High Peak Borough Council
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| High Peak Borough Council | |
 Shown within Derbyshire |
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| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Status: | Non-metropolitan district; Borough(1974) |
| Region: | East Midlands |
| Admin. County: | Derbyshire |
| Area: Total: |
Ranked 92nd 540.25 km² |
| Admin. HQ: | Chapel-en-le-Frith |
| ONS code: | 17UH |
| Demographics | |
| Population: Total (2006 est.): Density: |
Ranked 247th 92,000 170 / km² |
| Ethnicity: | 98.1% White |
| Politics | |
| High Peak Borough Council http://www.highpeak.gov.uk/ |
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| Leadership: | Leader: Cllr Tony Ashton (C) & Cabinet |
| Executive: | Conservative |
| Mayor: | Cllr Robin Baldry (C) |
| MPs: | Tom Levitt MP (L) |
High Peak Borough Council is is the second level of local government for residents of the High Peak borough of Derbyshire.
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[edit] History
The High Peak Borough Council was formed on April 1, 1974 by absorbing the municipal boroughs of Buxton and Glossop, the urban districts of New Mills and Whaley Bridge and the rural district of Chapel-en-le-Frith, all of which had previously been in the administrative county of Derbyshire, as well as the rural district of Tintwistle which had been in the administrative county of Cheshire.
[edit] Administration
The Council, made up of 43 councillors, is currently controlled by the Conservatives who took control after the 2007 Local Election, after gaining 14 seats from the Labour, the Liberal Democrats and others [1][2].
[edit] LeaderThe Leader of High Peak Borough Council up to 2007 was Councillor David William Lomax. He first took up the post in 1991. He represents the Whaley Bridge Ward for the Liberal Democrats. In 2007, after the Conservatives gained control of the council, Councillor John Faulkner was elected to the post. He represents the Burbage (Buxton) Ward for the Conservatives[5]. [edit] MayorThe current Mayor of the High Peak is Councillor Robin Baldry. He was elected in the 1 May 2007 local elections to represented the Cote Heath ward in Buxton for the Conservatives. [6]. [edit] Electoral Wards
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