High Peak Borough Council

High Peak Borough Council
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type	Non-metropolitan district council of the High Peak, Derbyshire
Leadership
Executive	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   Independents    Non-Aligned
Elections
Voting system	First past the post
Last election	7 May 2015
Meeting place
File:Buxtontownhall.jpg 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

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 alongside Derbyshire County Council for High Peak. 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. In the local elections of May 2007, the Conservative Party gained overall control of the council, as after the 1999 election the Labour Party had been the largest party and in 2003 the council was under no overall control.

Shortly after taking office the Conservative Party implemented a number of policies including contracting out and selling off refuse and recycling services, this being the first time such services have been managed by a private company in recent years and the contract started in August 2008.

Additionally, in June 2009, the ruling Conservative administration took the decision to dispose of the current base of the council which houses the location of full council meetings. The site was seen as wasteful and that it would be more efficient to hold the functions elsewhere. The site has now been sold.

Administration

See also: High Peak local elections

The Council, made up of 43 councillors, is currently control by the Conservatives as of the 2015 local election holding 23 seats.

	Political party	Seats
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" |	Conservatives	23
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" |	Labour	17
style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democrats/meta/color" |	Liberal Democrats and Independent Alliance	3 (2 LibDems, 1 Ind)

Leader

As of the 2015 local election, Tony Ashton became the Leader of High Peak Borough Council and Tony Kemp 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 became the Leader of High Peak Borough Council after the Labour Party gained control through 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 was Mayor of High Peak for 2014/15. Cllr Tony Kemp was Mayor of High Peak for 2013/14. Cllr Pat Jenner was Mayor of High Peak for 2012/13. Cllr David Lomax was Mayor of High Peak for 2011/12.

Cllr Graham Oakley was 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, with a majority of 3. Upon taking control they increased the number of councillors on the executive from four to five.

	Role	Councillor
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color"|	Leader of the Council	Tony Ashton
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color"|	Deputy Leader of the Council and Executive Member for Regeneration	Tony Kemp
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color"|	Executive Member for Housing	Julie McCabe
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color"|	Executive Member for Corporate Services	Emily Thrane
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color"|	Executive Member for Environment	John Haken

Electoral wards and councillors

Below is a list of all 43 serving councillors:

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

Sources

• http://www.highpeak.gov.uk/contact/councillor.asp

External links

• High Peak Borough Council