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High Peak Borough Council

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High Peak Borough Council
Coat of arms or logo
Logo
Type
Type
Non-metropolitan district
Leadership
Stewart Gardner,
Labour
since 9 May 2024
Anthony McKeown,
Labour
since 15 May 2019
Andrew Stokes
since September 2020[1]
Structure
Seats43 councillors
Political groups
Administration (29)
     Labour (29)
Other parties (14)
     Conservative (10)
     Green (2)
     Liberal Democrats (1)
     Independent (1)
Elections
First past the post
Last election
4 May 2023
Next election
6 May 2027
Meeting place
Pavilion Gardens, St John's Road, Buxton, SK17 6BE
Website
www.highpeak.gov.uk

High Peak Borough Council is the local authority for High Peak, a non-metropolitan district with borough status traditionally in Derbyshire, although it is still an integral part of the Manchester City Region, NW England respectively. The administrative base of High Peak Borough Council is split between sites in the towns of Buxton and Glossop. Full council meetings are usually held at the Pavilion Gardens in Buxton. The council is elected every four years.

History

High Peak Borough Council was formed on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972. The new council replaced the councils of six former districts, which were all abolished at the same time:[2]

The new district was named "High Peak" after the medieval hundred of High Peak, which had covered much of the area.[3] The district was granted borough status from its creation, allowing the chair of the council to take the title of mayor.[4]

In February 2008, the council formed a strategic alliance with the neighbouring Staffordshire Moorlands District Council to share a number of services and staff as a way of reducing costs, including a shared chief executive and senior management team.[5][6]

Governance

High Peak Borough Council provides district-level services. County-level services are provided by Derbyshire County Council.[7] Much of the borough is also covered by civil parishes, which form a third tier of local government. The towns of Buxton and Glossop are unparished areas, with High Peak Borough Council performing functions in those towns that would otherwise be the responsibility of parish councils.[8]

Large parts of the borough are within the Peak District National Park. In those areas, town planning is the responsibility of the Peak District National Park Authority.[9] The borough council appoints two of its councillors to serve on the 30-person National Park Authority.[10]

Political control

The council has been under Labour majority control since the 2023 election.[11]

The first election to the council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority alongside the outgoing authorities until the new arrangements came into effect on 1 April 1974. Political control of the council since 1974 has been as follows:[12][13]

Party in control Years
style="width: 2px; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" | [[No overall control|]] 1974–1976
style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" | Conservative 1976–1979
style="width: 2px; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" | [[No overall control|]] 1979–1995
style="width: 2px; background-color: #DC241f;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" | Labour 1995–2003
style="width: 2px; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" | [[No overall control|]] 2003–2007
style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" | Conservative 2007–2011
style="width: 2px; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" | [[No overall control|]] 2011–2015
style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" | Conservative 2015–2019
style="width: 2px; background-color: #DC241f;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" | Labour 2019–2022
style="width: 2px; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" | [[No overall control|]] 2022–2023
style="width: 2px; background-color: #DC241f;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" | Labour 2023–present

Leadership

The role of Mayor of High Peak is largely ceremonial. Political leadership is instead provided by the leader of the council. The leaders since 2003 have been:[14]

Councillor Party From To
David Lomax style="width: 2px; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" | Liberal Democrat 2003 2007
John Faulkner style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" | Conservative 2007 2008
Tony Ashton style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" | Conservative 2008 May 2011
Caitlin Bisknell[15] style="width: 2px; background-color: #DC241f;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" | Labour May 2011 10 May 2015
Tony Ashton style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" | Conservative 19 May 2015 15 May 2019
Anthony McKeown style="width: 2px; background-color: #DC241f;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" | Labour 15 May 2019

The council is run using the leader and cabinet model. The leader is appointed by the council, and is usually the group leader of the largest party. The leader then chooses other members to form a cabinet, which is known as the executive at High Peak Borough Council. As of July 2023 the executive comprised:[16]

Role Councillor
style="background-color:#DC241f;" width=10px | "| Leader of the Council Anthony McKeown
style="background-color:#DC241f;" width=10px | "| Deputy Leader of the Council and Executive Member for Regeneration, Tourism and Leisure Damien Greenhalgh
style="background-color:#DC241f;" width=10px | "| Executive Member for Housing and Licensing Fiona Sloman
style="background-color:#DC241f;" width=10px | "| Executive Member for Corporate Services and Finance Alan Barrow
style="background-color:#DC241f;" width=10px | "| Executive Member for Climate Change and Environment Jean Todd
style="background-color:#DC241f;" width=10px | "| Executive Member for Community Safety and Planning Godfrey Claff

Composition

Following the 2023 election, the composition of the council was:[17]

Party Councillors
style="width: 2px; background-color: #DC241f;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" | Labour 29
style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" | Conservative 10
style="width: 2px; background-color: #6AB023;" data-sort-value="Green Party of England and Wales" | Green 2
style="width: 2px; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" | Liberal Democrat 1
style="width: 2px; background-color: #DDDDDD;" data-sort-value="Independent politician" | Independent 1
Total 43

The next election is due in 2027.

