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Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme

Coordinates:53°00′40″N2°13′44″W/ 53.011°N 2.229°W/53.011; -2.229
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Newcastle-under-Lyme
Non-metropolitan districtandborough
Newcastle-under-Lyme market day and high street
Newcastle-under-Lymemarket day and high street
Newcastle-under-Lyme shown within Staffordshire
Newcastle-under-Lyme shown within Staffordshire
RegionWest Midlands
Non-metropolitan countyStaffordshire
StatusNon-metropolitan district
Admin HQNewcastle-under-Lyme
Incorporated1 April 1974
Government
• TypeNon-metropolitan district council
• BodyNewcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council
•MPsAdam Jogee(Labour)
Karen Bradley(Conservative)
Gavin Williamson(Conservative)
Area
• Total211.0 km2(81.5 sq mi)
• Rank142nd(of 296)
Population
(2022)
• Total125,297
• Rank191st(of 296)
• Density590/km2(1,500/sq mi)
Ethnicity(2021)
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•Ethnic groups
List
Religion(2021)
[1]
•Religion
List
Time zoneUTC0(GMT)
• Summer (DST)UTC+1(BST)
ONS code41UE (ONS)
E07000195 (GSS)
OS grid referenceSJ8463746024

TheBorough of Newcastle-under-Lymeis alocal government districtwithborough statusinStaffordshire,England.

It is named after the town ofNewcastle-under-Lyme,where the council is based. The borough also includes the town ofKidsgroveand several villages and surrounding rural areas lying generally to the west of Newcastle itself. Most of the borough's built-up areas form part ofThe Potteries Urban Area.

The neighbouring districts areStaffordshire Moorlands,Stoke-on-Trent,Stafford,ShropshireandCheshire East.

History

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The town of Newcastle-under-Lyme was anancient borough,established in the 12th century. It is known to have been granted a charter (since lost) around 1173 byHenry II.[2][3]The earliest surviving charter dates from 1235. The borough was formally incorporated in 1590 under a new charter fromElizabeth I.[4]

The borough was reformed in 1836 to become amunicipal boroughunder theMunicipal Corporations Act 1835,which reformed many boroughs across the country. The municipal borough was enlarged several times, notably in 1932 when it took in what had been theWolstanton United Urban District,covering the parishes of Chesterton,SilverdaleandWolstanton,and at the same time also absorbed the parish ofClaytonfromNewcastle-under-Lyme Rural District.[5]

The modern district was created on 1 April 1974 under theLocal Government Act 1972covering three former districts, which were all abolished at the same time:[6]

The new district was named Newcastle-under-Lyme after its largest town.[a][7]The district was granted borough status from its creation, allowing the chair of the council to take the title of mayor, continuing Newcastle's series of mayors dating back to 1318.[8][9]

Governance

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Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council
Logo
Type
Type
Leadership
Barry Panter,
Conservative
since 15 May 2024[10]
Simon Tagg,
Conservative
since 5 December 2017
Gordon Mole
since 8 July 2024[11]
Structure
Seats44 councillors
Political groups
Administration (25)
Conservative(25)
Other parties (19)
Labour(18)
Independent(1)
Elections
First past the post
Last election
5 May 2022
Next election
7 May 2026
Meeting place
Castle House, Barracks Road, Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST51BL
Website
www.newcastle-staffs.gov.uk
Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme Police hat badge, in the collection of theStaffordshire County Museumand displayed at theShire Hall, Stafford

Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council providesdistrict-levelservices.County-levelservices are provided byStaffordshire County Council.Parts of the borough are also covered bycivil parishes,which form a third tier of local government.[12][13]

Political control

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The council has been underConservativemajority control since 2021.

The first elections to the enlarged borough council were 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:[14][15]

Party in control Years
No overall control 1974–1979
Labour 1979–2002
No overall control 2002–2004
Labour 2004–2006
No overall control 2006–2012
Labour 2012–2017
No overall control 2017–2021
Conservative 2021–present

Leadership

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The role of mayor is largely ceremonial in Newcastle-under-Lyme, with political leadership provided instead by theleader of the council.The leaders since 1974 have been:[16]

Councillor Party From To
Reg Lane[17] Labour 1 Apr 1974 18 May 1976
George Poole[18] Conservative 18 May 1976 1978
Brian Westrup Conservative 1978 1979
Bill Welsby[19] Labour 1979 1984
Mike Brereton[20] Labour 1984 9 May 1994
Eddie Boden[21] Labour 18 May 1994 4 May 2003
David Leech Labour 21 May 2003 24 May 2006
Simon Tagg Conservative 24 May 2006 18 May 2011
Stephen Sweeney Conservative 18 May 2011 16 May 2012
Gareth Snell Labour 16 May 2012 25 May 2014
Mike Stubbs Labour 4 Jun 2014 20 May 2015
Elizabeth Shenton Labour 20 May 2015 5 Dec 2017
Simon Tagg Conservative 5 Dec 2017

Composition

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Following the2022 electionand a subsequent change of allegiance in November 2023, the composition of the council was:[22]

Party Councillors
Conservative 25
Labour 18
Independent 1
Total 44

The next election is due in 2026.

