Oxford City Council

Oxford City Council
Oxford City Council
Half of council elected every other year
Type
Type	Non-metropolitan district council of Oxford
Houses	Unicameral
Term limits	None
History
Founded	1 April 1974
Leadership
Lord Mayor	Mike Rowley, ; Labour ; since 16 May 2024
Leader	Susan Brown, ; Labour ; since 29 January 2018
Chief Executive	Caroline Green ; since February 2021
Structure
Seats	48 councillors
Political groups	Administration (20) Labour (20) Other parties (28) Liberal Democrats (9) Green Party (8) Independent (7) IOA (4)
Elections
Voting system	First past the post
Last election	2 May 2024
Next election	7 May 2026
Motto
	Fortis est Veritas (Latin)
Meeting place
	Town Hall, St Aldate's, Oxford, OX1 1BX
Website
	www.oxford.gov.uk

Oxford City Council is the local authority for the city of Oxford in Oxfordshire, England. Oxford has had a council since medieval times, which has been reformed on numerous occasions. Since 1974, Oxford has been a non-metropolitan district, with county-level functions in the city provided by Oxfordshire County Council.

The city council has been under no overall control since 2023. It is based at Oxford Town Hall.

^ "Council minutes, 16 May 2024". Oxford City Council. 16 May 2024. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
^ "Oxford City Council elects Councillor Susan Brown as new Leader". Oxford City Council. 30 January 2018. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
^ "The Chief Executive". Oxford City Council. Retrieved 25 April 2023.