Enfield London Borough Council

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Enfield London Borough Council
Coat of arms of the London Borough of Enfield.svg
Coat of Arms
Lb enfield logo.svg
Type
Type
Leadership
Mohammad Islam,
Labour
since 15 May 2024 [1] [2]
Nesil Caliskan,
Labour
since 16 May 2018
Ian Davis
since 1 June 2017 [3]
Structure
Seats63 councillors
Political groups
Administration (37)
  Labour (37)
Other parties (26)
  Conservative (25)
  Independent (1)
Elections
First past the post
Last election
 5 May 2022
Next election
7 May 2026
Meeting place
Enfield Civic Centre.jpg
Civic Centre, Silver Street, Enfield, EN1 3XA
Website
www.enfield.gov.uk

Enfield London Borough Council, which styles itself Enfield Council, is the local authority for the London Borough of Enfield in Greater London, England. It is a London borough council, one of 32 in London. The council has been under Labour majority control since 2010. It is based at Enfield Civic Centre.

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History

The first elected local authority for Enfield was a local board, established in 1850. [4] Such boards were reconstituted as urban district councils under the Local Government Act 1894. Enfield was then incorporated to become a municipal borough in 1955, after which it was governed by a body formally called the "Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the Borough of Enfield", generally known as the corporation or borough council. [5]

The much larger London Borough of Enfield and its council were created under the London Government Act 1963, with the first election held in 1964. [6] For its first year the council acted as a shadow authority alongside the area's three outgoing authorities, being the borough councils of Enfield, Edmonton and Southgate. The new council formally came into its powers on 1 April 1965, at which point the old boroughs and their councils were abolished. [7] The council's full legal name is "The Mayor and Burgesses of the London Borough of Enfield". [8]

From 1965 until 1986 the council was a lower-tier authority, with upper-tier functions provided by the Greater London Council. The split of powers and functions meant that the Greater London Council was responsible for "wide area" services such as fire, ambulance, flood prevention, and refuse disposal; with the boroughs (including Enfield) responsible for "personal" services such as social care, libraries, cemeteries and refuse collection. As an outer London borough council Enfield has been a local education authority since 1965. The Greater London Council was abolished in 1986 and its functions passed to the London Boroughs, with some services provided through joint committees. [9]

Since 2000 the Greater London Authority has taken some responsibility for highways and planning control from the council, but within the English local government system the council remains a "most purpose" authority in terms of the available range of powers and functions. [10]

Governance

The local authority derives its powers and functions from the London Government Act 1963 and subsequent legislation, and has the powers and functions of a London borough council. It sets council tax and as a billing authority also collects precepts for Greater London Authority functions and business rates. [11] It sets planning policies which complement Greater London Authority and national policies, and decides on almost all planning applications accordingly. It is a local education authority and is also responsible for council housing, social services, libraries, waste collection and disposal, traffic, and most roads and environmental health. [12]

Political control

The council has been under Labour majority control since 2010.

The first election was held in 1964, initially operating as a shadow authority alongside the outgoing authorities until it came into its powers on 1 April 1965. Political control of the council since 1965 has been as follows: [13]

Party in controlYears
Labour 1965–1968
Conservative 1968–1994
Labour 1994–2002
Conservative 2002–2010
Labour 2010–present

Leadership

The role of Mayor of Enfield is largely ceremonial. Political leadership is instead provided by the leader of the council. The leaders since 1965 have been: [14] [15]

CouncillorPartyFromTo
Ted Graham Labour 19651966
Eric Smythe Labour 19661968
Alan Young Conservative 19681987
John Lindsay Conservative 19871988
Graham Eustance Conservative 19881994
Jeff Rodin Labour 19941999
Doug Taylor Labour 19992002
Mike Rye Conservative 200226 May 2010
Doug Taylor Labour 26 May 201023 May 2018
Nesil Caliskan Labour 23 May 2018

Premises

The council is based at Enfield Civic Centre on Silver Street, which had originally been completed in 1961 for the old Enfield Borough Council. The building was later significantly extended with a 12 storey tower block, which was completed in 1975. [16] [17]

Elections

Since the last boundary changes in 2022 the council has comprised 63 councillors representing 25 wards, with each ward electing two or three councillors. Elections are held every four years. [18]

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