East Staffordshire
East Staffordshire Borough | |
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Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Constituent country | England |
Region | West Midlands |
Non-metropolitan county | Staffordshire |
Status | Non-metropolitan district |
Admin HQ | Burton upon Trent |
Incorporated | 1 April 1974 |
Government | |
• Type | Non-metropolitan district council |
• Body | East Staffordshire Borough Council |
• Leadership | Leader & Cabinet (Conservative Party) |
• MPs | Kate Griffiths, Michael Fabricant |
Area | |
• Total | 150.6 sq mi (390.0 km2) |
Area rank | 101st (of 309) |
Population (mid-2019 est.) | |
• Total | 119,754 |
• Rank | 195th (of 309) |
• Density | 800/sq mi (310/km2) |
• Ethnicity | 93.9% White |
Time zone | UTC0 (GMT) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (BST) |
ONS code | 41UC (ONS) E07000193 (GSS) |
OS grid reference | SK2388023478 |
Website | http://www.eaststaffsbc.gov.uk |
East Staffordshire is a local government district with borough status in Staffordshire in England. It has two main towns: Burton upon Trent and Uttoxeter.
Villages in the area include Abbots Bromley, Stretton, Tutbury, Barton-under-Needwood, Rolleston on Dove, Hanbury, Kingstone, Marchington, Mayfield and The Heath.
The district was formed on 1 April 1974 by the merger of the former county borough of Burton upon Trent with the Urban District of Uttoxeter, and the Rural Districts of Tutbury and Uttoxeter. It received borough status in 1992.
Since 2011, East Staffordshire has formed part of the Greater Birmingham & Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership along with neighbouring authorities Birmingham, Bromsgrove, Cannock Chase, Lichfield, Redditch, Solihull, Tamworth and Wyre Forest.
Wards within East Staffordshire[]
There are 39 councillors representing 21 wards in East Staffordshire. Most wards have either one or two councillors, but a few have three. The number of councillors is loosely based on the population size in that area.
Political makeup[]
As of June 2021, East Staffordshire is controlled by the Conservative party. The Conservative party have 24 councillors, the Labour party have 11 councillors, the Liberal Democrats have one councillor, 2 Independent Councillors and one Centre right Independent.[1]
Former Conservative councillor Richard Grosvenor now sits as a centre right Independent.
Former Brexit Party Councillor Deneice Florence-Jukes now also sits as an Independent
There are three groups which each have their share of committee seats. The Conservative group, the Labour group and the Independent Alliance group made up of one Libdem and two Independents.
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.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Councillors". www.eaststaffsbc.gov.uk. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
External links[]
- Borough of East Staffordshire
- Non-metropolitan districts of Staffordshire