Broxtowe
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| Borough of Broxtowe | |
 Shown within Nottinghamshire |
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| Geography | |
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| Status: | Borough |
| Region: | East Midlands |
| Admin. County: | Nottinghamshire |
| Area: Total: |
Ranked 264th 80.10 km² |
| Admin. HQ: | Beeston |
| ONS code: | 37UD |
| Demographics | |
| Population: Total (2006 est.): Density: |
Ranked 194th 110,400 1378 / km² |
| Ethnicity: | 92.5% White 3.0% S.Asian 1.1% Black British 2.1% Chinese or Other 1.3% Mixed Race |
| Politics | |
Broxtowe Borough Council http://www.broxtowe.gov.uk/ |
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| Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet |
| Executive: | Liberal Democrat / Labour |
| MPs: | Geoff Hoon, Nick Palmer |
Broxtowe is a local government district with borough status in Nottinghamshire, England, west of the city of Nottingham. It is part of the Greater Nottingham metropolitan area. Broxtowe's neighbour to the west is the Borough of Erewash in Derbyshire.
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[edit] Settlements
Settlements include Beeston where the council is based, Attenborough, Awsworth, Bramcote, Brinsley, Chilwell, Cossall, Eastwood, Giltbrook, Kimberley, Moorgreen, Newthorpe, Nuthall, Stapleford, Swingate, Toton and Watnall.
[edit] Formation
The district formed on April 1, 1974 by a merger of the Beeston and Stapleford urban district, the Eastwood urban district and part of Basford Rural District. The borough's name was derived from the old Broxtowe wapentake of Nottinghamshire, which covered a larger area. Broxtowe Estate is not within the borough, but is instead within the boundaries of the City of Nottingham.
The district was granted borough status in 1977.
[edit] Politics
The first elections to the council took place in 1973, with the Conservatives gaining control. The party held power until 1995 when it lost control to the Labour party. Since 2003 no party has been in overall control, and the Labour and Liberal Democrats groups operate a power-sharing arrangement.[1]
[edit] Parliamentary Constituency
Since 1983 Broxtowe has also been a Parliamentary constituency. The constituency boundaries do not exactly match the borough boundaries, with some wards of Broxtowe borough (Brinsley, Eastwood East, Eastwood North and Eastwood South), being in the Ashfield constituency. The elections in the constituency have returned the following MPs:
- 1992 Sir Jim Lester (Conservative)
- 1997 Nick Palmer (Labour)
- 2001 Nick Palmer (Labour)
- 2005 Nick Palmer (Labour)
A Broxtowe constituency also existed form 1918 to 1970. The area of the former constituency was very different, including Hucknall and Kirkby in Ashfield, but excluding Beeston.[2]
[edit] Twinning
Broxtowe is twinned with Gütersloh in Germany
[edit] References
- ^ Cabinet and Committees Broxtowe Borough Council
- ^ F. A. Youngs, Guide to the Local Administrative Units of England, Vol. II (London, 1991)
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