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27-564: Fleet Hargate is a village in the South Holland district of Lincolnshire , England. It is situated 2 miles (3.2 km) east from Holbeach , and just south from the A17 road. It falls within the wider civil parish of Fleet , which stretches from Gedney to Holbeach with a total estimated population in 2011 of 2,136. The village of Fleet Hargate has been designated a conservation area by South Holland District Council, one of 13 within
54-554: 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 was introduced by the Local Government Act 2000. Councils currently operating
81-467: A 'terrier' is a legal document detailing land, similar to a Glebe terrier . Fleet Hard Gate South Holland, Lincolnshire Other parties (17) South Holland is a local government district of Lincolnshire , England. The council is based in Spalding . Other notable towns and villages include Crowland , Sutton Bridge , Donington , Holbeach and Long Sutton . The district is named after
108-431: A small number of households in the southern tip of the district are able to receive BBC East and ITV Anglia . Radio stations for the area are: 52°45′N 0°09′W / 52.75°N 0.15°W / 52.75; -0.15 Leader of the council Council - Manager Executive leader elected by the council from among themselves Elected mayor and cabinet Executive mayor elected by
135-475: A third option for an elected mayor and council manager, which was only adopted by one authority and was later withdrawn.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 the Local Government Act 2000 . It consists of the leader and the cabinet itself, which is usually formed by
162-483: 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 the authority at regular meetings. One or more overview and scrutiny committees holds
189-460: 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 is nominated, as was the case prior to 2000,
216-732: Is the responsibility of the South Holland Internal Drainage Board and the Environment Agency . In terms of television, the area is served by BBC Yorkshire and Lincolnshire and ITV Yorkshire broadcast from the Belmont transmitter. BBC East Midlands and ITV Central can also be received from the Waltham TV transmitter. With the co-channel interference from the Waltham transmitter,
243-593: The Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway , is on Eastgate. It was served by the Fleet Light Railway, a potato railway built around 1910 to connect the Worth family farms to the mainline railway. The Bull, originally a pub and lodging house is (@2017) being turned into a private dwelling. A Terrier of Fleet Lincolnshire is a 1920 publication based on the 11th-century manuscript Fleet Terrier –
270-517: The Spalding Rural District Council, one of the modern council's predecessors. A large extension was added in front of the original building in 1991. Since the last boundary changes in 2007 the council has comprised 37 councillors representing 18 wards , with each ward electing one, two or three councillors. Elections are held every four years. Landmarks from top left to bottom right: There were 76,512 residents in
297-431: 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 the leader, cabinet, or cabinet members to take actions, or pass
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#1732787645428324-463: 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 a manner similar to those under the committee system (developing policy, taking an active part in
351-456: 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 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
378-647: The council since 1974 has been as follows: The leaders of the council since 2003 have been: Following the 2023 election and a by-election in November 2023, the composition of the council was: The South Holland Independents and independent councillors sit together as the "Independent Group". The next election is due in 2027. The council is based at the Council Offices on Priory Road in Spalding. The original building had been completed in 1954 for
405-476: The district at the 2001 census. The median age was nearly 43. 82.6% of people in the district claimed to adhere to a Christian religion – the highest proportion of any district in the East Midlands . The 2011 census reports 88,270 people at 1.2 per hectare in 37,264 households. Much of the district is low-lying and highly fertile agricultural land which is protected from flooding by land drainage. This
432-427: The district is also covered by civil parishes , which form a third tier of local government. The town of Spalding is an unparished area . The council has been under Conservative majority control since 2003. 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
459-616: The district. Village amenities are a public house – the Rose and Crown, a caravan park, a day nursery, and a farm shop that includes a garden centre and tea room. The village now sits just south of the A17 , although previously the main road ran through the village. The Old Main Road as it is now named was part of the Boston to Lynn road, managed in part by the original Holbeach Turnpike trust . The now closed Fleet railway station , formerly of
486-473: 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), 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
513-512: 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 the system of committees, introducing the models of directly elected mayors and cabinets, leaders and cabinets, as well as
540-466: The historical division of Lincolnshire known as the Parts of Holland . The neighbouring districts are Boston , North Kesteven , South Kesteven , Peterborough , Fenland and King's Lynn and West Norfolk . The district was formed on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972 . It covered the area of three former districts from the administrative county of Holland , which were all abolished at
567-399: 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 the largest party would chair that committee. Some councils explicitly acknowledged
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#1732787645428594-403: 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 the individual members, or taken by the cabinet as
621-630: 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 the Local Government Act 2000 allowed district councils in two tier areas, with populations under 85,000, to propose alternative executive arrangements. This
648-435: 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 a council was under the control of a particular party, local media would commonly refer to
675-424: 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 ", 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
702-554: The same time: The new district was named South Holland referencing its position within Holland, one of the three historic parts of Lincolnshire . In 2021 the district council joined East Lindsey District Council and Boston Borough Council in the "South and East Lincolnshire Councils Partnership" which shares management and other staff. South Holland District Council provides district-level services. County-level services are provided by Lincolnshire County Council . Much of
729-420: 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, the method of local government administration for all councils prior to 2000. Under this model power
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