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

Newcastle-under-Lyme
Newcastle-under-Lyme market day and high street
Newcastle-under-Lyme shown within Staffordshire
Region	West Midlands
Non-metropolitan county	Staffordshire
Status	Non-metropolitan district
Admin HQ	Newcastle-under-Lyme
Incorporated	1 April 1974
Government
• Type	Non-metropolitan district council
• Body	Newcastle Borough Council
• Leadership	Leader and Cabinet (Conservative (council NOC))
• MPs	Aaron Bell (Conservative) Karen Bradley (Conservative) Bill Cash (Conservative)
Area
• Total	211.0 km2 (81.5 sq mi)
• Rank	157th (of 309)
Population  (mid-2019 est.)
• Total	129,441
• Rank	176th (of 309)
• Density	610/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC0 (GMT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (BST)
ONS code	41UE (ONS) E07000195 (GSS)
OS grid reference	SJ8463746024
Website	www.newcastle-staffs.gov.uk

It is named after the town of Newcastle-under-Lyme, where the council is based, but includes the town of Kidsgrove and villages of Silverdale, Chesterton, Madeley, Halmerend, Keele and Audley. Most of the borough is part of The Potteries Urban Area.

History

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

Since the 2018 council election the borough has contained 21 wards.[1]

1 - Audley 2 - Bradwell 3 - Clayton 4 - Crackley & Red Street 5 - Cross Heath 6 - Holditch & Chesterton 7 - Keele

8 - Kidsgrove & Ravenscliffe 9 - Knutton 10 - Loggerheads 11 - Madeley & Betley 12 - Maer & Whitmore 13 - May Bank 14 - Newchapel & Mow Cop

15 - Silverdale 16 - Talke & Butt Lane 17 - Thistleberry 18 - Town 19 - Westbury Park & Northwood 20 - Westlands 21 - Wolstanton

Previously the borough had contained 24 wards.[1]

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

The borough 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. Stephen Sweeney served as the Conservative leader from 2011-2012.

The Labour Party regained its majority on the council in 2012, which it held until 2017.

After the 2012 Local Elections there were 33 Labour party councillors, 11 Liberal Democrats and 16 Conservatives.[2]

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, five seats and one seat respectively mainly at the expense of the Liberal Democrats losing five seats bringing their total to six.[3]

As of 12 April 2022, the political make-up of the local council was as follows:[4]

Party		Number of councillors
	Labour	18
	Conservative	23
	Independent	1
	Liberal Democrats	2

Demographics

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. 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.[5] 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.[6]

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.

Freedom of the Borough

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

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (July 2020)

Individuals

• Gordon Banks OBE: 23 February 2018.[7]

Military units

• The Staffordshire Regiment: 1973.[8]

Organisations and Groups

• The Royal Stoke University Hospital: 22 May 2021.[9]

References

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

На других языках

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[de] Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme

Newcastle-under-Lyme ist ein Verwaltungsbezirk mit dem Status eines Borough in der Grafschaft Staffordshire in England. Verwaltungssitz ist die gleichnamige Stadt Newcastle-under-Lyme, in der mehr als die Hälfte der Bevölkerung lebt. Weitere bedeutende Orte sind Audley, Bradwell, Clayton, Cross Heath, Keele, Kidsgrove, Madeley, Porthill, Silverdale und Westlands.

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- [en] Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme

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[ru] Ньюкасл-андер-Лайм (район)

Ньюкасл-андер-Лайм (англ. Newcastle-under-Lyme) — неметрополитенский район (англ. non-metropolitan district) со статусом боро в церемониальном графстве Стаффордшир в Англии. Административный центр — город Ньюкасл-андер-Лайм.

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