North East Lincolnshire Council

North East Lincolnshire Council
North East Lincolnshire Council
Type
Type	Unitary authority
History
Founded	1 April 1996
Preceded by	Humberside County Council; District councils Great Grimsby Borough Council ; Cleethorpes Borough Council;
Leadership
Mayor	Ian Lindley, ; Conservative ; since 18 May 2023
Leader	Philip Jackson, ; Conservative ; since 21 May 2019
Chief Executive	Rob Walsh ; since 1 January 2014
Structure
Seats	42 councillors
Political groups	Administration (19) Conservative (19) Other parties (23) Labour (15) Liberal Democrat (3) Independent (5)
Length of term	4 years
Elections
Voting system	First past the post
Last election	2 May 2024
Next election	2026
Meeting place
	Town Hall, Town Hall Square, Grimsby, DN31 1HU
Website
	www.nelincs.gov.uk

North East Lincolnshire Council is the local authority of North East Lincolnshire. It is a unitary authority, having the powers of a county council and district council combined. It was established on 1 April 1996 on the abolition of Humberside County Council, Great Grimsby Borough Council and Cleethorpes Borough Council.^[2] The council provides a full range of local government services including Council Tax billing, libraries, social services, processing planning applications, waste collection and disposal, and it is a local education authority.^[3]

^ "Rob Walsh, CEO North East Lincolnshire Council and NHS North East Lincolnshire CCG". Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA). Retrieved 3 July 2023.
^ The Humberside (Structural Change) Order 1995, SI 1995/600
^ North East Lincolnshire Council