Borough of Erewash

Erewash (/ˈɛrəwɒʃ/ ⓘ) is a local government district with borough status in Derbyshire, England. The borough is named after the River Erewash. The council has offices in both the borough's towns of Ilkeston and Long Eaton. The borough also includes several villages and surrounding rural areas. Some of the built-up areas in the east of the borough form part of the Nottingham Urban Area.

Borough of Erewash
Non-metropolitan district and borough
Ilkeston, one of the borough's towns
Ilkeston, one of the borough's towns
Shown within Derbyshire
Shown within Derbyshire
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Constituent countryEngland
RegionEast Midlands
Administrative countyDerbyshire
Founded1 April 1974
Admin. HQIlkeston and Long Eaton
Government
 • TypeErewash Borough Council
 • MPs:Pauline Latham,
Maggie Throup
Area
 • Total42.3 sq mi (109.6 km2)
 • Rank189th
Population
 (2021)
 • Total113,047
 • RankRanked 212th
 • Density2,700/sq mi (1,000/km2)
Time zoneUTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (British Summer Time)
Postcode
DE, NG
ONS code17UG (ONS)
E07000036 (GSS)
Ethnicity96.7% British
1.3% S.Asian[1]

Erewash Borough has military affiliations with 814 Naval Air Squadron Fleet Air Arm based at Royal Naval Air Station (RNAS) Culdrose and the Mercian Regiment of the British Army, as the successors to the local infantry regiment the Sherwood Foresters.

The neighbouring districts are South Derbyshire, Derby, Amber Valley, Broxtowe, Rushcliffe and North West Leicestershire.

History

The district was formed on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972 as one of nine districts within Derbyshire. The new district covered the whole area of two former districts and part of a third, which were all abolished at the same time:[2][3]

The new district was named after the River Erewash, which forms the district's eastern boundary.[4] On 28 June 1974 the district was awarded borough status, allowing the chair of the council to take the title of mayor.[5]

Governance
Erewash Borough Council
Logo
Type
Type
Leadership
Councillor Frank Phillips,
Labour
since 25 May 2023
Councillor James Dawson,
Labour
since 25 May 2023[6]
Jeremy Jaroszek
Structure
Seats47 councillors
Political groups
Administration (28)
  Labour (28)
Other parties (19)
  Conservative (16)
  Green (1)
  Liberal Democrats (1)
  Independent (1)
Elections
Last election
4 May 2023
Next election
6 May 2027
Meeting place
Town Hall, Wharncliffe Road, Ilkeston, DE7 5RP
and
Long Eaton Town Hall, wide view (10)
Town Hall, Derby Road, Long Eaton, NG10 1HU
Website
www.erewash.gov.uk

Erewash Borough Council provides district-level services. County-level services are provided by Derbyshire County Council. Parts of the borough are also covered by civil parishes, which form a third tier of local government.[7]

Political control

The council has been under Labour majority control since the 2023 election.[8]

The first election to the council was 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:[9][10]

Party in controlYears
Labour1974–1976
Conservative1976–1991
Labour1991–2003
Conservative2003–2023
Labour2023–present

Leadership

The role of mayor is largely ceremonial in Erewash. Political leadership is instead provided by the Leader of The Council and Council Executive. The leaders since 1974 have been:[11]

CouncillorPartyFromTo
Jock Barnes Labour19741976
Robert Parkinson Conservative19761990
Henry Shaw Conservative19901991
Peter Jeffrey Labour19911995
Eric Goacher Labour19961996
John Kirby Labour19961997
Cyril Stevens Labour19972003
Robert Parkinson Conservative200324 May 2007
Chris Corbett Conservative24 May 200718 May 2017
Carol Hart Conservative18 May 201725 May 2023
James Dawson Labour25 May 2023

Composition

Following the 2023 election, the composition of the council was:[12][13]

Party Councillors
Labour 28
Conservative 16
Green 1
Liberal Democrats 1
Independent 1
Total 47

The next election is due in 2027.

