High Peak Borough Council
High Peak Borough Council | |
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Type | |
Type | Non-metropolitan district council]] with Borough status of the High Peak, Derbyshire |
Leadership | |
Leader | TBD |
Deputy Leader | TBD |
Mayor | Graham Oakley, Labour |
Seats | 43 |
Elections | |
First past the post | |
Last election | 5 May 2011 |
Meeting place | |
File:Buxtontownhall.jpg Town Hall, Buxton, Derbyshire, SK17 6EL Municipal Buildings, Glossop, Derbyshire, SK13 8AF Full Council meetings are held at Chapel-en-le-Frith Town Hall. | |
Website | |
http://www.highpeak.gov.uk | |
Footnotes | |
The council meeting places have changed due to the closure and sale of the council's former base at Chinley[1] |
High Peak Borough Council is a non-metropolitan district council with borough status in the north of Derbyshire. It forms part of the two tier system of local government alongside Derbyshire County Council for the High Peak. The administrative base of High Peak Borough Council is split between sites in the towns of Buxton and Glossop. Full council meetings are held in Chapel-en-le-Frith. Major settlements include the towns of Glossop, Buxton, New Mills, Whaley Bridge and Chapel-en-le-Frith. The whole council is elected once every four years. As of May 2011 the council is currently under No Overall Control.
History
The High Peak Borough Council was formed on 1 April 1974 by absorbing the municipal boroughs of Buxton and Glossop, the urban districts of New Mills and Whaley Bridge and the rural district of Chapel-en-le-Frith, all of which had previously been in the administrative county of Derbyshire, as well as the rural district of Tintwistle which had been in the administrative county of Cheshire.
At the May 2011 election the Conservative Party lost overall control of the council and it became No Overall Control, with the Labour Party having the largest number of seats but being short of a majority. In the local elections of May 2007, the Conservative Party gained overall control of the council, as after the 1999 election the Labour Party had been the largest party and in 2003 the council was under no overall control.
Shortly after taking office the Conservative Party implemented a number of policies including contracting out and selling off refuse and recycling services, this being the first time such services have been managed by a private company in recent years and the contract started in August 2008.
Additionally, in June 2009, the ruling Conservative administration took the decision to dispose of the current base of the council which houses the location of full council meetings. The site was seen as wasteful and that it would be more efficient to hold the functions elsewhere. In May 2010, For Sale signs were erected on the site, however at present the site is still up for sale.[1]
Administration
The Council, made up of 43 councillors, is currently under no overall control as of the 2011 local election. The Labour Party are the largest party with 21 seats, one seat short of an overall majority. Labour gained 9 seats from the Conservatives, 2 from the Liberal Democrats, and 1 from an Independent.
Political party | Seats | |
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style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Labour | 21 |
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Conservatives | 15 |
style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democrats (UK)/meta/color" | | Liberal Democrats | 3 |
Independents | 4 |
Leader
The Leader of High Peak Borough Council up to 2007 was Councillor David William Lomax. He first took up the post in 1991. He represents the Whaley Bridge Ward for the Liberal Democrats. In 2007, after the Conservatives gained control of the council, Councillor John Faulkner was elected to the post, he resigned less than a year later. On May 13, 2008 former deputy leader Tony Ashton took over as the leader of High Peak Borough Council. His deputy was Councillor Emily Thrane. In 2011 the Conservative Party lost their overall majority and control of the council.[3] As of the 2011 local election, the leadership is yet to be determined.
Mayor
Cllr Graham Oakley was elected as the Mayor of High Peak for 2010/11.
Executive
At the 2011 election, the Conservative Party lost overall control of the council and the Labour Party became the largest party with 21 seats, but without a majority. However the administration is yet to be determined.
Role | Councillor | |
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<---style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color"---> | | Leader of the Council | TBD |
<---style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color"---> | | Deputy Leader of the Council and Executive Member for Corporate Services |
TBD |
<---style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color"---> | | Executive Member for Social and Community Development | TBD |
<---style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color"--->| | Executive Member for the Environment | TBD |
<---style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color"---> | | Executive Member for Regeneration | TBD |
<---style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color"--->| | Executive Member for Planning | TBD |
Electoral Wards and Councillors
[4] Below is a list of all 43 councillors elected at the 2011 Elections, at which the Labour Party gained 12 seats to become the largest party on the council but were short of an overall majority. A number of councillors elected in 2007 did not stand in the 2011 election, this included Andrew Bingham who was elected as Member of Parliament for High Peak in 2010.
Ward | Political Party | Councillor | |
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style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Barms | Labour Party | Rachael QUINN |
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Blackbrook | Conservative Party | Audrey BRAMAH |
Independent | Chris PEARSON | ||
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Burbage | Conservative Party | John FAULKNER |
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Buxton Central | Labour Party | Phil ASHMORE |
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Chris PAYNE | ||
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Chapel East | Conservative Party | Jim PERKINS |
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Chapel West | Labour Party | Timothy NORTON |
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color"| | Conservative Party | Paul YOUNG | |
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Corbar | Conservative Party | Linda BALDRY |
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Tony KEMP | ||
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Cote Heath | Labour Party | Lynn STONE |
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Keith SAVAGE | ||
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Dinting | Conservative Party | Jean WHARMBY |
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Gamesley | Labour Party | Anthony MCKEOWN |
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Hadfield North | Labour Party | Victoria MANN |
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Hadfield South | Labour Party | Bob MCKEOWN |
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Edward SIDDALL | ||
Hayfield | Independent | David MELLOR | |
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Hope Valley | Conservative Party | Anthony FAVELL |
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | John WALTON | ||
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Howard Town | Labour Party | Godfrey CLAFF |
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Colin WAUDE | ||
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Limestone Peak | Conservative Party | Derek UDALE |
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | New Mills East | Labour Party | Ian HUDDLESTONE |
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Alan BARROW | ||
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | New Mills West | Labour Party | Lance DOWSON |
style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democrats (UK)/meta/color" | | Liberal Democrats | Ray ATKINS | |
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Old Glossop | Labour Party | Garry PARVIN |
Independent | Chris WEBSTER | ||
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Padfield | Labour Party | Ellie WILCOX |
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Sett | Conservative Party | Anthony ASHTON |
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Simmondley | Conservative Party | John HAKEN |
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Julie MCCABE | ||
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | St John's | Conservative Party | George WHARMBY |
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Stone Bench | Labour Party | Caitlin BISKNELL |
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Fiona SLOMAN | ||
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Temple | Conservative Party | Emily THRANE |
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Tintwistle | Labour Party | Pat JENNER |
Whaley Bridge | Independent | John PRITCHARD | |
style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democrats (UK)/meta/color" | | Liberal Democrats | David LOMAX | |
style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democrats (UK)/meta/color" | | Linda LEATHER | ||
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Whitfield | Labour Party | Graham OAKLEY |
Sources
References
- ^ a b "Buxton Advertiser - News - For sale signs go up at council complex". Buxton Advertiser. 2010-05-27. Retrieved 2010-08-26.
- ^ High Peak Borough Council - Elections
- ^ High Peak Borough Council - Press Releases - Conservative leader John Faulkner at the helm of High Peak
- ^ High Peak Borough Council - High Peak Borough Council Wards
- ^ "High Peak Conservatives - High Peak Borough Councillors". High Peak Borough Council - Borough Council Election Results 2011. 2011-05-06. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
- ^ "High Peak Borough – Wards and their Councillors". High Peak Borough Council. Retrieved 2010-06-26.