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Luton's first elected local authority was a local board established in 1850, prior to which the town had been administered by the parish vestry. [5] The town became a municipal borough in 1876 governed by a body formally called the 'mayor, aldermen and burgesses of the borough of Luton', generally known as the corporation, town council or borough council.
SEMLEP comprised the six unitary authorities of the Borough of Bedford, Central Bedfordshire, Luton Borough Council, Borough of Milton Keynes, North Northamptonshire and West Northamptonshire. In total the LEP area had a £39 billion economy, 67,000 businesses and 1.8 million population.
Luton Borough Council is the local authority for the unitary authority of Luton in Bedfordshire, England. Until 1 April 1997 it was a non-metropolitan district . Council elections
[47] [48] The Luton township was made a local board district in 1850. The local board was the town's first elected local authority; previously it had been administered by the parish vestry. [49] The town was incorporated as a municipal borough in 1876. [50] Later in 1876 the new borough council was granted a coat of arms. [2]
Luton Town Hall. Luton, England, is a unitary authority, and remains part of the ceremonial county of Bedfordshire. Luton is currently represented by 48 councillors of the Luton Borough Council, the Bedfordshire Police and crime commissioner, and two MPs in the constituencies of Luton North and Luton South and South Bedfordshire.
The town hall continued to serve as the headquarters of the borough council for much of the 20th century and remained a meeting place for the enlarged Luton Borough Council which was formed in 1974. [15] During the 1980s an extension was built on Manchester Street to provide additional office space. [16]
Luton Borough Council elections (5 P) W. Wards of Luton (19 P) Pages in category "Politics of Luton" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total.
Luton South and South Bedfordshire CC 70,197 6,858 Rachel Hopkins ‡ Mark Versallion † Central Bedfordshire Council: Caddington, Eaton Bay. Luton Borough Council: Biscot, Crawley, Dallow, Farley, High Town, Round Green, South, Wigmore. Mid Bedfordshire CC 71,748 1,321 Blake Stephenson † Maahwish Mirza ‡