Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council
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Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council is the local authority for Redcar and Cleveland in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England. Since 1996 it has been a unitary authority, having the powers of a non-metropolitan county and district council combined. The council was created in 1974 as Langbaurgh Borough Council and was a district-level authority until 1996 when it was renamed and became a unitary authority, taking over county-level functions from the abolished Cleveland County Council. The council is based at the Civic Centre in Redcar.
Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council | |
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Type | |
Type | |
Leadership | |
John Sampson since 2019[2] | |
Structure | |
Seats | 59 councillors |
Political groups |
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Joint committees | Tees Valley Combined Authority |
Length of term | 4 years |
Elections | |
Last election | 4 May 2023 |
Next election | 6 May 2027 |
Meeting place | |
Civic Centre, Ridley Street, Redcar, TS10 1TD | |
Website | |
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Since 2016 the council has been a member of the Tees Valley Combined Authority, which has been led by the directly elected Tees Valley Mayor since 2017.