21-682: Broxtowe is a local government district with borough status in Nottinghamshire , England. It lies immediately west of the city of Nottingham , and most of the built-up areas of the borough form part of the Nottingham Urban Area . The council is based in Beeston and the borough also includes the towns of Eastwood , Kimberley and Stapleford and surrounding villages and rural areas. The neighbouring districts are Ashfield , Nottingham, Rushcliffe , Erewash and Amber Valley . The district
42-461: 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
63-549: A shadow authority before coming into its powers on 1 April 1974. Political control of the council since 1974 has been as follows: The role of mayor is largely ceremonial in Broxtowe. Political leadership is instead provided by the leader of the council . The leaders since 1995 have been: Following the 2023 election and changes of allegiance reported in August 2023 and a by-election in May 2024,
84-461: 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
105-449: A unitary authority or those that transferred from one county to another, including those that changed name. Nor does it include unitary authorities that have been abolished ( Bournemouth and Poole ). Watnall Watnall is an area in the Borough of Broxtowe in Nottinghamshire , England. It is part of Greasley civil parish, and is located one mile north of Kimberley . It is in
126-719: Is the D.H. Lawrence Birthplace Museum in Eastwood . A small local attraction is the Hemlock Stone in Stapleford. Broxtowe is also the location of the Attenborough Nature Reserve rated as one of the most popular nature reserves in the UK. Its visitor centre was opened in March 2005 by David Attenborough , who can trace his family back to the village of Attenborough located to the east of
147-584: 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
168-658: The Freedom of the Borough of Broxtowe. 52°57′N 1°16′W / 52.95°N 1.27°W / 52.95; -1.27 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 a two-tier arrangement. Non-metropolitan districts with borough status are known as boroughs , able to appoint
189-543: The Nuthall West and Greasley (Watnall) ward of Broxtowe Council. The village is barely separated from Nuthall . Watnall Hall was built c. 1690 and demolished in 1962. Today, only the gate piers, fragments of the stone boundary wall and lodge remain on Main Road. Its owners included Launcelot Rolleston in the 18th century. Even though only a village, Watnall is home to many businesses and organisations, such as British Bakeries and
210-449: 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
231-656: The composition of the council was: The next election is due in 2027. The council is based at the Council Offices on Foster Avenue in Beeston. The building was completed in 1991 at a cost of £2.7 million and was formally opened on 17 April 1991 by Andrew Buchanan , Lord Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire . Since the last full review of boundaries took effect in 2015, the council has comprised 44 councillors elected from 20 wards , with each ward electing one, two or three councillors. The wards are: Since 1983 Broxtowe has also been
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#1732868836932252-568: The council is based— Attenborough , Awsworth , Bramcote , Brinsley , Chilwell , Cossall , Eastwood , Giltbrook , Greasley , Kimberley , Moorgreen , Newthorpe , Nuthall , Stapleford , Strelley , Swingate , Toton , Trowell and Watnall . Additionally a small part of Wollaton falls within Broxtowe. The Broxtowe Estate is not within the borough, but within the boundaries of the City of Nottingham . Broxtowe has nine civil parishes. The parish councils of Eastwood, Kimberley and Stapleford take
273-487: 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
294-563: The name of a parliamentary constituency . The constituency boundaries do not exactly match the borough boundaries, with some parts in the north of Broxtowe borough, including Eastwood and Brinsley, being in the Ashfield constituency. A Broxtowe constituency also existed from 1918 to 1970. The area of the former constituency was very different, including Hucknall and Kirkby in Ashfield , but excluding Beeston . Settlements include Beeston—where
315-565: 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
336-515: The style "town council". An unparished area in the south of the borough covers the town of Beeston and the neighbouring places of Chilwell, Toton, Attenborough and Bramcote, being the area of the former Beeston and Stapleford Urban District minus Stapleford, which was parished in 1987. Strelley was abolished in 2023 and is presently also unparished. The parishes are: Broxtowe is twinned with Gütersloh in Germany . Broxtowe's main visitor attraction
357-526: 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
378-524: The visitor centre. Broxtowe has 13 designated local nature reserves , namely Alexandrina Plantation (Bramcote), Bramcote Park Woodland (Bramcote), Brinsley Headstocks (Brinsley), Hall Om Wong (Kimberley), King George's Park (Bramcote), Nottingham Canal , Sandy Lane Public Open Space (Bramcote), Smithurst Meadows (Giltbrook), Stapleford Hill Woodland (Stapleford), Toton Fields (Toton), Watnall Spinney and Watnall Green (Watnall), and Colliers Wood (Moorgreen). The following people and military units have received
399-673: 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
420-513: Was formed on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972 . The new district covered the whole area of two former districts and part of a third, which were all abolished at the same time: The new district was named after the ancient Broxtowe Wapentake , which had covered a larger area. Despite the name, the district does not include the Broxtowe Estate , which is in Nottingham. The district
441-416: Was granted borough status in 1977, allowing the chair of the council to take the title of mayor. Broxtowe Borough Council provides district-level services. County-level services are provided by Nottinghamshire County Council . Parts of the district are also covered by civil parishes , which form a third tier of local government. The first election to the council was held in 1973, initially operating as
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