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

East Staffordshire Borough
Non-metropolitan district and Borough
St Mowden's Church and the market place in Burton on Trent
East Staffordshire shown within Staffordshire
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	West Midlands
Non-metropolitan county	Staffordshire
Status	Non-metropolitan district
Admin HQ	Burton upon Trent
Incorporated	1 April 1974
Government
• Type	Non-metropolitan district council
• Body	East Staffordshire Borough Council
• Leadership	Leader & Cabinet (Conservative Party)
• MPs	Kate Kniveton, Michael Fabricant
Area
• Total	150.6 sq mi (390.0 km2)
• Rank	101st (of 309)
Population  (mid-2019 est.)
• Total	119,754
• Rank	195th (of 309)
• Density	800/sq mi (310/km2)
• Ethnicity	93.9% White
Time zone	UTC0 (GMT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (BST)
ONS code	41UC (ONS) E07000193 (GSS)
OS grid reference	SK2388023478
Website	https://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. In 2020, East Staffordshire also joined Stoke & Staffs Local Enterprise Partnership joining Staffordshire Moorlands District Council, Newcastle under Lyme Borough Council, Stoke-on-Trent City Council, Stafford Borough Council, Tamworth Borough Council, Lichfield District Council, Cannock Chase District Council and South Staffordshire District Council.

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 June 2021, East Staffordshire is controlled by the Conservative party. The Conservative party have 24 councillors, the Labour party have 11 councillors, the Liberal Democrats have one councillor and there are 3 Independent Councillors.[1]

As of 21 March 2022 the Leader of the council is Cllr George Allen. He is also both the second and consecutive Uttoxeter councillor to lead the council since formation in 1972.

Since 22 May 2015 the Leader of the Opposition is Cllr Michael Fitzpatrick.

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 Libdem and three 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

• Grade II* listed buildings in East Staffordshire

References

External links

• East Staffordshire borough council website
• Enjoy East Staffordshire
• Flickr photos of East Staffordshire

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