Borough of Chesterfield explained

Borough of Chesterfield
Type:Non-metropolitan district and borough
Blank Emblem Type:Council Logo
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Mapsize:160px
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Pushpin Map Caption:Location within England##Location within the United Kingdom##Location in Europe
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Subdivision Type:Sovereign state
Subdivision Name:United Kingdom
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:England
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:East Midlands
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:Derbyshire
Government Type:Non-metropolitan district
Leader Title:Local Authority
Leader Name:Chesterfield Borough Council
Leader Title3:MPs
Leader Name3:Toby Perkins (L)
Louise Jones (L)
Population Total: (Ranked )
Demographics Type1:Ethnicity (2021)
Demographics1 Title1:Ethnic groups
Demographics Type2:Religion (2021)
Demographics2 Title1:Religion
Timezone:Greenwich Mean Time
Utc Offset:+0
Coordinates:53.2333°N -26°W
Postal2 Code Type:Post town
Postal Code Type:Postcode
Postal Code:S40, S41
Area Code Type:Dialling code
Area Code:01246
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Blank Info:GB-DBY
Blank1 Name:ONS code
Blank1 Info:17UD (ONS)
E07000034 (GSS)
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The Borough of Chesterfield is a non-metropolitan district with borough status in Derbyshire, England. It is named after the town of Chesterfield, its largest settlement, and also contains the town of Staveley and the large village of Brimington. In 2022 it had a population of 104,110.

The borough borders the North East Derbyshire district to the north, west and south, and the Bolsover district to the east.

History

The town of Chesterfield had been an ancient borough. It was reformed to become a municipal borough in 1836 under the Municipal Corporations Act 1835, governed by a corporate body called "the mayor, aldermen and burgesses of the borough of Chesterfield", generally known as the corporation or town council.[1] The modern district was formed on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972 as one of nine non-metropolitan districts within Derbyshire. The new district covered the area of two former districts and a single parish from a third, which were all abolished at the same time:[2]

The new district was named Chesterfield after its largest town.[3] The new Chesterfield district was granted borough status from its creation, allowing the chair of the council to take the title of mayor, continuing Chesterfield's series of mayors dating back to 1598.[4] [5]

Governance

Chesterfield Borough Council
Logo Pic:Chesterfield Borough Council logo.svg
Logo Res:250px
House Type:Non-metropolitan district
Leader1 Type:Mayor
Leader1:Jenny Flood
Party1:
Labour
Election1:8 May 2024[6]
Leader2 Type:Leader
Leader2:Tricia Gibley
Party2:
Labour
Election2:10 May 2017
Leader3 Type:Chief Executive
Leader3:Huw Bowen
Election3:2008[7]
Members:40 councillors
Structure1 Res:280
Political Groups1:
Administration (29)
  • Labour (29)
    Opposition (11)
  • Last Election1:4 May 2023
    Next Election1:6 May 2027
    Session Room:Town Hall, Chesterfield (3659529763).jpg
    Meeting Place:Town Hall, Rose Hill, Chesterfield, S401LP

    Chesterfield Borough Council provides district-level services. County-level services are provided by Derbyshire County Council. The Staveley and Brimington parts of the borough are also covered by civil parishes, which form a third tier of local government.[8]

    Since 2014 the borough has been a non-constituent member of the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (formerly known as the Sheffield City Region); the council sends representatives to meetings of the combined authority, but the electorate of Chesterfield do not vote in elections for the Mayor of South Yorkshire.[9]

    Political control

    The council has been under Labour majority control since 2011.

    The first election to the borough council as reformed under the Local Government Act 1972 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:[10] [11]

    Party in control Years
    1974–2003
    2003–2011
    2011–present

    Leadership

    The role of mayor is largely ceremonial in Chesterfield. Political leadership is instead provided by the leader of the council. The leaders since 1974 have been:[12]

    Councillor Party From To
    Bill Flanagan[13] May 1974 2001
    John Burrows[14] 2001 May 2003
    Ray Russell May 2003 18 May 2011
    John Burrows 18 May 2011 10 May 2017
    Tricia Gilby 10 May 2017

    Composition

    Following the 2023 election, and subsequent by-elections in July 2024, the composition of the council was:[15] [16]

    PartyCouncillors
    29
    11
    Total40
    The next election is due in 2027.

    Elections

    Since the last boundary changes in 2023, the council has comprised 40 councillors representing 16 wards, with each ward electing two or three councillors. Elections are held every four years.[17]

    Premises

    The council is based at Chesterfield Town Hall on Rose Hill, which was purpose-built for the council in 1938.

    Geography

    The borough is situated around the town of Chesterfield and includes the villages of Old Whittington, Brimington (which also has a parish council),[18] Sheepbridge and New Whittington, and the town of Staveley which maintains a town council.[19] The borough's main two towns are Chesterfield and Staveley. With its geographical position, the borough offers convenient commuter links to the cities of Sheffield, Nottingham, Derby, Bradford, Wakefield, Manchester, Salford, Leeds and Lincoln, and via its mainline railway station at Chesterfield and the connections to the M1 motorway.

    Travel to work areas

    Chesterfield and its surrounding borough are situated around multiple travel to work areas which span from the counties of Greater Manchester, South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire and Nottinghamshire as well as Derbyshire. The cities of Nottingham, Manchester, Derby, Wakefield and Sheffield are the closest cities to Chesterfield and its surrounding borough.[20] [21]

    Suburbs

    Suburbs of Chesterfield include:

    Sources

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Chesterfield Municipal Borough . A Vision of Britain through Time . GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth . 21 August 2022.
    2. si . The English Non-metropolitan Districts (Definition) Order 1972 . 1972 . 2039 . 31 May 2023.
    3. si . The English Non-metropolitan Districts (Names) Order 1973 . 1973 . 551 . 31 May 2023.
    4. Web site: District Councils and Boroughs . . 4 December 2021 . 28 March 1974.
    5. Web site: Mayors of Chesterfield . Chesterfield Borough Council . 22 July 2023.
    6. News: Marsh . Josh . Chesterfield's 383rd Mayor sworn in . 9 May 2024 . Chesterfield News . 9 May 2024.
    7. News: Ins and outs . 22 July 2023 . The Guardian . 16 April 2008.
    8. act . Local Government Act 1972 . 1972 . 70 . 31 May 2023.
    9. si . The Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield Combined Authority Order 2014 . 2014 . 863.
    10. Web site: Compositions calculator . The Elections Centre . 14 May 2023.
    11. News: Chesterfield . 20 May 2010 . BBC News Online.
    12. Web site: Council minutes . Chesterfield Borough Council . 21 August 2022.
    13. News: Fothergill . Steve . Obituary: Bill Flanagan . 22 July 2023 . The Guardian . 16 January 2008.
    14. News: Stevens . Dom . Former councillors honoured for their service . 21 August 2022 . Chesterfield News . 4 December 2019.
    15. Web site: Local elections 2023: live council results for England . The Guardian.
    16. Web site: Chesterfield . Local Councils . Thorncliffe . 7 July 2024.
    17. si . The Chesterfield (Electoral Changes) Order 2022 . 2022 . 1369 . 22 July 2023.
    18. Web site: Brimington Parish Council.
    19. Web site: Staveley Town Council - Home . www.staveleytowncouncil.gov.uk.
    20. Web site: YOUR GUIDE TO YORKSHIRE'S COMMUTER HUBS . Strata . 27 August 2021 . en.
    21. Web site: Analysis of Commuter Patterns in Derbyshire 2011 . observatory.derbyshire.gov.uk . 27 August 2021.