Stoke-on-Trent City Council

Stoke-on-Trent City Council
Arms of Stoke-on-Trent City Council
Type
Type
Leadership
Lyn Sharpe,
Labour
since 16 May 2024[1]
Jane Ashworth,
Labour
since 25 May 2023[2]
Jon Rouse
since February 2020[3]
Structure
Seats44 councillors
Stoke-on-Trent City Council composition
Political groups
Administration (29)
  Labour (29)
Other parties (15)
  Conservative (14)
  City Independents (1)
Length of term
Whole council elected every four years
Elections
Plurality-at-large
Last election
4 May 2023
Next election
6 May 2027
Meeting place
Town Hall and Civic Centre, Glebe Street, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 1HH
Website
stoke.gov.uk

Stoke-on-Trent City Council is the local authority of the city of Stoke-on-Trent, in the ceremonial county of Staffordshire, England. Since 1997 the council has been a unitary authority, being a district council which also performs the functions of a county council; it is independent from Staffordshire County Council.

The council has under Labour majority control since 2023. It meets at Stoke-upon-Trent Town Hall. Its main offices are divided between the Civic Centre adjoining the town hall and One Smithfield in Hanley.

  1. ^ Corrigan, Philip (16 May 2024). "'I'm right proud, duck' - Stokie Lyn is Lord Mayor after 40 year council career". Stoke on Trent Live. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Stoke-on-Trent City Council leader unveils cabinet of talent and maturity". Stoke-on-Trent City Council. 25 May 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Board members". NHS Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care Board. Retrieved 30 May 2023.