Tewkesbury Borough Council

Tewkesbury Borough Council
Tewkesbury Borough Council
	Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type	Non-metropolitan district
Leadership
Mayor	Cllr Gill Blackwell, Conservative
Leader	Cllr Rob Bird, Conservative
Structure
Seats	38 councillors
Political groups	Administration (23) Conservative (23) Opposition (15) Liberal Democrat (8) Brockworth First (4) Tewkesbury and Twyning Independent (2) Green Party (1)
Elections
Voting system	First past the post
Last election	2 May 2019
Meeting place
	Council Offices, Gloucester Rd, Tewkesbury
Website
	www.tewkesbury.gov.uk

Tewkesbury Borough Council is the local authority for Tewkesbury Borough. Tewkesbury Borough is located in North Gloucestershire in the South West of England region. The Council itself is based in the Council Offices in Tewkesbury proper, but the borough also comprises Ashchurch, Bishop's Cleeve, Brockworth, Churchdown and Winchcombe and a number of other settlements. It is administratively distinct from Tewkesbury Town Council, which serves the smaller parish of Tewkesbury only.^[1]

Tewkesbury Borough Council elects 38 Councillors from 20 wards. Following the May 2019 local elections, Tewkesbury Borough Council comprises 23 Conservative Councillors, 8 Liberal Democrat Councillors, 4 Brockworth First Councillors, 2 Tewkesbury and Twyning Independent Councillors and 1 Green Party Councillor.^[2] The current leader of Tewkesbury Borough Council is Rob Bird and the current Borough Mayor (a ceremonial role) is Gill Blackwell.

History

Tewkesbury Borough Council was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972,^[3] from the municipal borough of Tewkesbury, along with Cheltenham Rural District and part of Gloucester Rural District.

Responsibilities

Tewkesbury Borough Council carries out a variety of district council functions including:

Benefits - Housing and Council Tax
Car Parking
Concessionary Travel
Council Tax - Administration and Collection
Elections and Electoral Registration
Environmental Health (includes Domestic and Commercial Premises)
Food Safety and Hygiene Complaints
Noise Pollution and Pest Control
Housing Administration
Licensing
Caravan Sites
Planning, including Planning Applications, Advice and Appeals
Public Conveniences (in some locales)
Health and Leisure Centres
Refuse Collection
Recycling
Tourism and Visitor Information.

Political control

Since the foundation of the council in 1973, political control of the council has been held by the following parties.

Election		Party in control	Refs
	1973	No overall control
rowspan="3" style="background-color: Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color" aria-hidden="true" \|	1976	Independent
1979
1983^W	^[4]
	1987	No overall control
style="background-color: Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color" aria-hidden="true" \|	1991^B,W	Independent	^[5]^[6]^[7]
	1995	No overall control
	1999
	2003^W		^[8]
	2007		^[9]
rowspan="3" style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" aria-hidden="true" \|	2011	Conservative
2015
2019 ^W	^[10]
B: New borough boundaries W: New ward boundaries

Current Councillors

A total of 38 councillors are currently members of Tewkesbury Borough Council, with councillors grouping as part of the Conservative Party, Liberal Democrats, Brockworth First or Tewkesbury and Twyning Independents.

