Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme

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Place in England







































Newcastle-under-Lyme

Newcastle-under-Lyme shown within Staffordshire
Newcastle-under-Lyme shown within Staffordshire

RegionWest Midlands
Non-metropolitan county
 Staffordshire
StatusNon-metropolitan district
Admin HQNewcastle-under-Lyme
Incorporated1 April 1974
Government

 • TypeNon-metropolitan district council
 • BodyNewcastle Borough Council
 • Leadership
Leader and Cabinet (Conservative (council NOC))
 • MPs

Ruth Smeeth (Labour)
Paul Farrelly (Labour)
Karen Bradley (Conservative)
Area

 • Total211.0 km2 (81.5 sq mi)
Area rank163rd (of 326)
Population
(mid-2017 est.)

 • Total129,000
 • Rank170th (of 326)
 • Density610/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zone
UTC0 (GMT)
 • Summer (DST)
UTC+1 (BST)
ONS code41UE (ONS)
E07000195 (GSS)
OS grid referenceSJ8463746024
Websitewww.newcastle-staffs.gov.uk

The Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme is a local government district with borough status in Staffordshire, England.


It is named after its main settlement, Newcastle-under-Lyme, where the council is based, but includes the town of Kidsgrove, the villages of Silverdale and Keele, and the rural area surrounding Audley. Most of the borough is part of The Potteries Urban Area.




Contents





  • 1 History


  • 2 Wards


  • 3 Politics


  • 4 Demographics


  • 5 Education


  • 6 References


  • 7 External links




History





Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme Police hat badge, in the collection of the Staffordshire County Museum and displayed at the Shire Hall, Stafford


The present town is originally a Roman settlement. In the Middle Ages there was a large castle here, owned by John of Gaunt, and a major medieval market. In 1835 Newcastle-under-Lyme Municipal Borough was one of the boroughs reformed by the Municipal Corporations Act 1835 which required that rate payers elected councillors. In 1932 it took in what had been the Wolstanton United Urban District, covering the parishes of Chesterton, Silverdale and Wolstanton, also taking the parish of Clayton from Newcastle-under-Lyme Rural District.


The district was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, as a merger of the Newcastle-under-Lyme Municipal Borough, the Kidsgrove Urban District, and Newcastle-under-Lyme Rural District.


Up to the time of the passing of the Municipal Reform Act an election of a mock mayor occurred annually after the election of the real mayor.



Wards


The borough contains 24 wards.








  • 1 - Audley and Bignall End

  • 2 - Bradwell

  • 3 - Butt Lane

  • 4 - Chesterton

  • 5 - Clayton

  • 6 - Cross Heath

  • 7 - Halmerend

  • 8 - Holditch

  • 9 - Keele

  • 10 - Kidsgrove

  • 11 - Knutton and Silverdale

  • 12 - Loggerheads and Whitmore

 

  • 13 - Madeley

  • 14 - May Bank

  • 15 - Newchapel

  • 16 - Porthill

  • 17 - Ravenscliffe

  • 18 - Seabridge

  • 19 - Silverdale and Parksite

  • 20 - Talke

  • 21 - Thistleberry

  • 22 - Town

  • 23 - Westlands

  • 24 - Wolstanton


Politics


Main article: Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council elections

The local council has traditionally been dominated by the Labour Party. However, in the 2006 local elections a coalition of Conservative and Liberal Democrat councillors gained a majority.


The United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP) also made gains in 2007 and 2008 but in 2011 and 2012 losing all seats they were defending, including their Group Leader, Derrick Huckfield.


The Council was led between 2006-2011 by Conservative Councillor Simon Tagg. [2] Stephen Sweeney served as the Conservative Leader from 2011-2012. .


This Labour Party regained its majority on the Council in 2012. The Council is now led by Labour Councillor Elizabeth Shenton.


After the 2012 Local Elections there were 33 Labour party Councillors, 11 Liberal Democrats and 16 Conservatives.[1]


After the 2014 election results Labour retained their majority on the council, down one to 32 seats. The Conservatives retained their position as the largest opposition party with 16 seats. Both UKIP and the Green party made gains, 5 and 1 respectively mainly at the expense of the Liberal Democrats losing 5 seats bringing their total to 6.[2]


As of the 3 May 2018 election, the political make-up of the local council was as follows:[3]

















Party

Number of Councillors

Labour20

Conservative18

Liberal Democrats3

Independent3


Demographics

































Comparative Census Information
2001 UK CensusBorough of Newcastle-under-Lyme
England
Total population122,03049,138,831
White98%91%
Asian0.6%4.6%
Black0.2%2.3%
Christian78.5%72%
Muslim0.5%3.1%
Hindu0.2%1.1%
No religion13.1%15%
Unemployed2%3.3%

In the 2001 census, the borough was recorded as having a population of 122,030 with 51.5% being female. 78.% identified themselves as Christian, 13.1% having no religion, 0.5% Muslim, 0.2% Hindu or other and 0.1% stating Jewish or Sikh.[4] 61.2% were classed as economically active, with 22.6% working in manufacturing, 18.5% in wholesale or retail, 11.6% in health/social work and 11.6% in financial and other business related activities.[5]



Education


Newcastle-under-Lyme was chosen for the campus of University College of North Staffordshire, established in 1949 at Keele Hall in the village of Keele, two miles from the town centre, and which was granted full university status as Keele University in 1962. Keele University Medical School is based in the grounds of the University Hospital of North Staffordshire at Hartshill in Stoke-on-Trent, about a mile from the centre of Newcastle-under-Lyme.



References




  1. ^ [1][permanent dead link] | Borough Election Results 2008


  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-12-18. Retrieved 2014-12-18.CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link).mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em | Borough Election Results 2014


  3. ^ https://www.newcastle-staffs.gov.uk/all-services/your-council/councillors


  4. ^ "Newcastle-under-Lyme Social Profile" (PDF). Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-01-21.


  5. ^ "Newcastle-under-Lyme Economic Profile" (PDF). Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-01-21.




External links


  • Newcastle-under-Lyme borough council

  • Newcastle-under-Lyme local life

  • The Potteries

  • Historic chartered accountants based on Chesterton

  • Keele University

  • Local Information from The Sentinel newspaper

  • Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Archive Service

Coordinates: 53°00′40″N 2°13′44″W / 53.011°N 2.229°W / 53.011; -2.229









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