Broxtowe | |
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| Broxtowe | |
 Beeston, the largest settlement and administrative centre of the borough | |
 Shown withinNottinghamshire | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | England |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Administrative county | Nottinghamshire |
| Founded | 1974 |
| Admin. HQ | Beeston |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough Council (non-metropolitan district) |
| • Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet |
| • Executive: | No overall control |
| • MPs: | Juliet Campbell Alex Norris |
| Area | |
• Total | 80 km2 (31 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 214th |
| Population (2024) | |
• Total | 114,565 |
| • Rank | Ranked 215th |
| • Density | 1,400/km2 (3,700/sq mi) |
| Ethnicity(2021) | |
| • Ethnic groups | |
| Religion(2021) | |
| • Religion | List
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| Time zone | UTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (British Summer Time) |
| ONS code | 37UD (ONS) E07000172 (GSS) |
Broxtowe is alocal government district withborough status inNottinghamshire, England. It lies immediately west of the city ofNottingham, and most of the built-up areas of the borough form part of theNottingham Urban Area. The council is based inBeeston and the borough also includes the towns ofEastwood,Kimberley andStapleford and surrounding villages and rural areas.
The neighbouring districts areAshfield, Nottingham,Rushcliffe,Erewash andAmber Valley.
The district was formed on 1 April 1974 under theLocal 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:[2]
The new district was named after the ancientBroxtowe Wapentake, which had covered a larger area. Despite the name, the district does not include theBroxtowe Estate, which is in Nottingham.[3] The district was granted borough status in 1977, allowing the chair of the council to take the title of mayor.[4]
Broxtowe Borough Council | |
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| Type | |
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| Leadership | |
Ruth Hyde since 2006 | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 44 councillors |
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Political groups |
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| Elections | |
| First past the post | |
Last election | 4 May 2023 |
Next election | 6 May 2027 |
| Meeting place | |
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| Council Offices, Foster Avenue, Beeston, Nottingham, NG9 1AB | |
| Website | |
| www | |
Broxtowe Borough Council providesdistrict-level services.County-level services are provided byNottinghamshire County Council. Parts of the district are also covered bycivil parishes, which form a third tier of local government.[6]
The council has been underno overall control since January 2025, when the majority of theLabour councillors, including theleader of the council, Milan Radulovic, left the party. They were the largest group on the council, and managed to form a minority administration.[7] They initially formed a group called the Broxtowe Independents, which was subsequently registered as a formal political party called theBroxtowe Alliance in February 2025.[8][9]
The first election to the council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority before coming into its powers on 1 April 1974. Political control of the council since 1974 has been as follows:[10][11]
| Party in control | Years | |
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| Conservative | 1974–1995 | |
| Labour | 1995–2003 | |
| No overall control | 2003–2015 | |
| Conservative | 2015–2019 | |
| No overall control | 2019–2023 | |
| Labour | 2023–2025 | |
| No overall control | 2025–present | |
The role of mayor is largely ceremonial in Broxtowe. Political leadership is instead provided by theleader of the council. The leaders since 1995 have been:
| Councillor | Party | From | To | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Booth[12] | Conservative | May 1995 | ||
| Milan Radulovic[12][13] | Labour | May 1995 | 2007 | |
| Michael Rich[14][15] | Liberal Democrats | 2007 | 12 May 2010 | |
| David Watts[15][16] | Liberal Democrats | 12 May 2010 | 2011 | |
| Milan Radulovic[17][18] | Labour | 18 May 2011 | May 2015 | |
| Richard Jackson[19][20] | Conservative | May 2015 | May 2019 | |
| Milan Radulovic[21][7] | Labour | 15 May 2019 | 2 Jan 2025 | |
| Broxtowe Alliance | 2 Jan 2025 | |||
Following the 2023 election,[22] and changes of allegiance up to January 2025, the composition of the council was:[23][24]
| Party | Councillors | |
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| Broxtowe Alliance | 18 | |
| Conservative | 10 | |
| Labour | 8 | |
| Broxtowe Independent Group | 5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 3 | |
| Total | 44 | |
The next election is due in 2027.[24]
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 byAndrew Buchanan,Lord Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire.[25]
Since the last full review of boundaries took effect in 2015, the council has comprised 44councillors elected from 20wards, with each ward electing one, two or three councillors.[26]
The wards are:[26]
Since 1983 Broxtowe has also been the name of aparliamentaryconstituency. 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 theAshfield constituency.[27]
A Broxtowe constituency also existed from 1918 to 1970. The area of the former constituency was very different, includingHucknall andKirkby in Ashfield, but excludingBeeston.[28]
Settlements include Beeston—where the council is based—Attenborough,Awsworth,Bramcote,Brinsley,Chilwell,Cossall,Eastwood,Giltbrook,Greasley,Kimberley,Moorgreen,Newthorpe,Nuthall,Stapleford,Strelley,Swingate,Toton,Trowell andWatnall. Additionally a small part ofWollaton falls within Broxtowe.
TheBroxtowe Estate is not within the borough, but within the boundaries of theCity of Nottingham.
Broxtowe has nine civil parishes. The parish councils of Eastwood, Kimberley and Stapleford take the style "town council". Anunparished 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 formerBeeston and Stapleford Urban District minus Stapleford, which was parished in 1987.[27]Strelley was abolished in 2023 and is presently also unparished.[29] The parishes are:
Broxtowe istwinned withGütersloh inGermany.
Broxtowe's main visitor attraction is theD.H. Lawrence Birthplace Museum inEastwood. A small local attraction is theHemlock Stone in Stapleford. Broxtowe is also the location of theAttenborough Nature Reserve rated as one of the most popular nature reserves in the UK. Its visitor centre was opened in March 2005 byDavid Attenborough, who can trace his family back to the village of Attenborough located to the east of the visitor centre.
Broxtowe has 13 designatedlocal 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).[30]
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The following people and military units have received theFreedom of the Borough of Broxtowe.
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