Elections
See also: Erewash Borough Council elections

Since the last boundary changes in 2015, the council has comprised 47 councillors, elected from 19 wards, with each ward electing two or three councillors. Elections are held every four years.[14]

Premises

When the council was created, it inherited three sets of offices from the predecessor district councils. The South East Derbyshire council offices on St Mary's Gate in Derby were sold shortly after the new council's creation. There was some discussion about building a central headquarters for the council, with possibilities examined at Ilkeston, Long Eaton and Sandiacre, but it was decided in 1976 that the cost of a single new building or a large enough extension to existing buildings was prohibitive.[15] Instead the council built more modest extensions to the buildings it had inherited from the old Ilkeston and Long Eaton councils, notably in 1981 to Ilkeston Town Hall,[16] and in 1991 to The Hall in Long Eaton, renaming the enlarged building Long Eaton Town Hall.[17] The council continues to use both town halls for its offices and meetings.[18]

Parishes
See also: List of civil parishes in Derbyshire

The towns of Ilkeston and Long Eaton are both unparished areas.[19] The rest of the borough is divided into 13 civil parishes. None of the parish councils are styled as town councils.[20]

Education

The borough has fourteen state secondary schools and 41 primary schools. It is also home to the public (fee-paying) schools of Trent College and The Long Eaton School with its junior/preparatory school, The Elms School.[21]

Broomfield Hall of Derby College is located in Morley.[22]

Derby Japanese School (ダービー日本人補習校 Dābī Nihonjin Hoshūkō), a Japanese weekend school, holds its classes in Broomfield Hall.[22]

Arms
Coat of arms of Borough of Erewash
Notes
Granted in 1983
Crest
On a wreath Or Gules and Azure out of a mural crown Or masoned Gules charged with four annulets Sable and between two torches issuing Azure enflamed Proper a stag rampant Gules and gorged with lace Proper attired and unguled Gold.
Escutcheon
Argent three bends wavy Azure overall between three astronomical signs of Mars Or a chevron Gules thereon a fleur de lys also Or on a chief dovetailed Gules a garb of wheat between two hanks of cotton Gold.
Motto
Per Sapientiam Constantiamque Victoria (Triumph Through Wisdom And Endeavour)[23]
Badge
A stag's head caboshed Gules attired Or in the mouth an astronomical sign of Mars Or and between the attires a rose Gules barbed Proper thereon another Argent barbed and seeded also Proper.

References
  1. "Neighbourhood Statistics – Erewash (Local Authority)". Office for National Statistics. 29 August 2008. Retrieved 3 December 2008.
  2. "The English Non-metropolitan Districts (Definition) Order 1972", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 1972/2039, retrieved 31 May 2023
  3. "Derbyshire: Diagram showing administrative boundaries, 1971". National Library of Scotland. Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  4. "The English Non-metropolitan Districts (Names) Order 1973", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 1973/551, retrieved 31 May 2023
  5. "Erewash gets its status as borough". Long Eaton Advertiser. 5 July 1974. p. 1. Retrieved 23 July 2023. ...the new status... effective from June 28...
  6. "Council minutes, 25 May 2023". Erewash Borough Council. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  7. "Local Government Act 1972", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1972 c. 70, retrieved 31 May 2023
  8. Bisknell, Eddie (6 May 2023). "Labour wins Erewash Borough Council after making significant gains". Derbyshire Live. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  9. "Compositions calculator". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  10. "Erewash". BBC News Online. Retrieved 14 October 2009.
  11. "Council minutes". Erewash Borough Council. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  12. "Local elections 2023: live council results for England". The Guardian.
  13. "Local election results 2023".
  14. "The Erewash (Electoral Changes) Order 2015", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2015/77, retrieved 21 August 2022
  15. "New borough HQ at Ilkeston but not for some years". Long Eaton Advertiser. 8 April 1976. p. 14. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  16. "Chief is moving". Long Eaton Advertiser. 29 October 1981. p. 32. Retrieved 24 July 2023. Extensions and modifications have been completed at Ilkeston town hall...
  17. "New town hall wins VIP praise". Long Eaton Advertiser. 3 May 1991. p. 3. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  18. Bisknell, Eddie (30 June 2023). "'Erewash Borough Council should close one of its two headquarters in Ilkeston and Long Eaton'". Derbyshire Live. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  19. "Election Maps". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  20. "Parish Councils". Erewash Borough Council. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  21. "All schools and colleges in Erewash". GOV.UK. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  22. "ダービー日本人補習校 （Derby Japanese School） Archived 14 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine."Derby Japanese School. Retrieved on 14 February 2015." c/o Derby College"
  23. "East Midlands Region". Civic Heraldry of England. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
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