Borough of Chesterfield | |
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 Chesterfield skyline and theCrooked Spire of Chesterfield Parish Church. | |
 Shown withinDerbyshire | |
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| Coordinates:53°14′N1°25′W / 53.233°N 1.417°W /53.233; -1.417 | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Country | England |
| Region | East Midlands |
| County | Derbyshire |
| Government | |
| • Type | Non-metropolitan district |
| • Local Authority | Chesterfield Borough Council |
| • MPs | Toby Perkins(L) Louise Jones (L) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 104,110 (Ranked 230th) |
| Ethnicity(2021) | |
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| Religion(2021) | |
| • Religion | List
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| Time zone | UTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time) |
| Postcode | |
| Post town | chesterfield |
| Dialling code | 01246 |
| ISO 3166-2 | GB-DBY |
| ONS code | 17UD (ONS) E07000034 (GSS) |
| OS grid reference | SK382711 |
| Demonym | Cestrefeldian |
TheBorough of Chesterfield is anon-metropolitan district withborough status inDerbyshire, England. It is named after the town ofChesterfield, its largest settlement, and also contains the town ofStaveley and the large village ofBrimington. In 2022 it had a population of 104,110.
The borough borders theNorth East Derbyshire district to the north, west and south, and theBolsover district to the east.
The town of Chesterfield had been anancient borough. It was reformed to become amunicipal borough in 1836 under theMunicipal Corporations Act 1835, governed by a corporate body called "the mayor, aldermen and burgesses of the borough of Chesterfield", generally known as the corporation or town council.[2] The modern district was formed on 1 April 1974 under theLocal Government Act 1972 as one of ninenon-metropolitan districts within Derbyshire. The new district covered the area of two former districts and a single parish from a third, which were all abolished at the same time:[3]
The new district was named Chesterfield after its largest town.[4] The new Chesterfield district was granted borough status from its creation, allowing the chair of the council to take the title of mayor, continuing Chesterfield's series of mayors dating back to 1598.[5][6]
Chesterfield Borough Council | |
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| Leadership | |
Huw Bowen since 2008[8] | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 40 councillors |
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| Elections | |
Last election | 4 May 2023 |
Next election | 6 May 2027 |
| Meeting place | |
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| Town Hall, Rose Hill,Chesterfield, S40 1LP | |
| Website | |
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Chesterfield Borough Council providesdistrict-level services.County-level services are provided byDerbyshire County Council. The Staveley and Brimington parts of the borough are also covered bycivil parishes, which form a third tier of local government.[9]
Since 2014 the borough has been a non-constituent member of theSouth Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (formerly known as the Sheffield City Region); the council sends representatives to meetings of the combined authority, but the electorate of Chesterfield do not vote in elections for theMayor of South Yorkshire.[10]
The council has been under Labour majority control since 2011.
The first election to the borough council as reformed under the Local Government Act 1972 was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority alongside the outgoing authorities until the new arrangements came into effect on 1 April 1974. Political control of the council since 1974 has been as follows:[11][12]
| Party in control | Years | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour | 1974–2003 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 2003–2011 | |
| Labour | 2011–present | |
The role of mayor is largely ceremonial in Chesterfield. Political leadership is instead provided by theleader of the council. The leaders since 1974 have been:[13]
| Councillor | Party | From | To | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Flanagan[14] | Labour | May 1974 | 2001 | |
| John Burrows[15] | Labour | 2001 | May 2003 | |
| Ray Russell | Liberal Democrats | May 2003 | 18 May 2011 | |
| John Burrows | Labour | 18 May 2011 | 10 May 2017 | |
| Tricia Gilby | Labour | 10 May 2017 | ||
Following the2023 election, and subsequent by-elections in July 2024, the composition of the council was:[16][17]
| Party | Councillors | |
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| Labour | 29 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 11 | |
| Total | 40 | |
The next election is due in 2027.
Since the last boundary changes in 2023, the council has comprised 40councillors representing 16wards, with each ward electing two or three councillors. Elections are held every four years.[18]
The council is based atChesterfield Town Hall on Rose Hill, which was purpose-built for the council in 1938.[19]
The borough is situated around the town ofChesterfield and includes the villages ofOld Whittington,Brimington (which also has a parish council),[20]Sheepbridge andNew Whittington, and the town ofStaveley which maintains a town council.[21] The borough's main two towns are Chesterfield and Staveley. With its geographical position, the borough offers convenient commuter links to the cities ofSheffield,Nottingham,Derby,Bradford,Wakefield,Manchester,Salford,Leeds andLincoln, and via its mainline railway stationat Chesterfield and the connections to theM1 motorway.
Chesterfield and its surrounding borough are situated around multipletravel to work areas which span from the counties ofGreater Manchester,South Yorkshire,West Yorkshire andNottinghamshire as well as Derbyshire. The cities ofNottingham,Manchester,Derby,Wakefield andSheffield are the closest cities to Chesterfield and its surrounding borough.[22][23]
Suburbs of Chesterfield include:
Tapton House was once the home of engineerGeorge Stephenson, who built the first public railway line in the world to usesteam locomotives.[24]
Church of St Mary and All Saints, also known as Chesterfield Parish Church, is an Anglican church dedicated to Saint Mary and All Saints.[25] St Mary's is known for its twisted and leaning spire (known as the Crooked Spire). It is the largestparish church in theDiocese of Derby and forms part of theArchdeaconry of Chesterfield.[26]
the biggestfootball club in the Borough of Chesterfield isChesterfield Football Club, who play inEFL League Two of the English football pyramid. They play in theSMH Group Stadium, which has a capacity of 10,600.[27] They were originally founded on 19 October 1867, but its current form was founded on the 24 April 1919.[28]
The Borough of Chesterfield have a rugby club called theChesterfield Panthers, who currently play in theMidlands 4 East (North) of the English rugby pyramid. They play in Duston Road Stadium, and they were founded in 2008.
