Coventry City Council

Coventry City Council
Third of council elected three years out of four
Coat of arms
Council logo
Type
Type
Leadership
Mal Mutton,
Labour
since 25 June 2024[1]
George Duggins,
Labour
since 19 May 2016
Julie Nugent
since 2023[2]
Structure
Seats54 councillors
Political groups
Administration (40)
  Labour (40)
Other parties (14)
  Conservative (12)
  Green (2)
Elections
First past the post
Last election
2 May 2024
Next election
7 May 2026
Motto
Camera Principis
Meeting place
Council House, Earl Street, Coventry, CV1 5RR
Website
www.coventry.gov.uk

Coventry City Council is the local authority for the city of Coventry in the West Midlands, England. Coventry has had a council from medieval times, which has been reformed on numerous occasions. Since 1974 the council has been a metropolitan borough council. It provides the majority of local government services in the city. The council has been a member of the West Midlands Combined Authority since 2016.

The council meets at the Council House and has its main offices at Friargate. The council has been under Labour majority control since 2010, with the leader of the council since 2016 being George Duggins.

  1. ^ Brown, Ellie (26 June 2024). "Coventry's new Lord Mayor isn't the first in family to fill the role". Coventry Live. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  2. ^ Brown, Ellie (23 March 2023). "Coventry City Council appoints new chief executive to £200,000-a-year role". Coventry Live. Retrieved 14 February 2024.