The city is divided into 10 constituencies and 40 wards and is represented by 120 councillors

Each constituency is subdivided into 4 wards and each ward is represented by 3 councillors who are each elected for 4 years.

One councillor is elected for each ward at each election; elections are held every even year and every other odd year; the next three elections will be held in 2012, 2014 and 2015.

 55 Labour, 39 Conservative, 24 Liberal Democrats and 2 Respect.

Since no single party has an overall majority, the council is governed by a Conservative/Liberal Democrat Coalition that commands a 6 seat majority over all other parties.

He is a councillor elected by a majority of the 120 city councillors.

The Leader appoints a Cabinet Committee consisting of a Deputy Leader and 8 other portfolio members, all of whom are councillors.

The other eight cabinet members are:

Sue Anderson (Liberal Democrat - Adults & Communities);

Les Lawrence (Conservative - Children, Young People and Families);

Alan Rudge (Conservative - Equalities and Human Resources)

Randal Brew (Conservative - Finance);

John Lines (Conservative - Housing);

Martin Mullaney (Liberal Democrat - Leisure Sport and Culture)

Tariq Ayoub Khan (Liberal Democrat - Local Services and Community Safety);

Timothy Huxtable (Conservative - Transport, Environment and Regeneration)

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