Everything about Broxtowe totally explained
Broxtowe is a
local government district with
borough status in
Nottinghamshire,
England, west of the city of
Nottingham. It is part of the
Greater Nottingham metropolitan area. Broxtowe's neighbour to the west is the Borough of
Erewash in
Derbyshire.
Settlements
Settlements include
Beeston where the council is based,
Attenborough,
Awsworth,
Bramcote,
Brinsley,
Chilwell,
Cossall,
Eastwood,
Giltbrook,
Kimberley,
Moorgreen,
Newthorpe,
Nuthall,
Stapleford,
Swingate,
Toton and
Watnall.
Formation
The district formed on
April 1,
1974 by a merger of the
Beeston and Stapleford urban district, the
Eastwood urban district and part of
Basford Rural District. The borough's name was derived from the old
Broxtowe wapentake of Nottinghamshire, which covered a larger area.
Broxtowe Estate isn't within the borough, but is instead within the boundaries of the
City of Nottingham.
The district was granted
borough status in 1977.
Politics
The first elections to the council took place in
1973, with the
Conservatives gaining control. The party held power until
1995 when it lost control to the
Labour party. Since
2003 no party has been in overall control, and the Labour and
Liberal Democrats groups operate a power-sharing arrangement.
Parliamentary Constituency
1983
Broxtowe has also been a
Parliamentary constituency. The constituency boundaries don't exactly match the borough boundaries, with some wards of Broxtowe borough (Brinsley, Eastwood East, Eastwood North and Eastwood South), being in the
Ashfield constituency. The elections in the constituency have returned the following
MPs:
A Broxtowe constituency also existed form
1918 to
1970. The area of the former constituency was very different, including
Hucknall and
Kirkby in Ashfield, but excluding
Beeston.
Twinning
Broxtowe is
twinned with
Gütersloh in
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