Brighton and Hove City Council

For the once similarly named South Australian council area, see City of Holdfast Bay.

Brighton and Hove City Council
Coat of arms
Type
Type	Unitary authority council
Houses	Unicameral
Term limits	None
Meeting place
Brighton Town Hall Hove Town Hall
Website
www.brighton-hove.gov.uk

Brighton and Hove City Council is the local authority of the city of Brighton and Hove. It is a unitary authority, having the powers of a non-metropolitan county and district council combined. It 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.

Powers and functions

The local authority derives its powers and functions from the Local Government Act 1972 and subsequent legislation. For the purposes of local government, Brighton and Hove is within a non-metropolitan area of England. As a unitary authority, Brighton and Hove City Council has the powers and functions of both a non-metropolitan county and district council combined. In its capacity as a district council it is a billing authority collecting Council Tax and business rates, it processes local planning applications, it is responsible for housing, waste collection and environmental health. In its capacity as a county council it is a local education authority, responsible for social services, libraries and waste disposal.

Political control

Further information: Brighton and Hove local elections

Since 1996 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:

Party in control	Years
Labour	1996–2003
No overall control	2003 – present