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28-690: Great Warley is a village in the Warley ward of Brentwood borough in Essex , England. It is situated to the far south west of the county and near to the Greater London boundary and the M25 motorway. Consecrated in 1904, the Grade I listed parish church, St Mary the Virgin is noted for its Art Nouveau interior. A little further to the south is The Kilns Hotel which dates back to
56-408: A "leader and cabinet", or a "committee system". The type of arrangement used determines how decisions will be made within the council. In councils which use the elected mayor system, the mayor is directly elected by the electorate to provide political leadership for the council and has power to make executive decisions. In councils which use the leader and cabinet model (the most commonly used model),
84-794: A Mr. Hart), Weald Country Park , and Thorndon Country Park. The main transport links run through the borough in a south-west to north-east direction, with other important links running west to east. Railway stations at Shenfield and Ingatestone facilitate services along the Great Eastern Main Line to Colchester , Clacton , Ipswich and London Liverpool Street ; these are operated by Greater Anglia . Brentwood and Shenfield stations are served by Greater Anglia trains between Liverpool Street, Billericay , Southend Airport and Southend Victoria ; some peak hour services run to Southminster . Elizabeth line stopping trains run between London Paddington , Brentwood and Shenfield; this route
112-456: A council was under the control of a particular party, local media would commonly refer to the leader of the controlling party as being the 'Leader of the Council'. It was also generally recognised that the most powerful political position on a council was the person who chaired the main policy-making committee, which in most councils was called the policy and resources committee. Usually, the leader of
140-502: Is largely ceremonial in Brentwood. Political leadership is instead provided by the leader of the council . The leaders since 1991 have been: Following the 2024 election , the composition of the council is: The next election is due in May 2026. The council is based at Brentwood Town Hall on Ingrave Road, which had been built in 1957 for the former Brentwood Urban District Council. Since
168-410: Is nominated, as was the case prior to 2000, the chair of the council's main policy committee may be informally deemed to be the council's de facto leader. Some councils operate governance arrangements which have the characteristics of more than one formal governance option. For example, an authority operating under conventional executive arrangements but whose overview and scrutiny committees operate in
196-573: Is operated by MTR . Also within the borough is West Horndon station , on the London, Tilbury & Southend line ; c2c provides direct trains to London Fenchurch Street , Basildon , Southend Central and Shoeburyness . A major trunk road running through the borough is the A12 dual-carriageway, running from East London to Chelmsford , Colchester , the ports of Harwich and Felixstowe , Ipswich and Lowestoft . The old Roman road (A1023) passes through
224-531: Is served by a dedicated community radio stations, Phoenix FM . There are nine civil parishes in the borough. The former Brentwood Urban District is an unparished area , directly administered by Brentwood Borough Council. Brentwood is twinned with Roth bei Nürnberg in Germany and Montbazon in France . 51°36′N 0°18′E / 51.6°N 0.3°E / 51.6; 0.3 Leader of
252-410: The 2023 Brentwood Borough Council election . A Liberal Democrat and Labour coalition subsequently formed an administration. The first election to the council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority alongside the outgoing authorities until the new arrangements came into effect on 1 April 1974. Political control of the council since 1974 has been as follows: The role of mayor
280-524: The Local Government Act 2000 . It consists of the leader and the cabinet itself, which is usually formed by the majority party in the local authority , where there is one, or by a coalition which comes together to elect a leader. The council elects the leader, and the leader appoints the other members of the cabinet. Each cabinet member holds a separate portfolio, such as housing, finance, economic development, or education. Decisions may be delegated to
308-541: The 16th Century. From 1894 the Great Warley parish formed part of Romford Rural District and covered an area of 2,793 acres (11.30 km). In 1901 it had a population of 1,900. Great Warley Parish Council was the parish council from 1894 to 1934. The parish was split in 1934 with 910 acres (3.7 km) of its former area transferred to the Brentwood parish in Brentwood Urban District . The remaining area
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#1732852329085336-556: The Council', albeit without the same powers as a leader under the leader and cabinet model. From the establishment of elected local authorities in England in the nineteenth century until the Local Government Act 2000 , councils used a system of committees for decision making. There was no legislative requirement for any councillor to be declared the leader, with the principle being that all the elected councillors were equal in status. In practice, political groups had their own leaders, and when
364-595: The Local Government Act 2000 allowed district councils in two tier areas, with populations under 85,000, to propose alternative executive arrangements. This was superseded by the changes made by the Localism Act 2011 and the renewed availability of the committee system to all local authorities. Under the Localism Act 2011, principal authorities (such as unitary authorities, county councils, and district councils) were allowed to return to decision-making by committees,
392-452: The authority at regular meetings. One or more overview and scrutiny committees holds the cabinet to account for its decisions and is responsible that the democratic checks and balances are maintained. The principal executive decisions taken by the council as a whole are to appoint the leader, to approve the leader's budget, to adopt development plan documents, and to agree on the council's constitution. Beyond that, it may raise issues, urge
