Borough of Broxtowe
Template:Use British English Template:Infobox settlement 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.
History
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:<ref>Template:Cite legislation UK</ref>
- Basford Rural District (part, being the parishes of Awsworth, Brinsley, Cossall, Greasley, Kimberley, Nuthall, Strelley and Trowell)
- Beeston and Stapleford Urban District
- Eastwood Urban District
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.<ref>Template:Cite legislation UK</ref> The district was granted borough status in 1977, allowing the chair of the council to take the title of mayor.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Governance
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.<ref>Template:Cite legislation UK</ref>
Political control
The council has been under no overall control since January 2025, when the majority of the Labour councillors, including the leader of the council, Milan Radulovic, left the party. They were the largest group on the council, and managed to form a minority administration.<ref name=Casswell>Template:Cite news</ref> They initially formed a group called the Broxtowe Independents, which was subsequently registered as a formal political party called the Broxtowe Alliance in February 2025.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
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:<ref name=compositions>Template:Cite web (Put "Broxtowe" in search box to see specific results.)</ref><ref name=noc>Template:Cite web</ref>
| Party in control | Years | |
|---|---|---|
| Template:Party name with colour | 1974–1995 | |
| Template:Party name with colour | 1995–2003 | |
| Template:Party name with colour | 2003–2015 | |
| Template:Party name with colour | 2015–2019 | |
| Template:Party name with colour | 2019–2023 | |
| Template:Party name with colour | 2023–2025 | |
| Template:Party name with colour | 2025–present | |
Leadership
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:
| Councillor | Party | From | To | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Booth<ref name=landslide/> | Template:Party name with colour | May 1995 | ||
| Milan Radulovic<ref name=landslide>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> | Template:Party name with colour | May 1995 | 2007 | |
| Michael Rich<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=BMJun2010>Template:Cite news</ref> | Template:Party name with colour | 2007 | 12 May 2010 | |
| David Watts<ref name=BMJun2010/><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | Template:Party name with colour | 12 May 2010 | 2011 | |
| Milan Radulovic<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> | Template:Party name with colour | 18 May 2011 | May 2015 | |
| Richard Jackson<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> | Template:Party name with colour | May 2015 | May 2019 | |
| Milan Radulovic<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=Casswell/> | Template:Party name with colour | 15 May 2019 | 2 Jan 2025 | |
| Template:Party name with colour | 2 Jan 2025 | |||
Composition
Following the 2023 election,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and changes of allegiance up to January 2025, the composition of the council was:<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name=Thorncliffe/>
| Party | Councillors | |
|---|---|---|
| Template:Party name with colour | 18 | |
| Template:Party name with colour | 10 | |
| Template:Party name with colour | 8 | |
| Template:Party name with colour | 5 | |
| Template:Party name with colour | 3 | |
| Total | 44 | |
The next election is due in 2027.<ref name=Thorncliffe>Template:Cite web</ref>
Premises
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.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Elections
Template:See also 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.<ref name=2015order>Template:Cite legislation UK</ref>
Wards
The wards are:<ref name=2015order/> Template:Div col
- Attenborough and Chilwell East
- Awsworth, Cossall and Trowell
- Beeston Central
- Beeston North
- Beeston Rylands
- Beeston West
- Bramcote
- Brinsley
- Chilwell West
- Eastwood Hall
- Eastwood Hill Top
- Eastwood St Mary's
- Greasley
- Kimberley
- Nuthall East and Strelley
- Stapleford North
- Stapleford South East
- Stapleford South West
- Toton and Chilwell Meadows
- Watnall and Nuthall West
Parliamentary constituency
Template:Main 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.<ref name=electionmaps>Template:Cite web</ref>
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.<ref>F. A. Youngs, Guide to the Local Administrative Units of England, Vol. II (London, 1991)</ref>
Settlements
Template:See also 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.
Civil parishes
Template:See also 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.<ref name=electionmaps/> Strelley was abolished in 2023 and is presently also unparished.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The parishes are:
- Awsworth
- Brinsley
- Cossall
- Eastwood (town)
- Greasley
- Kimberley (town)
- Nuthall
- Stapleford (town)
- Trowell
Twinning
Broxtowe is twinned with Gütersloh in Germany.
Local attractions
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.
Local nature reserves
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).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Arms
Freedom of the Borough
The following people and military units have received the Freedom of the Borough of Broxtowe.
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Individuals
- Professor Sir Martyn Poliakoff: 17 November 2022.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Military units
- 170 (Infrastructure Support) Engineer Group Royal Engineers: 2010.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>