Ward	Councillor	Party
Badgeworth	Robert Vines style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" \|	Conservative
Brockworth East	Louise Gerrard style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #F8F9FA;" data-sort-value="Brockworth First" \|	Brockworth First
Brockworth East	Sara Stevens style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #F8F9FA;" data-sort-value="Brockworth First" \|	Brockworth First
Brockworth West	Craig Carter style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #F8F9FA;" data-sort-value="Brockworth First" \|	Brockworth First
Brockworth West	Deborah Harwood style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #F8F9FA;" data-sort-value="Brockworth First" \|	Brockworth First
Churchdown Brookfield with Hucclecote	Gill Blackwell style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" \|	Conservative
	Paul Smith style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" \|	Liberal Democrats
	Richard Smith style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" \|	Liberal Democrats
Churchdown St John's	Mary Jordan style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" \|	Liberal Democrats
	Clare Softley style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" \|	Liberal Democrats
	Scott Thomson style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" \|	Liberal Democrats
Cleeve Grange	Helen Munro style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" \|	Liberal Democrats
Cleeve Hill	Mike Dean style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" \|	Conservative
Cleeve Hill	Anna Hollaway style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" \|	Conservative
Cleeve St Michael's	Bob East style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" \|	Conservative
Cleeve St Michael's	Andrew Reece style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" \|	Conservative
Cleeve West	Robert Bird style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" \|	Conservative
Cleeve West	Richard Stanley style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" \|	Liberal Democrats
Highnam and Haw Bridge	Paul McLain style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" \|	Conservative
Highnam and Haw Bridge	Jill Smith style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" \|	Conservative
Innsworth	Graham Bocking style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" \|	Conservative
Innsworth	Paul Ockelton style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" \|	Liberal Democrats
Isbourne	John Evetts style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" \|	Conservative
Isbourne	Mel Gore style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" \|	Conservative
Northway	Pauline Godwin style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" \|	Conservative
Northway	Elaine MacTiernam style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" \|	Conservative
Severn Vale North	Heather McLain style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" \|	Conservative
Severn Vale South	Mark Williams style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" \|	Conservative
Shurdington	Philip Surman style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" \|	Conservative
Tewkesbury East	Vernon Smith style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" \|	Conservative
Tewkesbury East	Chrissy Reid style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" \|	Conservative
Tewkesbury South	Kevin Cromwell style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" \|	Conservative
Tewkesbury South	Cate Cody style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #528D6B;" data-sort-value="Green Party (UK)" \|	Green
Tewkesbury Town with Mitton	Mike Sztymiak style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #F8F9FA;" data-sort-value="Tewkesbury & Twyning Independent" \|	Tewkesbury & Twyning Independent
Tewkesbury Town with Mitton	Philip Workman style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #F8F9FA;" data-sort-value="Tewkesbury & Twyning Independent" \|	Tewkesbury & Twyning Independent
Winchcombe	David Gray style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" \|	Conservative
	Jim Mason style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" \|	Conservative
	John Murphy style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" \|	Conservative

References

^ http://www.tewkesburytowncouncil.gov.uk/
^ http://minutes.tewkesbury.gov.uk/mgMemberIndex.aspx?FN=PARTY&VW=LIST&PIC=0
^ "Local Government Act 1972", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1972 c. 70
^ The Borough of Tewkesbury (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1980
^ "The Gloucestershire Districts (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1991", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 1991/793 Retrieved on 4 November 2015.
^ "The Gloucestershire Districts (Electoral Arrangements) (Variation) Order 1991", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 1991/2700 Retrieved on 4 November 2015.
^ "The Gloucestershire (District Boundaries) Order 1991", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 1991/281 Retrieved on 6 November 2015.
^ "The Borough of Tewkesbury (Electoral Changes) Order 2001", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2001/3881 Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
^ "English local elections 2007: Tewkesbury". BBC News Online. 4 May 2007. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
^ "The Tewkesbury (Electoral Changes) Order 2018", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2018/37 Retrieved on 3 May 2019.

External links

By-election results

[1] ttp://www.tewkesburytowncouncil.gov.uk/

[2] ttp://minutes.tewkesbury.gov.uk/mgMemberIndex.aspx?FN=PARTY&VW=LIST&PIC=0

[3] "Local Government Act 1972", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1972 c. 70

[4] The Borough of Tewkesbury (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1980

[5] "The Gloucestershire Districts (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1991", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 1991/793 Retrieved on 4 November 2015.

[6] "The Gloucestershire Districts (Electoral Arrangements) (Variation) Order 1991", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 1991/2700 Retrieved on 4 November 2015.

[7] "The Gloucestershire (District Boundaries) Order 1991", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 1991/281 Retrieved on 6 November 2015.

[8] "The Borough of Tewkesbury (Electoral Changes) Order 2001", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2001/3881 Retrieved on 4 October 2015.

[9] "English local elections 2007: Tewkesbury". BBC News Online. 4 May 2007. Retrieved 29 September 2016.

[10] "The Tewkesbury (Electoral Changes) Order 2018", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2018/37 Retrieved on 3 May 2019.

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