Elections

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See also:Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council elections

Since the last boundary changes in 2018 the council has comprised 44councillorsrepresenting 21wards,with each ward electing one, two or three councillors. Elections are held every four years. The wards are:[23][24]

Premises

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Civic Offices, Merrial Street: Council's headquarters until 2018, since demolished.

The council is based at Castle House on Barracks Road in the centre of Newcastle. The building was purpose-built for the council as a shared facility with Staffordshire County Council and the police, and opened in 2018.[25]Prior to that the council was based at the Civic Offices on Merrial Street which had been completed in 1967 for the old borough council.[26]

Demography

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Comparative census information
2001 UK Census Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme England
Total population 122,030 49,138,831
White 98% 91%
Asian 0.6% 4.6%
Black 0.2% 2.3%
Christian 78.5% 72%
Muslim 0.5% 3.1%
Hindu 0.2% 1.1%
No religion 13.1% 15%
Unemployed 2% 3.3%

In the 2001 census, the borough was recorded as having a population of 122,030 with 51.5% being female. In terms of religious affiliation, 78.5% identified themselves asChristian,13.1% having no religion, 0.5%Muslim,0.2%Hinduor other and 0.1% statingJewishorSikh.[27]In terms of economic occupation, 61.2% were classed as economically active, with 22.6% working inmanufacturing,18.5% inwholesaleorretail,11.6% inhealth/social work,and 11.6% infinancialand other business related activities.[28]

Education

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Keele Universityis in the borough.

Newcastle-under-Lyme was chosen for the campus of University College of North Staffordshire, established in 1949 atKeele Hallin the village ofKeele,two miles from the town centre, and which was granted full university status asKeele Universityin 1962.Keele University Medical Schoolis based in the grounds of theUniversity Hospital of North Staffordshireat Hartshill inStoke-on-Trent,about a mile from the centre of Newcastle-under-Lyme.

Media

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In terms of television, the area is served byBBC West MidlandsandITV Centralbroadcasting fromBirmingham.Television signals are received theSutton ColdfieldTV transmitter[29]and the Fenton relay transmitter.[30]However,Kidsgroveis served byBBC North WestandITV Granada,broadcast fromSalford.Television signals in the town are received from theWinter HillTV transmitter.[31]

Radio stations for the area areBBC Radio Stoke,Signal 1,Greatest Hits Radio Staffordshire & Cheshire,6 Towns RadioandHitMix Radio,a community based station that broadcast fromNewcastle-under-Lyme.

The Sentinelis the local newspaper that covers the area.[32]

Towns and parishes

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Further information:List of civil parishes in Staffordshire
Kidsgrove,the borough's second largest town

An area roughly corresponding to the pre-1974 municipal borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme (less the parish of Silverdale, created in 2002) is anunparished area;over half the borough's population live in this area.[33]The rest of the borough is divided into elevencivil parishes.[13]The parish council for Kidsgrove has declared that parish to be a town, allowing it to take the style "town council".[34]

The parishes are:

Freedom of the Borough

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The following people, military units and organisations and groups have received theFreedom of the Boroughof Newcastle-under-Lyme.

Individuals

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Military units

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Organisations and Groups

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Arms

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1951

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Coat of arms of Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme
Notes
Granted 1 December 1951 by the College of Arms.
Crest
A semi lion queue fourchee Argent charged on the shoulder with a Stafford knot Gules and supporting a staff Proper flying therefrom a banner Azure charged with three garbs Or.
Escutcheon
Or on a base barry wavy of four Argent and Azure charged with three fishes naiant Proper a castle of three towers Gules on a chief also Azure a lion passant guardant between two fleurs-de-lys of the first.[38]
Supporters
On either side a lion guardant Sable supporting a scythe Proper.
Motto
Prisca Constantia

1975

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Coat of arms of Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme
Notes
Granted 4 March 1975 by the College of Arms.
Crest
Issuant from a mount an oak tree fructed supported by two kids all Proper the trunk enfilinf a Stafford knot Or.
Escutcheon
Azure issuant from a base barry wavy of four Argent and Azure charged with three fishes naiant two and one a mount Proper thereon a castle of three towers between in chief two Stafford knots Or.
Supporters
On either sie a lion guardant Sable each supporting over the further shoulder a scythe pendent from the neck by a steel chain an open book Proper edged and bound Or.[39]
Motto
Constantia Scientia Prudentia
Badge
A Stafford knot ensigned by a castle of three towers Or.

