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29-536: The neighbouring districts are Hinckley and Bosworth , Charnwood , Leicester , Oadby and Wigston , Harborough and Rugby . The district traces its origins to the Blaby Poor Law Union , which had been created in 1836. Although named after Blaby, the union built its workhouse in Enderby . In 1872 sanitary districts were established, giving public health and local government responsibilities for rural areas to

58-577: A new leisure centre. To the east of the wedge lies Burbage Common and Woods , a large popular green recreational area. The west of the borough is largely flat in nature, dominated by the River Sence flood plain. This area of the borough is largely rural, consisting of a number of very small villages and hamlets. At the northern and eastern edges of the borough lie several settlements (including Bagworth , Desford , Groby , Markfield , Ratby and Thornton ) which largely relate to Leicester; in particular

87-598: A town, allowing it to take the style "town council". (Whilst often referred to as a town, Market Bosworth Parish Council has not formally declared that parish to be a town.) 52°36′45″N 1°21′13″W  /  52.61250°N 1.35361°W  / 52.61250; -1.35361 Non-metropolitan district Non-metropolitan districts , or colloquially " shire districts ", are a type of local government district in England. As created, they are sub-divisions of non-metropolitan counties (colloquially shire counties ) in

116-507: A trend forecast to continue at least into the short-medium term. Most of the borough is covered by civil parishes . The pre-1974 Hinckley Urban District became an unparished area on the borough's creation in 1974, but four new parishes have since been created from parts of that area: Burbage, Stoke Golding (both created 1986), Earl Shilton (1995) and Barwell (2007), leaving just the central part of Hinckley itself as unparished. The parish council for Earl Shilton has declared its parish to be

145-576: A two-tier arrangement. Non-metropolitan districts with borough status are known as boroughs , able to appoint a mayor and refer to itself as a borough council. Some shire counties now have no sub divisions so are a single Non-metropolitan district such as Cornwall. Typically a district will consist of a market town and its more rural hinterland. However districts are diverse with some being mostly urban such as Dartford, and others more polycentric such as Thurrock. Non-metropolitan districts are subdivisions of English non-metropolitan counties which have

174-461: A two-tier structure of local government. Two-tier non-metropolitan counties have a county council and several districts, each with a borough or district council. In these cases local government functions are divided between county and district councils, to the level where they can be practised most efficiently: Many districts have borough status , which means the local council is called a borough council instead of district council and gives them

203-668: Is represented by Luke Evans (Conservative). The Groby ward is the only part of the district not in the Bosworth constituency, forming instead part of the Charnwood constituency . The council is based at the Hinckley Hub on Rugby Road in Hinckley. The building was completed in 2013. Prior to 2013 the council was based at the Council Offices at Argents Mead, which had been built in 1968 for

232-534: The 2023 election and subsequent changes of allegiance in May 2024, the composition of the council was: The next election is due in 2027. Since the last boundary changes in 2003 the council has comprised 34 councillors , representing 16 wards , with each ward electing one, two or three councillors. Elections are held every four years. The district is broadly coterminous to the Bosworth parliamentary constituency , which

261-584: The District Councils' Network , special interest group which sits within the Local Government Association . The network's purpose is to "act as an informed and representative advocate for districts to government and other national bodies, based on their unique position to deliver for local people." This is a list of two-tier non-metropolitan counties and their districts. All unitary authorities are also non-metropolitan districts, which, with

290-487: The M1. Blaby District contains several well-known developments in the county, centred around junction 21 of the M1. The most prominent is Fosse Shopping Park. The district contains 24 civil parishes . The parish council for Braunstone has declared its parish to be a town, allowing it to take the style "town council"; the area is often called "Braunstone Town" to distinguish it from the adjoining Braunstone estate which used to be in

319-557: The abolished Hinckley Rural District . In 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972 , the area was reconstituted as a non-metropolitan district called Blaby. Blaby District Council provides district-level services. County-level services are provided by Leicestershire County Council . The whole district is also covered by civil parishes , which form a third tier of local government. The council has been under Conservative majority control since 1999. Political control of

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348-449: The areas for Wales and England had been enacted separately and there were no Welsh metropolitan areas, the term 'non-metropolitan district' does not apply to Wales. A similar system existed in Scotland , which in 1975 was divided into regions and districts, this was also abolished in 1996 and replaced with a fully unitary system . In England most of the district councils are represented by

377-677: The borough is the Leicester to Burton Line which had a station in Desford , the station closed in 1964 but the line remains open for traffic. The station also served as a junction for the branch line to Leicester West Bridge on the now defunct Swannington and Leicester Railway . Although the section from Desford to Swannington remains open for freight traffic. Hinckley and Bosworth is the second largest borough by population in Leicestershire and has seen significant population growth over recent decades;

406-451: The council since the 1974 reforms took effect has been as follows: The leaders of the council since 2004 have been: Following the 2023 election the composition of the council was: The next election is due in 2027. Since the last boundary changes in 2023 the council has comprised 36 councillors representing 17 wards , with each ward electing one, two or three councillors. Elections are held every four years. The district straddles

