High Peak Borough Council

High Peak Borough Council
Type
Type	Non-metropolitan district council of the High Peak, Derbyshire
Leadership
Executive	<span style="display:inline-block;width:1em;height:1em;border:1.62px solid black;background:#0087DC";" title="#0087DC"">  Conservative
Leader	Cllr Tony Ashton, Conservative
Deputy Leader	Cllr Tony Kemp, Conservative
Mayor	Cllr Stuart Young
Chief Executive	Simon Baker
Structure
Seats	43
Political groups	Labour   Conservatives   Liberal Democrats   Independent
Elections
Voting system	First past the post
Last election	7 May 2015
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.
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 the local authority for High Peak, a borough of Derbyshire, England. It forms part of the two-tier system of local government for High Peak, alongside Derbyshire County Council. 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 in Buxton. Major settlements include Castleton, Glossop, Buxton, New Mills, Whaley Bridge and Chapel-en-le-Frith. The whole council is elected once every four years. As of May 2015 the council is controlled by the Conservatives.

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.

Shortly after taking office in 2007, the Conservative Party implemented a number of policies including contracting out the refuse and recycling services. The contract began in August 2008, and was continued by the succeeding Labour administration.

In June 2009, the ruling Conservative administration took the decision to dispose of the former council headquarters in Chinley, which also housed the location of full council meetings. The Council said that disposal of the site would save £200,000 per year.^[2] The site has now been sold.

Administration

The Council, made up of 43 councillors, is currently controlled by the Conservatives, which won 23 seats at the 2015 local election.^[3]

	Political party	Seats
	Conservatives	23
	Labour	17
	Liberal Democrats and Independent Alliance	3 (2 LibDems, 1 Ind)

Leader

At the 2015 local election, Tony Ashton became the Leader of High Peak Borough Council and Tony Kemp became the Deputy Leader, after the Conservative Party gained control with a majority of 3.

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.

From 2011 to 2015 the Leader was Caitlin Bisknell, after the Labour Party gained control with a minority administration.

Mayor

The current Mayor is Cllr Stuart Young who was elected as Mayor of High Peak for 2015/16 in May 2015. Predecessors include:

• Cllr Alan Barrow, Mayor of High Peak for 2014/15
• Cllr Tony Kemp, Mayor of High Peak for 2013/14
• Cllr Pat Jenner, Mayor of High Peak for 2012/13
• Cllr David Lomax, Mayor of High Peak for 2011/12
• Cllr Graham Oakley, Mayor of High Peak for 2010/11

Executive

At the 2015 election, the Labour Party lost minority control of the council and the Conservative Party became the largest party with 23 seats, gaining a majority of 3. Upon taking control they increased the number of councillors on the executive from four to five.

	Role	Councillor
	Leader of the Council	Tony Ashton
	Deputy Leader of the Council and Executive Member for Regeneration	Tony Kemp
	Executive Member for Housing	Julie McCabe
	Executive Member for Corporate Services	Emily Thrane
	Executive Member for Environment	John Haken

Electoral wards and councillors

Below is a list of all 43 serving councillors:^[4][5][6]

	Ward	Political Party	Councillor
	Barms	Labour Party	Rachael QUINN
	Blackbrook	Conservative Party	John KAPPES
			Caroline HOWE
	Burbage	Conservative Party	Samantha FLOWER
	Buxton Central	Labour Party	Jean TODD
			Matthew STONE
	Chapel East	Conservative Party	Jim PERKINS
	Chapel West	Conservative Party	Kath SIZELAND
			Stewart YOUNG
	Corbar	Conservative Party	Clive JOHNSON
			Tony KEMP
	Cote Heath	Labour Party	Linda GROOBY
			Colin BOYNTON
	Dinting	Conservative Party	Jean WHARMBY
	Gamesley	Labour Party	Anthony MCKEOWN
	Hadfield North	Labour Party	Ed KELLY
	Hadfield South	Labour Party	Bob MCKEOWN
			Edward SIDDALL
	Hayfield	Conservative Party	Peter EASTER
	Hope Valley	Conservative Party	Sarah HELLIWELL
			John WALTON
	Howard Town	Labour Party	Godfrey CLAFF
			Damien GREENHALGH
	Limestone Peak	Conservative Party	Daren ROBINS
	New Mills East	Labour Party	Ian HUDDLESTONE
			Alan BARROW
	New Mills West	Labour Party	Lance DOWSON
		Liberal Democrats	Ray ATKINS
	Old Glossop	Conservative Party	Jamie DOUGLAS
			Paul HARDY
	Padfield	Labour Party	Nick LONGOS
	Sett	Conservative Party	Tony ASHTON
	Simmondley	Conservative Party	John HAKEN
			Julie MCCABE
	St John's	Conservative Party	George WHARMBY
	Stone Bench	Labour Party	David KERR
			Fiona SLOMAN
	Temple	Conservative Party	Emily THRANE
	Tintwistle	Labour Party	Pat JENNER
	Whaley Bridge	Independent	John PRITCHARD
		Liberal Democrats	David LOMAX
		Conservative Party	Andrew FOX
	Whitfield	Labour Party	Graham OAKLEY

Sources

• "Councillors". High Peak Borough Council. 15 April 2014. Retrieved 3 December 2015.

References

1. "For sale signs go up at council complex". Buxton Advertiser. 27 May 2010. Retrieved 28 August 2010.
2. "Chinley offices closure deadline". Buxton Advertiser. 1 April 2010. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
3. High Peak Borough Council - Elections
4. High Peak Borough Council - High Peak Borough Council Wards
5. "High Peak Borough Council - Borough Council Election Results 2011". High Peak Borough Council. 6 May 2011. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
6. "High Peak Borough – Wards and their Councillors". High Peak Borough Council. Retrieved 26 June 2010.

External links

• High Peak Borough Council