References

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  1. ^The statutory order naming the district includes the hyphens, but the council itself omits them in its corporate branding.
  1. ^abUK Census(2021)."2021 Census Area Profile – Newcastle-under-Lyme Local Authority (E07000195)".Nomis.Office for National Statistics.Retrieved5 January2024.
  2. ^Jenkins, J. G., ed. (1963).A History of the County of Stafford: Volume 8.London: Victoria County History. pp. 24–39.Retrieved28 December2023.
  3. ^"History of Newcastle".Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council. Archived fromthe originalon 21 March 2009.Retrieved20 January2009.
  4. ^Report of the Commissioners Appointed to Inquire into the Municipal Corporations in England and Wales: Appendix 3.1835. p. 1951.Retrieved28 December2023.
  5. ^"Newcastle under Lyme Chapelry / Civil Parish".A Vision of Britain through Time.GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth.Retrieved28 December2023.
  6. ^"The English Non-metropolitan District (Definition) Order 1972",legislation.gov.uk,The National Archives,SI 1972/2039,retrieved17 November2023
  7. ^"The English Non-metropolitan Districts (Names) Order 1973",legislation.gov.uk,The National Archives,SI 1973/551,retrieved31 May2023
  8. ^"District Councils and Boroughs".Parliamentary Debates (Hansard).28 March 1974.Retrieved4 December2021.
  9. ^"The history and role of the mayor".Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council.Retrieved28 December2023.
  10. ^"Council minutes, 15 May 2024".Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council.15 May 2024.Retrieved21 July2024.
  11. ^"Top officer starts work".Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council.8 July 2024.Retrieved21 July2024.
  12. ^"Local Government Act 1972",legislation.gov.uk,The National Archives,1972 c. 70,retrieved31 May2023
  13. ^ab"Election Maps".Ordnance Survey.Retrieved27 December2023.
  14. ^"Compositions calculator".The Elections Centre.4 March 2016.Retrieved9 September2022.
  15. ^"Newcastle-Under-Lyme".BBC News Online.19 April 2008.Retrieved16 September2009.
  16. ^"Council minutes".Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council.Retrieved15 September2022.
  17. ^"Set for new role at Newcastle".Evening Sentinel.Stoke-on-Trent. 4 March 1974. p. 16.Retrieved29 December2023.
  18. ^"Council houses for sale soon?".Evening Sentinel.Stoke-on-Trent. 19 May 1976. p. 1.Retrieved29 December2023.
  19. ^"Tribute to work of late leader".Evening Sentinel.Stoke-on-Trent. 4 October 1984. p. 7.Retrieved29 December2023.
  20. ^"Council leader in shock defeat".Evening Sentinel.Stoke-on-Trent. 6 May 1994. p. 17.Retrieved15 September2022.
  21. ^"New leader comes in fighting..."Evening Sentinel.Stoke-on-Trent. 11 May 1994. p. 4.Retrieved15 September2022.
  22. ^Boothroyd, David (17 November 2023)."Scottish Labour steels seat".Local Councils.Thorncliffe.Retrieved28 December2023.
  23. ^"The Newcastle-under-Lyme (Electoral Changes) Order 2017",legislation.gov.uk,The National Archives,SI 2017/1079,retrieved28 December2023
  24. ^"E07 Non-metropolitan District: Newcastle-under-Lyme: Related: E05 Electoral Wards/Divisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme".Office for National Statistics.Retrieved29 March2021.
  25. ^Corrigan, Phil (23 July 2018)."Take a look around new £15.4m council HQ and library which has finally opened after a 9-month delay".Stoke-on-Trent Live.Retrieved28 December2023.
  26. ^"£500,000 centre a milestone for Newcastle".Evening Sentinel.Stoke-on-Trent. 20 September 1967. p. 7.Retrieved28 December2023.
  27. ^"Newcastle-under-Lyme Social Profile"(PDF).Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 27 September 2007.Retrieved21 January2007.
  28. ^"Newcastle-under-Lyme Economic Profile"(PDF).Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 27 September 2007.Retrieved21 January2007.
  29. ^"Sutton Coldfield (Birmingham, England) Full Freeview transmitter".UK Free TV.1 May 2004.Retrieved17 April2024.
  30. ^"Full Freeview on the Fenton (Stoke-on-Trent, England) transmitter".UK Free TV.1 May 2004.Retrieved17 April2024.
  31. ^"Full Freeview on the Winter Hill (Bolton, England) transmitter".UK Free TV. May 2004.Retrieved17 April2024.
  32. ^"The Sentinel".British Papers.22 September 2013.Retrieved17 April2024.
  33. ^"Newcastle-under-Lyme".City Population.Retrieved28 December2023.
  34. ^"Parish councils contact information".Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council.Retrieved28 December2023.
  35. ^"Gordon Banks given freedom of Newcastle-under-Lyme award".BBC News.Retrieved20 July2020.
  36. ^"Former Stoke City kit man given Freedom of the Borough".Signal1. 27 November 2015.Retrieved22 November2020.
  37. ^"Royal Stoke awarded Freedom of the Borough for 'selfless work' during pandemic".22 May 2021.
  38. ^"Armorial Bearings".WhatDoTheyKnow.Retrieved2 October2024.
  39. ^"Armorial Bearings".WhatDoTheyKnow.Retrieved2 October2024.
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