435-406: The council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority alongside the outgoing authorities until coming into its powers on 1 April 1974. Since 1974 political control of the council has been as follows: The role of mayor is largely ceremonial in Hinckley and Bosworth. Political leadership is instead provided by the leader of the council . The leaders since 2003 have been: Following

464-487: The exception of those of Berkshire , are coterminous with non-metropolitan counties. For a full list of districts of all types including unitary authorities, metropolitan districts and London boroughs , see Districts of England . This is a list of former two-tier districts in England which have been abolished, by local government reorganisations such as the 2009 structural changes to local government in England . It does not include districts that still exist after becoming

493-535: The existing boards of guardians of poor law unions. In 1894 rural sanitary districts were redesignated as rural districts with their own councils, and so the Blaby Rural District came into being. At the same time, Wigston was removed from the district to become its own urban district . Oadby was subsequently also removed from the district in 1913 to become an urban district. In 1935 the district ceded some territory to Leicester and gained six parishes from

522-480: The largest town. The borough also includes the town of Earl Shilton and numerous villages and surrounding rural areas. The Bosworth in the borough's name refers to the small market town of Market Bosworth , near which the Battle of Bosworth Field was fought in 1485. The neighbouring districts are North West Leicestershire , Charnwood , Blaby , Rugby , Nuneaton and Bedworth and North Warwickshire . The district

551-669: The most northern villages have little to do with the main administrative centre of Hinckley . The northern area of the borough also forms part of Charnwood Forest . The only railway station in the borough on the National Rail network is Hinckley railway station on the South Leicestershire Line opened by the LNWR between 1862 and 1864. Currently there are direct services to Birmingham New Street and Leicester only with additional services to/from Cambridge and Stansted Airport in

580-467: The old Hinckley Urban District Council. There are a number of geographical features which shape the landscape of Hinckley & Bosworth. Two large neighbouring urban areas lie to the south of the borough: Hinckley and Burbage and Barwell and Earl Shilton . A narrow green wedge separates the two conurbations, which is increasingly being occupied by leisure facilities such as the Marston's Stadium and

609-522: The parish but was transferred to Leicester in 1935. Some of the smaller parishes have a parish meeting rather than a parish council. 52°34′23″N 1°12′00″W  /  52.573°N 1.2°W  / 52.573; -1.2 Hinckley and Bosworth Hinckley and Bosworth is a local government district with borough status in Leicestershire , England. The council is based in Hinckley ,

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638-542: The parliamentary constituencies of South Leicestershire and Chanrnwood . There was a Blaby constituency between 1974 and 2010, which was represented by Nigel Lawson between 1974 and 1992. Blaby District Council's main offices are on Desford Road in Narborough. The old part of the building was formerly a house called the Old Rectory, which had previously served as the rectory for the nearby All Saints Church . The house

667-467: The peak. There was also a branch line serving the market town of Market Bosworth which connected both Nuneaton and Hinckley to both Coalville and Ashby . The line closed to regular traffic in 1970 and is now part of the Battlefield Line . There was also a small stub to Hinckley but was never opened or used. There was also a stub to Nuneaton via Stoke Golding . The last line that runs through part

696-565: The right to appoint a mayor . Borough status is granted by royal charter and, in many cases, continues a style enjoyed by a predecessor authority, which can date back centuries. Some districts such as Oxford or Exeter have city status , granted by letters patent , but this does not give the local council any extra powers other than the right to call itself a city council . By 1899, England had been divided at district level into rural districts , urban districts , municipal boroughs , county boroughs and metropolitan boroughs . This system

725-526: The two-tier structure, but reforms in the 1990s and 2009 reduced their number to 192. A further 55 non-metropolitan districts are now unitary authorities, which combine the functions of county and borough/district councils. In Wales , an almost identical two-tier system of local government existed between 1974 and 1996 (see Districts of Wales ). In 1996, this was abolished and replaced with an entirely unitary system of local government, with one level of local government responsible for all local services. Since

754-611: Was abolished by the London Government Act 1963 and the Local Government Act 1972 . Non-metropolitan districts were created by this act in 1974 when England outside Greater London was divided into metropolitan counties and non-metropolitan counties. Metropolitan counties were sub-divided into metropolitan districts and the non-metropolitan counties were sub-divided into non-metropolitan districts. The metropolitan districts had more powers than their non-metropolitan counterparts. Initially, there were 296 non-metropolitan districts in

783-462: Was awarded borough status from its creation, allowing the chair of the council to take the title of mayor. Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council provides district-level services. County-level services are provided by Leicestershire County Council . Much of the borough is also covered by civil parishes , which form a third tier of local government. The council has been under Liberal Democrat majority control since 2019. The first election to

812-551: Was bought in 1936 for £4,250 by Blaby Rural District Council to serve as its headquarters and has been significantly extended since then. In 1994 a new development called Thorpe Astley in the parish of Braunstone was started, being built over the course of 15 years. This totalled over 2,000 homes during the phased construction. The development in Lubbesthorpe, approved in January 2014, is located to land west of Thorpe Astley, divided by

841-459: Was created on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972 , covering the area of two former districts, which were both abolished at the same time: The government initially named the new district "Bosworth". The shadow council elected to oversee the transition to the new system requested a change to "Hinckley and Bosworth", which was agreed by the government on 20 November 1973, before the new district formally came into being. The new district

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