Manchester City Council
Manchester City Council | |
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Coat of arms | |
Corporate logo | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
| Leadership | |
Tom Stannard since January 2025 | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 96 councillors |
Political groups |
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Joint committees | Greater Manchester Combined Authority Greater Manchester Police, Fire and Crime Panel |
Length of term | 4 years |
| Elections | |
Last election | 2 May 2024 |
Next election | 7 May 2026 |
| Motto | |
| Latin: Concilio Et Labore, lit. 'By Wisdom and Effort' | |
| Meeting place | |
| Town Hall, Albert Square, Manchester, M60 2LA | |
| Website | |
| www | |
Manchester City Council is the local authority for the city of Manchester in Greater Manchester, England. Manchester has had an elected local authority since 1838, which has been reformed several times. Since 1974 the council has been a metropolitan borough council. It provides the majority of local government services in the city. The council has been a member of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority since 2011.
The council has been under Labour majority control since 1971. It is based at Manchester Town Hall.