East Staffordshire

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Template:For Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Template:Infobox settlement East Staffordshire is a local government district with borough status in Staffordshire, England. The council is based in Burton upon Trent. The borough also contains the town of Uttoxeter and numerous villages and surrounding rural areas.

The neighbouring districts are Lichfield, Stafford, Staffordshire Moorlands, Derbyshire Dales and South Derbyshire.

History

The district was created on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972 covering four former districts, which were all abolished at the same time:<ref>Template:Cite legislation UK</ref>

The new district was named East Staffordshire, reflecting its position within the wider county.<ref>Template:Cite legislation UK</ref> The district received borough status in 1992, allowing the chair of the council to take the title of mayor.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

Since 2011, East Staffordshire Borough Council has been a member of the Greater Birmingham & Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership. In 2020, East Staffordshire also joined the Stoke and Staffordshire Local Enterprise Partnership.

Governance

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East Staffordshire Borough Council provides district-level services. County-level services are provided by Staffordshire County Council. The whole district is also covered by civil parishes, which form a third tier of local government.<ref>Template:Cite legislation UK</ref><ref name=electionmaps>Template:Cite web</ref>

Political control

The council has been under Labour majority control since the 2023 election.

The first elections were 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:<ref name=compositions>Template:Cite web (Put "East Staffordshire" in search box to see specific results.)</ref>

Party in control Years
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Leadership

The role of mayor is largely ceremonial in East Staffordshire. Political leadership is instead provided by the leader of the council. The leaders since 2009 have been:

Councillor Party From To
Richard Grosvenor<ref name=BBC25Feb2014/> Template:Party name with colour 2009 24 Feb 2014
Julian Mott<ref name=BBC25Feb2014>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Template:Party name with colour 24 Feb 2014 May 2015
Richard Grosvenor<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Template:Party name with colour May 2015 May 2019
Duncan Goodfellow<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Template:Party name with colour 17 May 2019 Mar 2022
George Allen<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Template:Party name with colour 21 Mar 2022 May 2023
Mick Fitzpatrick<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Template:Party name with colour 26 May 2023

Composition

Following the 2023 election the composition of the council was:<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Party Councillors
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Total 37

The next election is due in 2027.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Elections

Template:Also Since the last boundary changes in 2023 the council has comprised 37 councillors representing 16 wards, with each ward electing one, two or three councillors. Elections are held every four years.<ref>Template:Cite legislation UK</ref>

Premises

The council is based at Burton upon Trent Town Hall. The building was originally built in 1878 as the St Paul's Institute and Liberal Club, before being given to the old Burton upon Trent Borough Council in 1891 and subsequently converted to become a town hall. Significant extensions were added in 1894 and 1939.<ref name=VCH/><ref>Template:NHLE</ref>

Transport

Main roads within the borough include the A38 through Burton upon Trent and the A50 near Uttoxeter.

There are two railway stations in the borough, Burton-on-Trent on the Cross Country Route and Uttoxeter on the Crewe to Derby Line, There is also a station serving Tutbury, also on the Crewe to Derby Line called Tutbury and Hatton. This is in the South Derbyshire district.

Media

In terms of television, the area is served by BBC West Midlands and ITV Central (West) broadcasting from Birmingham. Television signals are received the Sutton Coldfield TV transmitter. <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The Waltham TV transmitter can also be received which broadcast BBC East Midlands and ITV Central (East) from Nottingham. <ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Local radio stations for the area are:

Local newspapers are Burton Mail and Uttoxeter Advertiser. <ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Towns and parishes

Template:Also The whole borough is covered by civil parishes. The parish council for Uttoxeter has declared that parish to be a town, allowing it to take the style "town council".<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Between 1974 and 2003 the former county borough of Burton upon Trent was an unparished area. There were charter trustees for Burton which operated between 1974 and 1992, allowing Burton to continue to appoint a mayor. They ceased to operate when East Staffordshire was made a borough in 1992, allowing a district-wide mayor to be appointed instead.<ref name=VCH>Template:Cite book</ref> The Burton area was divided into seven civil parishes in 2003.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

See also

References

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