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Sunderland City Council
Sunderland City Council | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| Leadership | |
Patrick Melia since August 2018[3] | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 75 councillors[4] |
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Political groups |
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Joint committees | North East Mayoral Combined Authority |
| Elections | |
| First past the post | |
Last election | 2 May 2024 |
Next election | 7 May 2026 |
| Motto | |
| Nil desperandum auspice deo | |
| Meeting place | |
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| City Hall, Plater Way, Sunderland, SR1 3AA | |
| Website | |
| www | |
Sunderland City Council is the local authority of Sunderland, a metropolitan borough with city status in the ceremonial county of Tyne and Wear in North East England. It is one of five such councils in Tyne and Wear and one of 36 in England. It provides the majority of local government services in Sunderland.
The council has been under Labour majority control since the formation of the metropolitan borough in 1974. It is based at City Hall on Plater Way. The council is a member of the North East Combined Authority.
- ^ Binding, Chris. "City welcomes new Mayor of Sunderland, as she promises to support amazing work of charities". Retrieved 16 May 2024.
- ^ Marko, Nic (21 May 2024). "New Sunderland City Council leader begins first day at the job after official vote takes place". Sunderland Echo. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- ^ Seddon, Sean (21 June 2018). "Sunderland City Council appoint Patrick Melia as new chief executive". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
- ^ "Open Council Data UK - compositions councillors parties wards elections". opencouncildata.co.uk. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
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