Borough of Broxtowe should not be confused with Broxtowe, Nottingham.
| Broxtowe | |
| Type: | Non-metropolitan district and borough |
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| Mapsize: | frameless |
| Subdivision Type: | Sovereign state |
| Subdivision Name: | United Kingdom |
| Subdivision Type1: | Constituent country |
| Subdivision Name1: | England |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Name2: | East Midlands |
| Subdivision Type3: | Administrative county |
| Subdivision Name3: | Nottinghamshire |
| Seat Type: | Admin. HQ |
| Seat: | Beeston |
| Government Type: | Borough Council (non-metropolitan district) |
| Leader Title: | Leadership |
| Leader Name: | Leader & Cabinet |
| Leader Title1: | Executive: |
| Leader Name1: | Labour |
| Leader Title2: | MPs |
| Leader Name2: | Juliet Campbell, Alex Norris |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Date: | 1974 |
| Area Rank: | |
| Population Rank: | Ranked |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Ethnicity (2021) |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Ethnic groups |
| Demographics Type2: | Religion (2021) |
| Demographics2 Title1: | Religion |
| Timezone: | Greenwich Mean Time |
| Utc Offset: | +0 |
| Timezone Dst: | British Summer Time |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +1 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postcode |
| Blank Name: | ISO 3166-2 |
| Blank1 Name: | ONS code |
| Blank1 Info: | 37UD (ONS) E07000172 (GSS) |
| Blank2 Name: | OS grid reference |
| Blank3 Name: | NUTS 3 |
| Official Name: | Broxtowe |
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.
The neighbouring districts are Ashfield, Nottingham, Rushcliffe, Erewash and Amber Valley.
The 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:[1]
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.[2] The district was granted borough status in 1977, allowing the chair of the council to take the title of mayor.[3]
| Broxtowe Borough Council | |
| Logo Pic: | Broxtowe Borough Council.png |
| Logo Res: | 250px |
| House Type: | Non-metropolitan district |
| Leader1: | Sue Paterson |
| Election1: | 15 May 2024[4] |
| Leader2: | Milan Radulovic |
| Election2: | 15 May 2019 |
| Leader3: | Ruth Hyde |
| Election3: | 2006 |
| Members: | 44 councillors |
| Structure1: | Broxtowe_Borough_Council_2023.svg |
| Structure1 Res: | 250px |
| Political Groups1: |
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| Next Election1: | 6 May 2027 |
| Session Room: | Broxtowe Council Offices.jpg |
| Session Res: | 250px |
| Meeting Place: | Council Offices, Foster Avenue, Beeston, Nottingham, NG91AB |
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.[5]
The 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:[6] [7]
| Party in control | Years | |
|---|---|---|
| 1974–1995 | ||
| 1995–2003 | ||
| 2003–2015 | ||
| 2015–2019 | ||
| 2019–2023 | ||
| 2023present | ||
The 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:[8]
| Councillor | Party | From | To | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Booth | May 1995 | |||
| Milan Radulovic[9] | May 1995 | 2010 | ||
| David Watts[10] | 2010 | 2011 | ||
| Milan Radulovic | 2011 | 2015 | ||
| Richard Jackson | May 2015 | 15 May 2019 | ||
| Milan Radulovic | 15 May 2019 | |||
Following the 2023 election and changes of allegiance reported in August 2023 and a by-election in May 2024, the composition of the council was:[11] [12]
| Party | Councillors | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | |||
| 10 | |||
| 5 | |||
| 3 | |||
| Total | 44 | ||
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.[13]
See also: Broxtowe Borough Council elections. Since 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.[14]
The wards are:[14]
See main article: Broxtowe (UK Parliament constituency).
Since 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.[15] 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.[16]
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.
See also: List of civil parishes in Nottinghamshire. Broxtowe 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.[15] Strelley was abolished in 2023 and is presently also unparished.[17] The parishes are:
Broxtowe is twinned with Gütersloh in Germany.
Broxtowe'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.
Broxtowe 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).[18]
| Escutcheon: | Argent three barrulets wavy Azure overall a lozenge lozengy Argent and Sable between in chief two bees volant in bend and in base three bears segant erect two and one Proper. |
| Crest: | On a wreath of the colours within a circlet composed alternately of bezants fimbriated Sable and torteaux a brock passant Proper.[19] |
The following people and military units have received the Freedom of the Borough of Broxtowe.