East Staffordshire

East Staffordshire is a local government district with borough status in Staffordshire in England. It has two main towns: Burton upon Trent and Uttoxeter.

For the 1868–1885 parliamentary constituency, see East Staffordshire (UK Parliament constituency).

East Staffordshire Borough
Non-metropolitan district
East Staffordshire shown within Staffordshire
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Constituent countryEngland
RegionWest Midlands
Non-metropolitan countyStaffordshire
StatusNon-metropolitan district
Admin HQBurton upon Trent
Incorporated1 April 1974
Government
 • TypeNon-metropolitan district council
 • BodyEast Staffordshire Borough Council
 • LeadershipLeader & Cabinet (Conservative Party)
 • MPsKate Griffiths, Michael Fabricant
Area
 • Total150.6 sq mi (390.0 km2)
Area rank101st (of 317)
Population
 (mid-2019 est.)
 • Total119,754
 • Rank195th (of 317)
 • Density800/sq mi (310/km2)
 • Ethnicity
93.9% White
Time zoneUTC0 (GMT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (BST)
ONS code41UC (ONS)
E07000193 (GSS)
OS grid referenceSK2388023478
Websitehttp://www.eaststaffsbc.gov.uk

Villages in the area include Abbots Bromley, Stretton, Tutbury, Barton-under-Needwood, Rolleston on Dove, Hanbury, Kingstone, Marchington, Mayfield and The Heath.

The district was formed on 1 April 1974 by the merger of the former county borough of Burton upon Trent with the Urban District of Uttoxeter, and the Rural Districts of Tutbury and Uttoxeter. It received borough status in 1992.

Since 2011, East Staffordshire has formed part of the Greater Birmingham & Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership along with neighbouring authorities Birmingham, Bromsgrove, Cannock Chase, Lichfield, Redditch, Solihull, Tamworth and Wyre Forest.

Wards within East Staffordshire

There are 39 councillors representing 21 wards in East Staffordshire. Most wards have either one or two councillors, but a few have three. The number of councillors is loosely based on the population size in that area.

Political makeup

As of May 2019, East Staffordshire is controlled by the Conservative party with an overall majority of 16 councillors. The Conservative party have 26 councillors, the Labour party have 10 councillors, the Liberal Democrats have one councillor, there are two Independents and one Brexit, although that person sits as an independent.[1]

There are three groups which each have their share of committee seats. The Conservative group, the Labour group and the Independent Alliance group made up of one Brexit, one Libdem and two Independents.

Transport

Main roads within the Borough include the A38 through Burton upon Trent and the A50 near Uttoxeter.

There are two railway stations in the Borough, Burton-on-Trent on the Cross Country Route and Uttoxeter on the Crewe to Derby Line, There is also a station serving Tutbury, also on the Crewe to Derby Line called Tutbury and Hatton. This is in the South Derbyshire district.

See also

References
  1. "East Staffordshire Borough Council". Retrieved 20 October 2017.

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