Brighton and Hove City Council

Brighton and Hove City Council
Brighton and Hove City Council
	Coat of arms
Type
Type	Unitary authority
History
Founded	1 April 1997
Leadership
Mayor	Mohammed Asaduzzaman, ; Labour ; since 16 May 2024
Leader	Bella Sankey, ; Labour ; since 25 May 2023
Chief Executive	Jess Gibbons ; since 18 March 2024
Structure
Seats	54 councillors
Political groups	Administration (38) Labour (38) Other parties (16) Green (7) Conservative (5) Brighton and Hove Ind. (2) Independent (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
	Hove Town Hall, Norton Road, Hove, BN3 3BQ
Website
	www.brighton-hove.gov.uk

Brighton and Hove City Council is the local authority for Brighton and Hove, a local government district with city status in the ceremonial county of East Sussex, England. The council is a unitary authority, being a district council which also performs the functions of a county council. The council has been under Labour majority control since 2023. It is based at Hove Town Hall.

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