420-570: The centre of Brentwood and joins the A12, which by-passes the town. Within different parts of Brentwood, the A1023 is called (from west to east) Brook Street, London Road, High Street, Shenfield Road, and Chelmsford Road. The other main road in the borough is the A127 Southend Arterial Road , which separates from the A12 near Romford and then proceeds easterly to Southend-on-Sea . The borough
448-424: The council Council - Manager Executive leader elected by the council from among themselves Elected mayor and cabinet Executive mayor elected by the people Committee system Executive leader and executive committees elected by the council from among themselves In England, local authorities are required to adopt one of three types of executive arrangements , having an "elected mayor and cabinet ",
476-459: The elected councillors choose one of their number to be the Leader of the Council , and that person provides political leadership and can make executive decisions. Where the committee system is used, executive power is exercised through various committees rather than being focussed on one person. Many councils which use the committee system still nominate one of the councillors to hold the title 'Leader of
504-448: The individual members, or taken by the cabinet as a whole. These decisions are scrutinised by one or more "overview and scrutiny" committees, which may be dedicated to one or more service areas. The leader and cabinet are responsible for policies, plans, and strategies, which must be within the budget adopted by the full council. These will be reported to the overall "full" council, which is convened to bring together all elected members of
532-468: The largest party would chair that committee. Some councils explicitly acknowledged the existence of a leader of the council, others did not. The role of Leader of the Council in that regard was similar to that of the British prime minister ; the post had not been explicitly created, but gradually emerged. The Local Government Act 2000 sought to strengthen public engagement with local democracy, and streamline
560-541: The last boundary changes in 2002, the council has comprised 37 councillors representing 15 wards ; each ward elects one, two or three councillors. Elections are held three years out of every four, with roughly a third of the council being elected each time for a four-year term. In the fourth year of the cycle, when there are no elections for the borough council, elections for Essex County Council are held instead. There are still large areas of woodland including Shenfield Common, Hartswood (named after its last private owner,
588-408: The leader, cabinet, or cabinet members to take actions, or pass a vote of no confidence in the leader. In addition, the compliance of councillors with their code of conduct may be overseen by a standards committee, although since the coming into effect of the Localism Act 2011 this can be dispensed with and its functions can be delegated to a monitoring officer. The elected mayor and cabinet model
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#1732852329085616-461: The method of local government administration for all councils prior to 2000. Under this model power is exercised, alongside full council, by a number of committees, made up of councillors in proportion to their parties' representation on the council. Such councils may choose to nominate a councillor as Leader of the Council for the purposes of representing the political leadership of the council, particularly in relations with external bodies. If no leader
644-490: The remaining part of Great Warley in Greater London back to Essex. This Essex location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Brentwood (borough) Opposition (19) The Borough of Brentwood is a local government district with borough status in Essex , England. The borough is named after its main town of Brentwood , where the council is based; it includes several villages and
672-479: The same time: The new district was named Brentwood after its main town. The district was awarded borough status on 10 March 1993, allowing the chair of the council to take the title of mayor. Brentwood Borough Council provides district-level services. County-level services are provided by Essex County Council . Parts of the borough are also covered by civil parishes , which form a third tier of local government. The council went under no overall control at
700-540: The surrounding rural area. The neighbouring districts are Epping Forest , Chelmsford , Basildon , Thurrock and the London Borough of Havering . The former Brentwood Urban District had been created in 1899. Urban districts were abolished in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972 . A new non-metropolitan district was created on 1 April 1974 covering the whole of the former Brentwood Urban District plus parts of another two districts, which were all abolished at
728-417: The system of committees, introducing the models of directly elected mayors and cabinets, leaders and cabinets, as well as a third option for an elected mayor and council manager, which was only adopted by one authority and was later withdrawn. Additionally, lower tier authorities with a population under 85,000 were allowed to continue to use a committee system. The leader and cabinet model was introduced under
756-536: Was introduced by the Local Government Act 2000. Councils currently operating the mayoral model include: The elected mayor and council manager option was also introduced by the Local Government Act 2000, but withdrawn by the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 . The only local authority to adopt the model was Stoke-on-Trent City Council , reverting to leader and cabinet in 2008. Section 31 of
784-535: Was transferred to Hornchurch Urban District which in 1965 was transferred to Greater London to form part of the London Borough of Havering . In 1993, following the first periodic review of Greater London, the boundary between Brentwood and Havering was locally realigned to the M25 motorway in the west and the London, Tilbury and Southend line in the south by the Essex and Greater London (County and London Borough Boundaries) (No.2) Order 1993 . This transferred almost all of
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