High Peak Borough Council

High Peak Borough Council
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
Voting system	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

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.

Administration

See also: High Peak local elections

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
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. 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
<---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

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
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

• http://www.highpeak.gov.uk/contact/councillor.asp

External links

• High Peak Borough Council