East Staffordshire

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East Staffordshire Borough
Non-metropolitan district and Borough
The Parish Church - St. Modwen's- overlooks the market square - geograph.org.uk - 1710201.jpg
St Modwen's Church and the market place in Burton upon Trent
East Staffordshire UK locator map.svg
East Staffordshire shown within Staffordshire
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Constituent country England
Region West Midlands
Non-metropolitan county Staffordshire
Status Non-metropolitan district
Admin HQ Burton upon Trent
Incorporated1 April 1974
Government
 • TypeNon-metropolitan district council
 • BodyEast Staffordshire Borough Council
 •  MPs Jacob Collier, Dave Robertson
Area
 • Total150.6 sq mi (390.0 km2)
 • Rank88th (of 296)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total125,760
 • Rank190th (of 296)
 • Density840/sq mi (320/km2)
Ethnicity (2021)
[1]
 •  Ethnic groups
List
Religion (2021)
[1]
 •  Religion
List
Time zone UTC0 (GMT)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+1 (BST)
ONS code 41UC (ONS)
E07000193 (GSS)
OS grid reference SK2388023478

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.

Contents

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: [2]

The new district was named East Staffordshire, reflecting its position within the wider county. [3] The district received borough status in 1992, allowing the chair of the council to take the title of mayor. [4]

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

East Staffordshire Borough Council
East Staffordshire Borough Council logo.svg
Type
Type
Leadership
Shelagh McKiernan,
Labour
since 17 May 2024 [5]
Mick Fitzpatrick,
Labour
since 26 May 2023
Andy O'Brien
since 2009 [6]
Structure
Seats37 councillors
Political groups
Administration (21)
  Labour (21)
Other parties (16)
  Conservative (15)
  Independent (1)
Elections
First past the post
Last election
 4 May 2023
Next election
6 May 2027
Meeting place
Burton upon Trent Town Hall - King Edwards Place, Burton upon Trent - Statue of Michael Arthur Bass (26623664640).jpg
Town Hall, King Edward Place, Burton-on-Trent, DE14 2EB
Website
www.eaststaffsbc.gov.uk

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. [7] [8]

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: [9]

Party in controlYears
No overall control 1974–1976
Conservative 1976–1979
No overall control 1979–1995
Labour 1995–2003
Conservative 2003–2014
No overall control 2014–2015
Conservative 2015–2023
Labour 2023–present

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: [10]

CouncillorPartyFromTo
Richard Grosvenor [11] Conservative 15 May 200924 Feb 2014
Julian Mott [12] Labour 24 Feb 201422 May 2015
Richard Grosvenor Conservative 22 May 20159 May 2019
Duncan Goodfellow Conservative 17 May 201928 Feb 2022
George Allen Conservative 21 Mar 202226 May 2023
Mick Fitzpatrick Labour 26 May 2023

Composition

Following the 2023 election the composition of the council was: [13]

PartyCouncillors
Labour 21
Conservative 15
Independent 1
Total37

The next election is due in 2027.

Elections

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. [14]

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. [15] [16]

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. [17] The Waltham TV transmitter can also be received which broadcast BBC East Midlands and ITV Central (East) from Nottingham. [18]

Local radio stations for the area are:

Local newspapers are Burton Mail and Uttoxeter Advertiser. [19]

Towns and parishes

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". [20] 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. [15] The Burton area was divided into seven civil parishes in 2003. [21]

See also

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References

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  2. ↑ "The English Non-metropolitan District (Definition) Order 1972", legislation.gov.uk , The National Archives, SI 1972/2039, retrieved 17 November 2023
  3. ↑ "The English Non-metropolitan Districts (Names) Order 1973", legislation.gov.uk , The National Archives, SI 1973/551, retrieved 31 May 2023
  4. ↑ Bulletin of changes of local authority status, names and areas (PDF). Department of the Environment. 1993. p. 16. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  5. ↑ "Council minutes, 17 May 2024" (PDF). East Staffordshire Borough Council. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  6. ↑ Dunton, Jim (20 February 2009). "O'Brien appointed in East Staffs". Local Government Chronicle. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
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  14. ↑ "The East Staffordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2021", legislation.gov.uk , The National Archives, SI 2021/1220, retrieved 27 December 2023
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