City of York Council

City of York Council
City of York Council
Type
Type	Unitary authority
Leadership
Lord Mayor	Chris Cullwick, ; Liberal Democrats ; since 25 May 2023
Leader	Claire Douglas, ; Labour ; since 25 May 2023
Chief Operating Officer	Ian Floyd ; since 2020
Structure
Seats	47 councillors
Political groups	Administration (24) Labour (24) Other parties (23) Liberal Democrats (19) Conservative (3) Independent (1)
Length of term	Whole council elected every four years
Elections
Voting system	Plurality-at-large voting
Last election	4 May 2023
Next election	6 May 2027
Meeting place
	West Offices, Station Rise, York, YO1 6GA
Website
	www.york.gov.uk

City of York Council is the local authority for York, in Yorkshire, England. York has had a city council from medieval times, which has been reformed on numerous occasions. Since 1996 the council has been a unitary authority, performing both district-level and county-level functions. It is composed of 47 councillors and has been under Labour majority control since 2023. The council is based at West Offices on Station Rise.

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