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on Church Street, which had been completed in 1933 for the old borough council. In 2007 the council moved most office staff to a new building called
Westgate Plaza One on Westgate, just west of the Town Hall.
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from its creation, allowing the chair of the council to take the title of mayor, continuing
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and provides the majority of local government services in the borough. The council is a member of the
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passed in 1822. The local board in turn was replaced in 1869 when the town was made a
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Since the last boundary changes in 2004, the council has comprised 63
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has held a majority of the seats on the council since its creation.
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