Premises

Full council meetings are generally held at the Pavilion Gardens in Buxton.[18] The council's office functions are split between Buxton Town Hall and the Municipal Buildings in Glossop, both buildings having been inherited from the council's predecessor authorities.[19]

The council also inherited offices at Chinley from Chapel-en-le-Frith Rural District Council. The Chinley complex had been built in 1902 as an isolation hospital and had been bought by the rural district council in 1953 and converted to become its offices.[20][21] High Peak Borough Council used the Chinley buildings as its main offices and meeting place with the other buildings serving as additional offices until 2010, when the Chinley site was closed and subsequently sold as a cost-saving measure.[22]

Mayor of High Peak

The mayor presides at meetings of the council and acts as first citizen of the borough.[23] The role is usually held by a different councillor each year. They are expected to be politically impartial during their term of office as mayor, although they do get an additional casting vote in the event of a tie.[24] The current mayor is Peter Inman, who was elected as Mayor of High Peak for 2023/24. The current Deputy Mayor is Stewart Gardner.[25]

Former Mayors of the Borough of High Peak include:[26]

  • 2010–11: Graham Oakley
  • 2011–12: David Lomax
  • 2012–13: Pat Jenner
  • 2013–14: Tony Kemp
  • 2014–15: Alan Barrow
  • 2015–16: Stuart Young
  • 2016–17: George Wharmby
  • 2017–18: Matt Stone
  • 2018–19: Linda Grooby
  • 2019–21: Ed Kelly[lower-alpha 1]
  • 2021–22: Paul Hardy
  • 2022–23: Ollie Cross

Elections

See also: High Peak Borough Council elections

Since the last boundary changes in 2015 the council has comprised 43 councillors elected from 28 wards, with each ward electing one, two or three councillors. Elections are held every four years.[27]

Wards and councillors

Map of electoral wards in High Peak

As of June 2023 the 43 councillors were:[28]

Ward Political Party Councillor
Barms style="background-color:#DC241f;" width=10px | " | Labour Rachel QUINN
Blackbrook style="background-color:#DDDDDD;" width=10px | " | Independent Dan CAPPER
style="background-color:#DC241f;" width=10px | " | Labour Angela BENHAM
Burbage style="background-color:#DC241f;" width=10px | " | Labour Chris PAYNE
Buxton Central style="background-color:#DC241f;" width=10px | " | Labour Payge HACKING
style="background-color:#DC241f;" width=10px | " | Jean TODD
Chapel East style="background-color:#0087DC;" width=10px | " | Conservative Nigel GOURLAY
Chapel West style="background-color:#0087DC;" width=10px | " | Conservative Cath SIZELAND
style="background-color:#DC241f;" width=10px | "| Labour Sally DE PEE
Corbar style="background-color:#DC241f;" width=10px | " | Labour and Co-operative Madeline HALL
style="background-color:#0087DC;" width=10px | "| Conservative Chris MORTEN
Cote Heath style="background-color:#0087DC;" width=10px | " | Conservative Linda GROOBY
style="background-color:#0087DC;" width=10px | "| Conservative Kev KIRKHAM
Dinting style="background-color:#0087DC;" width=10px | " | Conservative Dom ELLIOT-STARKEY
Gamesley style="background-color:#DC241f;" width=10px | " | Labour and Co-operative Anthony McKEOWN
Hadfield North style="background-color:#DC241f;" width=10px | " | Labour Gillian CROSS
Hadfield South style="background-color:#DC241f;" width=10px | " | Labour Robert McKEOWN
style="background-color:#DC241f;" width=10px | " | Edward SIDDALL
Hayfield style="background-color:#DC241f;" width=10px | " | Labour Gillian SCOTT
Hope Valley style="background-color:#6AB023;" width=10px | " | Green Joanna COLLINS
style="background-color:#6AB023;" width=10px | " | Charlotte FARRELL
Howard Town style="background-color:#DC241f;" width=10px | " | Labour Godfrey CLAFF
style="background-color:#DC241f;" width=10px | " | Labour and Co-operative Damien GREENHALGH
Limestone Peak style="background-color:#0087DC;" width=10px | " | Conservative Peter ROBERTS
New Mills East style="background-color:#DC241f;" width=10px | " | Labour Alan BARROW
style="background-color:#DC241f;" width=10px | " | Ian HUDDLESTONE
New Mills West style="background-color:#DC241f;" width=10px | " | Labour Simon EVANS
style="background-color:#DC241f;" width=10px | " | Labour Jennifer BENZER
Old Glossop style="background-color:#0087DC;" width=10px | " | Conservative Adrian HOPKINSON
style="background-color:#0087DC;" width=10px | " | Paul HARDY
Padfield style="background-color:#DC241f;" width=10px | " | Labour Ollie CROSS
Sett style="background-color:#DC241f;" width=10px | " | Labour Peter INMAN
Simmondley style="background-color:#DC241f;" width=10px | " | Labour Stewart GARDNER
style="background-color:#DC241f;" width=10px | " | Labour Pamela MACKIE
St John's style="background-color:#DC241f;" width=10px | " | Labour Pauline BELL
Stone Bench style="background-color:#DC241f;" width=10px | " | Labour Matt TAYLOR
style="background-color:#DC241f;" width=10px | " | Fiona SLOMAN
Temple style="background-color:#0087DC;" width=10px | " | Conservative Pam REDDY
Tintwistle style="background-color:#DC241f;" width=10px | " | Labour Rob BAKER
Whaley Bridge style="background-color:#DC241f;" width=10px | " | Labour Neville CLARKE
style="background-color:#DC241f;" width=10px | " | Jo TAYLOR
style="background-color:#FAA61A;" width=10px | " | Liberal Democrats David LOMAX
Whitfield style="background-color:#DC241f;" width=10px | " | Labour Barbara HASTINGS-ASATOURIAN

