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There are 38 local authorities in the West Midlands, most of which are governed under a leader and cabinet model, where each cabinet member is responsible for a service or functional portfolio (such as ‘children and young people’ or ‘regeneration’). The cabinet is responsible for the strategic management of the authority, preparing policies and budgets to propose to the full council. Councillors who are not members of the cabinet play full roles in their electoral wards and perform an overview and scrutiny function. In this, they are expected to hold the cabinet to account and review policies and services on behalf of the public, perhaps expressly considering the interests of deprived communities. Within Dudley there are 72 elected members representing the borough’s 24 wards, these members make up the Council. At June 2006 there were 40 Conservative members, 26 Labour, 5 Liberal Democrats and 1 member from the UK Independence Party. The Council came under the overall control of the Conservative party at the last local election in 2004. Dudley MBC operates the leader and cabinet model. The cabinet consists of 10 members (including the leader), each member has a specific portfolio of responsibility. The authority is driven by a Council Plan which represents the key priorities of the organisation, these are closely aligned to those of the LSP. The actions of the cabinet, services of the council and delivery of the Council Plan are examined by six select committees which undertake an overview and scrutiny function. The committees are made up of ‘back bench’ members from across the political groups. Select committees are currently organised around the existing community plan themes and therefore have cross cutting remits. Dudley MBC has over 11,000 staff and a revenue budget of £195 million a year. The council delivers over 800 services within the borough and therefore is a very complex and diverse organisation. The council works closely with partners in the voluntary and community sector to deliver services. This relationship is guided by a local Compact which sets out how the authority will engage with voluntary and community organisations. 
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