Telford and Wrekin Council

Telford and Wrekin Council
Type
Type
Leadership
Cllr Ian Preece,
Labour
since 23 May 2024[1]
Cllr Lee Carter,
Labour
since 18 July 2024[2]
David Sidaway
since January 2020
Structure
Seats54 councillors
Telford and Wrekin Council composition
Political groups
Administration (38)
  Labour (38)
Other parties (16)
  Conservative (7)
  Liberal Democrats (6)
  Independent (3)
Length of term
4 years
Elections
First past the post
Last election
4 May 2023
Next election
6 May 2027
Motto
"Protect care and invest to create a better Borough"
Meeting place
Southwater One, Southwater Square, Telford, TF3 4JG
Website
www.telford.gov.uk

Telford and Wrekin Council is the local authority of Telford and Wrekin in the ceremonial county of Shropshire, England. It was founded in 1974 as The Wrekin District Council, and was a lower-tier district council until 1998. The district was renamed Telford and Wrekin in 1998 when the council became a unitary authority, being a district council which also performs the functions of a county council. It is independent from Shropshire Council, the unitary authority which administers the rest of the county.

The council has been under Labour majority control since 2016. It is based at Southwater One in Telford.

  1. ^ "The Mayor". Telford and Wrekin Council. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  2. ^ Page, Tim (19 July 2024). "New leader chosen after predecessor's Commons win". BBC News. Retrieved 22 July 2024.