Governance
Since the inception of the council in 1974 councillors have been elected in ‘thirds’, serving a period of four years. This means that elections have been held every year apart from the fourth year when County Council elections are held. In December 2010 the Council decided to change the system from ‘thirds’ to ‘all out’ elections commencing in May 2011.
The election for all 37 members representing 25 wards were held on 5 May 2011. All seats were contested. The total electorate entitled to vote at the elections was 71959 from which 31207 electors voted (43.37%). The result produced a Conservative majority of 5 seats over all other parties. The current membership of the Council is Conservatives 21, Independents 3, Labour 2 and Liberal Democrats 11.
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