Arms

References

  1. ↑ Served two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic
  1. ↑ Jackson, Leslie (30 October 2020). "Alliance councils welcome new chief executive after two officers quit". In Your Area. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  2. ↑ UK Parliament. The English Non-metropolitan District (Definition) Order 1972 as made, from legislation.gov.uk.
  3. ↑ UK Parliament. The English Non-metropolitan District (Names) Order 1973 as made, from legislation.gov.uk.
  4. ↑ "District Councils and Boroughs". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). 28 March 1974. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  5. ↑ "Tenders and contracts". Staffordshire Moorlands District Council. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2016. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  6. ↑ "Alliance councils welcome new Chief Executive". High Peak Borough Council. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  7. ↑ UK Parliament. Local Government Act 1972 as amended (see also enacted form), from legislation.gov.uk.
  8. ↑ "Election Maps". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  9. ↑ "Planning". Peak District National Park Authority. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  10. ↑ "Our members by appointing authority". Peak District National Park Authority. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  11. ↑ Torr, George; Roberts, Georgia (5 May 2023). "Local elections 2023: Labour big winners across Derbyshire". BBC News. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  12. ↑ "Compositions calculator". The Elections Centre. 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  13. ↑ "High Peak". BBC News. Retrieved 2009-10-23.
  14. ↑ "Council minutes". High Peak Borough Council. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
  15. ↑ Rowley, Tom (6 May 2011). "Vote 2011: Labour take control of High Peak after big gains in Glossop". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
  16. ↑ "The Executive". High Peak Borough Council. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  17. ↑ "Local elections 2023: live council results for England". The Guardian.
  18. ↑ "Council meetings calendar". High Peak Borough Council. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  19. ↑ "Find us". High Peak Borough Council. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  20. ↑ "High Peak Isolation Hospital: The Opening". Sheffield Daily Telegraph. 2 May 1902. p. 5. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  21. ↑ "Derbyshire Family History Society, March Quarter 2013, pg 15" (PDF).
  22. ↑ "Council Office closure to save money and improve services". High Peak Borough Council. Archived from the original on 24 November 2010. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  23. ↑ "Mayor of High Peak". High Peak Borough Council. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  24. ↑ "Constitution: Council and committee procedure rules" (PDF). High Peak Borough Council. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  25. ↑ "High Peak's new Mayor and Deputy Mayor unveiled". Glossop Chronicle. Quest Media Network. 19 May 2023. Archived from the original on 19 May 2023. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  26. ↑ "Mayors and Mayoresses of High Peak since 1973" (PDF). High Peak Borough Council. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  27. ↑ UK Parliament. The High Peak (Electoral Changes) Order 2015 as made, from legislation.gov.uk.
  28. ↑ "Your Council". High Peak Borough Council. 27 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  29. ↑ "East Midlands Region". Civic Heraldry of England. Retrieved 5 March 2021.

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