Broxtowe is a local government district with borough status in Nottinghamshire, England. It lies immediately west of the city of Nottingham, and most of the built-up areas of the borough form part of the Nottingham Urban Area. The council is based in Beeston and the borough also includes the towns of Eastwood, Kimberley and Stapleford and surrounding villages and rural areas.
Broxtowe | |
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| Broxtowe | |
 Beeston, the largest settlement and administrative centre of the borough | |
 Shown within Nottinghamshire | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | England |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Administrative county | Nottinghamshire |
| Founded | 1974 |
| Admin. HQ | Beeston |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough Council (non-metropolitan district) |
| • Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet |
| • Executive: | Labour |
| • MPs: | Juliet Campbell, Alex Norris |
| Area | |
• Total | 30 sq mi (80 km2) |
| • Rank | 214th |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 112,113 |
| • Rank | Ranked 215th |
| • Density | 3,600/sq mi (1,400/km2) |
| Ethnicity (2021) | |
| • Ethnic groups | |
| Religion (2021) | |
| • Religion | List
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| Time zone | UTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (British Summer Time) |
| ONS code | 37UD (ONS) E07000172 (GSS) |
The neighbouring districts are Ashfield, Nottingham, Rushcliffe, Erewash and Amber Valley.
History
editThe district was formed on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972. The new district covered the whole area of two former districts and part of a third, which were all abolished at the same time:[2]
- Basford Rural District (part, being the parishes of Awsworth, Brinsley, Cossall, Greasley, Kimberley, Nuthall, Strelley and Trowell)
- Beeston and Stapleford Urban District
- Eastwood Urban District
The new district was named after the ancient Broxtowe Wapentake, which had covered a larger area. Despite the name, the district does not include the Broxtowe Estate, which is in Nottingham.[3] The district was granted borough status in 1977, allowing the chair of the council to take the title of mayor.[4]
Governance
editBroxtowe Borough Council | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| Leadership | |
Ruth Hyde since 2006 | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 44 councillors |
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Political groups |
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| Elections | |
| First past the post | |
Last election | 4 May 2023 |
Next election | 6 May 2027 |
| Meeting place | |
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| Council Offices, Foster Avenue, Beeston, Nottingham, NG9 1AB | |
| Website | |
| www | |
Broxtowe Borough Council provides district-level services. County-level services are provided by Nottinghamshire County Council. Parts of the district are also covered by civil parishes, which form a third tier of local government.[6]
Political control
editThe first election to the council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority before coming into its powers on 1 April 1974. Political control of the council since 1974 has been as follows:[7][8]
| Party in control | Years | |
|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 1974–1995 | |
| Labour | 1995–2003 | |
| No overall control | 2003–2015 | |
| Conservative | 2015–2019 | |
| No overall control | 2019–2023 | |
| Labour | 2023–present | |
Leadership
editThe role of mayor is largely ceremonial in Broxtowe. Political leadership is instead provided by the leader of the council. The leaders since 1995 have been:[9]
| Councillor | Party | From | To | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Booth | Conservative | May 1995 | ||
| Milan Radulovic[10] | Labour | May 1995 | 2010 | |
| David Watts[11] | Liberal Democrats | 2010 | 2011 | |
| Milan Radulovic | Labour | 2011 | 2015 | |
| Richard Jackson | Conservative | May 2015 | 15 May 2019 | |
| Milan Radulovic | Labour | 15 May 2019 | ||
Composition
editFollowing the 2023 election and changes of allegiance reported in August 2023 and a by-election in May 2024, the composition of the council was:[12][13]
| Party | Councillors | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour | 26 | |
| Conservative | 10 | |
| Independent | 5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 3 | |
| Total | 44 | |
The next election is due in 2027.
Premises
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The council is based at the Council Offices on Foster Avenue in Beeston. The building was completed in 1991 at a cost of £2.7 million and was formally opened on 17 April 1991 by Andrew Buchanan, Lord Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire.[14]
Elections
editSince the last full review of boundaries took effect in 2015, the council has comprised 44 councillors elected from 20 wards, with each ward electing one, two or three councillors.[15]
Wards
editThe wards are:[15]
- Attenborough and Chilwell East
- Awsworth, Cossall and Trowell
- Beeston Central
- Beeston North
- Beeston Rylands
- Beeston West
- Bramcote
- Brinsley
- Chilwell West
- Eastwood Hall
- Eastwood Hill Top
- Eastwood St Mary's
- Greasley
- Kimberley
- Nuthall East and Strelley
- Stapleford North
- Stapleford South East
- Stapleford South West
- Toton and Chilwell Meadows
- Watnall and Nuthall West
Parliamentary constituency
editSince 1983 Broxtowe has also been the name of a parliamentary constituency. The constituency boundaries do not exactly match the borough boundaries, with some parts in the north of Broxtowe borough, including Eastwood and Brinsley, being in the Ashfield constituency.[16] A Broxtowe constituency
also existed from 1918 to 1970. The area of the former constituency was very different, including Hucknall and Kirkby in Ashfield, but excluding Beeston.[17]
Settlements
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Settlements include Beeston—where the council is based—Attenborough, Awsworth, Bramcote, Brinsley, Chilwell, Cossall, Eastwood, Giltbrook, Greasley, Kimberley, Moorgreen, Newthorpe, Nuthall, Stapleford, Strelley, Swingate, Toton, Trowell and Watnall. Additionally a small part of Wollaton falls within Broxtowe.
