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On Wednesday, the council's decision-making executive voted to formally request permission to increase tax by up to 14.99%. The government said it would "only consider agreeing to requests for ...
The county council was abolished in 1986, with Bradford taking on the county council's former functions in the area. [ 11 ] In March 2006, the UK's Audit Commission issued a report "in the public interest" regarding concerns about the procurement process for the acquisition of an asset management system.
Council Tax Benefit was a means-tested rebate that potentially rebated 100% of a claimant's Council Tax bill. The rebate would be reduced by a fifth of any qualifying income above a certain level; benefits did not qualify for this calculation, but most other income did. In effect, Council Tax Benefit was a rebate for people with low incomes.
A cash-strapped local authority is proposing to increase council tax by up to almost 15% from April. Bradford Council, which kicked off its year as UK City of Culture on Friday, said more ...
A leaflet explaining the Community Charge (the so-called "poll tax"), Department of the Environment, April 1989. The Community Charge, commonly known as the poll tax, was a system of local taxation introduced by Margaret Thatcher's government whereby each taxpayer was taxed the same fixed sum (a "poll tax" or "head tax"), with the precise amount being set by each local authority.
City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council elections are held three years out of every four to elect members to City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council in West Yorkshire, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2004 the council has comprised 90 councillors representing 30 wards , with each ward electing three councillors.
The councils have ceremonial mayors elected by council members. Uniquely in the UK, vacancies are filled by co-option by whichever party won the seat at the previous election. Last update 21 May 2024. [30] Key to abbreviations below. NOC = No Overall Control, i.e. no single party has more than half the seats; Unionists: DUP = Democratic ...
The Green Party gained their first councillors on Bradford Council in 2002 and following these elections became the joint third largest group on the council. Labour regained control of the council from no overall control in the 2014 council election, gaining one seat to hold 46 out of 90 seats on the council. The Labour Party maintained its ...