High Peak Borough Council
| High Peak Borough Council | |
|---|---|
| Type | |
| Type | Non-metropolitan district council of High Peak, Derbyshire |
| Leadership | |
| Executive | Labour |
| Leader | Caitlin Bisknell, Labour |
| Deputy Leader | Anthony McKeown, Labour |
| Mayor | David Lomax, Lib Dem |
| Chief Executive | Simon Baker |
| Members | 43 |
| Political groups |
Labour |
| Elections | |
| Voting system | First past the post |
| Last election | 5 May 2011 |
| Meeting place | |
 Town Hall, Buxton, Derbyshire, SK17 6EL  Municipal Buildings, Glossop, Derbyshire, SK13 8AF Full Council meetings are held at Chapel-en-le-Frith Town Hall. |
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| 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, England. 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, but has a minority Labour administration.
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[edit] 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]
[edit] 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 nine seats from the Conservatives, two from the Liberal Democrats, and one from an independent. Shortly after the 2011 election it was announced that Labour were to take control of the council under a minority executive.
| Political party | Seats | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour | 21 | |
| Conservatives | 15 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 3 | |
| Independents | 4 |
[edit] Leader
As of the 2011 local election, Caitlin Bisknell became the Leader of High Peak Borough Council and Anthony McKeown the Deputy Leader, after the Labour Party gained control through a minority administration.
From 2003 to 2007 the Leader was David Lomax of the Liberal Democrats. In 2007, after the Conservatives gained control of the council, John Faulkner was elected to the post, but he resigned less than a year later and Deputy Leader Tony Ashton took over as Leader. In 2011 the Conservatives lost their overall majority and control of the council.[3]
[edit] Mayor
Cllr David Lomax was elected as Mayor of High Peak for 2011/12 shortly after the 2011 election, he was formerly the leader of the council between 2003 and 2007.
[edit] 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. They currently have minority control of the council, and in taking control they have reduced the number of councillors on the executive from six to four.
| Role | Councillor | |
|---|---|---|
| Leader of the Council | Caitlin Bisknell | |
| Deputy Leader of the Council and Executive Member for Community Services |
Anthony McKeown | |
| Executive Member for Regeneration | Ian Huddlestone | |
| Executive Member for Corporate Services | Timothy Norton |
[edit] 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 one 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barms | Labour Party | Rachael QUINN | |
| Blackbrook | Conservative Party | Audrey BRAMAH | |
| Independent | Chris PEARSON | ||
| Burbage | Conservative Party | John FAULKNER | |
| Buxton Central | Labour Party | Phil ASHMORE | |
| Chris PAYNE | |||
| Chapel East | Conservative Party | Jim PERKINS | |
| Chapel West | Labour Party | Timothy NORTON | |
| Conservative Party | Stewart YOUNG | ||
| Corbar | Conservative Party | Linda BALDRY | |
| Tony KEMP | |||
| Cote Heath | Labour Party | Lynn STONE | |
| Keith SAVAGE | |||
| Dinting | Conservative Party | Jean WHARMBY | |
| Gamesley | Labour Party | Anthony MCKEOWN | |
| Hadfield North | Labour Party | Victoria MANN | |
| Hadfield South | Labour Party | Bob MCKEOWN | |
| Edward SIDDALL | |||
| Hayfield | Independent | David MELLOR | |
| Hope Valley | Conservative Party | Anthony FAVELL | |
| John WALTON | |||
| Howard Town | Labour Party | Godfrey CLAFF | |
| Colin WAUDE | |||
| Limestone Peak | Conservative Party | Derek UDALE | |
| New Mills East | Labour Party | Ian HUDDLESTONE | |
| Alan BARROW | |||
| New Mills West | Labour Party | Lance DOWSON | |
| Liberal Democrats | Ray ATKINS | ||
| Old Glossop | Labour Party | Garry PARVIN | |
| Independent | Chris WEBSTER | ||
| Padfield | Labour Party | Ellie WILCOX | |
| Sett | Conservative Party | Anthony ASHTON | |
| Simmondley | Conservative Party | John HAKEN | |
| Julie MCCABE | |||
| St John's | Conservative Party | George WHARMBY | |
| Stone Bench | Labour Party | Caitlin BISKNELL | |
| Fiona SLOMAN | |||
| Temple | Conservative Party | Emily THRANE | |
| Tintwistle | Labour Party | Pat JENNER | |
| Whaley Bridge | Independent | John PRITCHARD | |
| Liberal Democrats | David LOMAX | ||
| Linda LEATHER | |||
| Whitfield | Labour Party | Graham OAKLEY |
[edit] Sources
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Buxton Advertiser - News - For sale signs go up at council complex". Buxton Advertiser. 2010-05-27. http://www.buxtonadvertiser.co.uk/news/For-sale-signs-go-up.6324210.jp. 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 Borough Council - Borough Council Election Results 2011". High Peak Borough Council. 2011-05-06. http://www2.highpeak.gov.uk/elections/borough.asp. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
- ^ "High Peak Borough – Wards and their Councillors". High Peak Borough Council. http://www.highpeak.gov.uk/contact/councillor_ward.asp. Retrieved 2010-06-26.