The Broxtowe Estate is not within the borough, but within the boundaries of the City of Nottingham.
Civil parishes
editBroxtowe has nine civil parishes. The parish councils of Eastwood, Kimberley and Stapleford take the style "town council". An unparished area in the south of the borough covers the town of Beeston and the neighbouring places of Chilwell, Toton, Attenborough and Bramcote, being the area of the former Beeston and Stapleford Urban District minus Stapleford, which was parished in 1987.[16] Strelley was abolished in 2023 and is presently also unparished.[18] The parishes are:
Twinning
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Local attractions
editBroxtowe's main visitor attraction is the D.H. Lawrence Birthplace Museum in Eastwood. A small local attraction is the Hemlock Stone in Stapleford. Broxtowe is also the location of the Attenborough Nature Reserve rated as one of the most popular nature reserves in the UK. Its visitor centre was opened in March 2005 by David Attenborough, who can trace his family back to the village of Attenborough located to the east of the visitor centre.
Local nature reserves
editBroxtowe has 13 designated local nature reserves, namely Alexandrina Plantation (Bramcote), Bramcote Park Woodland (Bramcote), Brinsley Headstocks (Brinsley), Hall Om Wong (Kimberley), King George's Park (Bramcote), Nottingham Canal, Sandy Lane Public Open Space (Bramcote), Smithurst Meadows (Giltbrook), Stapleford Hill Woodland (Stapleford), Toton Fields (Toton), Watnall Spinney and Watnall Green (Watnall), and Colliers Wood (Moorgreen).[19]
Arms
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Freedom of the Borough
editThe following people and military units have received the Freedom of the Borough of Broxtowe.
Individuals
edit- Professor Sir Martyn Poliakoff: 17 November 2022.[21]
Military units
edit- 170 (Infrastructure Support) Engineer Group Royal Engineers: 2010.[22]
References
edit- ^ a b UK Census (2021). "2021 Census Area Profile – Broxtowe Local Authority (E07000172)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
- ^ "The English Non-metropolitan Districts (Definition) Order 1972", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 1972/2039, retrieved 31 May 2023
- ^ "The English Non-metropolitan Districts (Names) Order 1973", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 1973/551, retrieved 31 May 2023
- ^ "Alteration of status of local authorities" (PDF). The National Archives. Department of the Environment. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
- ^ "Broxtowe Borough Council installs its 48th Mayor". Broxtowe Borough Council. 16 May 2024. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
- ^ "Local Government Act 1972", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1972 c. 70, retrieved 31 May 2023
- ^ "Compositions calculator". The Elections Centre. 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- ^ "Broxtowe". BBC News. Retrieved 26 September 2009.
- ^ "Council minutes". Broxtowe Borough Council. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
- ^ "Landslide victory". Stapleford and Sandiacre News. 12 May 1995. p. 20. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
- ^ "David Watts". Broxtowe Borough Council. Archived from the original on 22 April 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
- ^ "Local elections 2023: live council results for England". The Guardian. London.
- ^ Whittaker, Anna (2 August 2023). "Long-standing Lib Dem councillors leave party to create 'Broxtowe Independents'". Chad. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ^ "Ceremony salutes one man's dream". Nottingham Evening Post. 17 April 1991. p. 5. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
- ^ a b "The Broxtowe (Electoral Changes) Order 2015", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2015/72, retrieved 2 July 2023
- ^ a b "Election Maps". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
- ^ F. A. Youngs, Guide to the Local Administrative Units of England, Vol. II (London, 1991)
- ^ "Nottinghamshire Registration District". www.ukbmd.org.uk. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ "Nature Reserves". Broxtowe Council. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
- ^ "East Midlands Region". Civic Heraldry of England. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ^ O'Hare, Mia (17 November 2022). "'Mr Sunshine' and professor among group given Freemen status by Broxtowe Borough Council". The Nottingham Post. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
- ^ Ram, Phoebe (29 June 2019). "Nottinghamshire pays thanks to servicemen and woman on Armed Forces Day". The Nottingham Post. Retrieved 21 November 2022.