Broxtowe local elections
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Broxtowe
Borough
Council in Nottinghamshire
, England
is elected every four years. The Conservative party
held overall control of the council from its foundation in 1973 until 1995 when the Labour party
took control. Boundary changes took place for the 2003 election reducing the number of seats by five. The election saw Labour lose overall control of the council. Since 2003 the council has been under no overall control
with Labour and the Liberal Democrats sharing power.
. Each ward returns one to three councillors to the Borough Council, depending on the ward's electorate/population. Below is a summary list of the 21 wards and the number of councillors they each elect in brackets.
Broxtowe
Broxtowe is a local government district with borough status in Nottinghamshire, England, west of the City of Nottingham. It is part of the Greater Nottingham metropolitan area...
Borough
Non-metropolitan district
Non-metropolitan districts, or colloquially shire districts, are a type of local government district in England. As created, they are sub-divisions of non-metropolitan counties in a so-called "two-tier" arrangement...
Council in Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire is a county in the East Midlands of England, bordering South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
is elected every four years. The Conservative party
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
held overall control of the council from its foundation in 1973 until 1995 when the Labour party
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
took control. Boundary changes took place for the 2003 election reducing the number of seats by five. The election saw Labour lose overall control of the council. Since 2003 the council has been under no overall control
No overall control
Within the context of local councils of the United Kingdom, the term No Overall Control refers to a situation in which no single party achieves a majority of seats and is analogous to a hung parliament...
with Labour and the Liberal Democrats sharing power.
Political control
Since the foundation of the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:| Party in control | Years |
|---|---|
| Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House... |
1973 - 1995 |
| Labour Labour Party (UK) The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after... |
1995 - 2003 |
| No overall control No overall control Within the context of local councils of the United Kingdom, the term No Overall Control refers to a situation in which no single party achieves a majority of seats and is analogous to a hung parliament... |
2003 - present |
Whole-Council elections
- Broxtowe Council election, 1999 - Labour 27, Liberal Democrats 11, Conservative 10, Independent 1
- Broxtowe Council election, 2003 - Labour 15, Conservative 14, Liberal Democrats 13, Independent 2
- Broxtowe Council election, 2007 - Conservative 16, Liberal Democrats 15, Labour 10 (including the results of a delayed election), Independent 2, British National PartyBritish National PartyThe British National Party is a British far-right political party formed as a splinter group from the National Front by John Tyndall in 1982...
1 - Broxtowe Council election, 2011Broxtowe Council election, 2011Elections to Broxtowe Borough Council were held on 5 May 2011 to elect all 44 members to the Council.The Conservative party held overall control of the council from its foundation in 1973 until 1995 when the Labour party took control. The 2003 election saw Labour lose overall control of the council...
Wards
Since boundary changes in 2003, 44 councillors are elected from 21 wardsWards of the United Kingdom
A ward in the United Kingdom is an electoral district at sub-national level represented by one or more councillors. It is the primary unit of British administrative and electoral geography .-England:...
. Each ward returns one to three councillors to the Borough Council, depending on the ward's electorate/population. Below is a summary list of the 21 wards and the number of councillors they each elect in brackets.
- AttenboroughAttenborough, NottinghamshireAttenborough is a village and a suburb in the Broxtowe borough of Nottinghamshire. It forms part of Greater Nottingham, and is to the southwest of Nottingham, between Long Eaton and Beeston...
(1) - AwsworthAwsworthAwsworth is a village and civil parish in the Broxtowe district of Nottinghamshire, England. It had a population of 2,266 in 2001. The village is near the edge of the Greater Nottingham area, between Kimberley and Ilkeston, Derbyshire....
(1) - BeestonBeeston, NottinghamshireBeeston is a town in Nottinghamshire, England. It is southwest of Nottingham city centre. Although typically regarded as a suburb of the City of Nottingham, and officially designated as part of the Nottingham Urban Area, for local government purposes it is in the borough of Broxtowe, lying outside...
