 May 2022
Next election
2026
Meeting place
Pathfinder House, St Mary's Street, Huntingdon, PE29 3TN
Website
huntingdonshire.gov.uk

Since 2017 the district has been a constituent member of the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority, led by the directly-elected Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.

The neighbouring districts are Peterborough, Fenland, East Cambridgeshire, South Cambridgeshire, Central Bedfordshire, Bedford, and North Northamptonshire.

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