Central (2) - Beeston North (2)
- Beeston Rylands (2)
- Beeston West (2)
- BramcoteBramcoteBramcote is a settlement in the Broxtowe district of Nottinghamshire, about five miles west of Nottingham. It was a separate village but is now a suburb of Greater Nottingham. Originally one of the main roads between the cities of Nottingham and Derby passed through the village centre...
(3) - BrinsleyBrinsleyBrinsley is a village in Nottinghamshire, England. The church of St James was built in 1837-38 from Mansfield stone, the chancel being added in 1877....
(1) - ChilwellChilwellChilwell is a residential suburb of Greater Nottingham, in the Borough of Broxtowe of Nottinghamshire, west of Nottingham city. Until 1974 it was part of Beeston and Stapleford Urban District, having been in Stapleford Rural District until 1935.-History:...
East (2) - Chilwell West (3)
- CossallCossallCossall is a hamlet in Nottinghamshire, England. It is located 1 mile east of Ilkeston. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 612. To the north of the hamlet is a large hill or slag heap, produced from tons of waste extracted from the local coal mines....
& KimberleyKimberley, NottinghamshireKimberley is a town in Nottinghamshire, England, lying 6 miles northwest of Nottingham along the A610. The town grew as a centre for coal mining, brewing and hosiery manufacturing...
(3) - EastwoodEastwood, NottinghamshireEastwood is a former coal mining town in the Broxtowe district of Nottinghamshire, England. With a population of over 18,000, it is northwest of Nottingham, and northeast of Derby, on the border between Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire. Mentioned in Domesday Book, it expanded rapidly during the...
North & GreasleyGreasleyGreasley is a parish north west of Nottingham in Nottinghamshire, England. Although it is thought there was once a village called Greasley, there is no settlement of that name today. The built up areas in the parish are Giltbrook, Moorgreen , Newthorpe, Watnall and parts of Eastwood, Kimberley and...
(BeauvaleBeauvaleBeauvale, or Beauvale Newthorpe, is a village in Nottinghamshire, England. It is located 1 mile to the east of Eastwood. It is in Greasley parish. Beauvale Priory is the remains of a Carthusian house, or Charterhouse, founded in 1343 by Nicholas de Cantilupe. The extant remains include part of the...
) (2) - Eastwood South (3)
- Greasley (GiltbrookGiltbrookGiltbrook is a village situated approximately 10 kilometres West-northwest of Nottingham and within close reach of junction 26 of the M1 motorway. It is part of Greasley ward, which had a population of 6,076 in 2001....
& NewthorpeNewthorpe, NottinghamshireNewthorpe is a village in the English county of Nottinghamshire.It forms part of the borough of Broxtowe being east of, and contiguous with, the town of Eastwood....
) (3) - NuthallNuthallNuthall is a village located in Nottinghamshire, England, neighbouring Kimberley, Watnall, Cinderhill and Basford.It is part of the Borough of Broxtowe....
East & Strelley (2) - Nuthall West & Greasley (WatnallWatnallWatnall is an area of settlement in Nottinghamshire, England. It is part of Greasley civil parish, and is located one mile north of Kimberley. The village is barely separated from Nuthall. Generally both areas are considered to be more affluent and middle-class than the neighbouring town of...
) (2) - StaplefordStapleford, Nottinghamshire-External links:***...
North (2) - Stapleford South East (2)
- Stapleford South West (2)
- TotonTotonToton is a small suburb of Nottingham. It forms part of the Greater Nottingham urban area, and is in the Borough of Broxtowe. The inhabited area is contained within the electoral ward of Toton and Chilwell Meadows...
& Chilwell Meadows (3) - TrowellTrowellTrowell is a village and civil parish in Nottinghamshire, England. It lies a few miles west of Nottingham, in the borough of Broxtowe on the border with Derbyshire. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 2,568....
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