Tewkesbury Borough Council

Tewkesbury Borough Council is the local authority for the Borough of Tewkesbury, located in North Gloucestershire in the South West of England region. As well as the town of Tewkesbury where the council is based, the borough also comprises Ashchurch, Bishop's Cleeve, Brockworth, Churchdown and Winchcombe and a number of other settlements. It is administratively distinct from Tewkesbury Town Council, which serves the smaller civil parish of Tewkesbury only.[1]

Tewkesbury Borough Council
Type
Type
Leadership
Mayor
Cllr Gill Blackwell, Conservative
Leader
Cllr Rob Bird, Conservative
Structure
Seats38 councillors
Political groups
Administration (23)
  Conservative (23)
Opposition (15)
  Liberal Democrat (8)
  Brockworth First (4)
  Tewkesbury and Twyning Independent (2)
  Green Party (1)
Elections
First past the post
Last election
2 May 2019
Meeting place
Council Offices, Gloucester Rd, Tewkesbury
Website
www.tewkesbury.gov.uk

Tewkesbury Borough Council elects 38 Councillors from 20 wards. Following the May 2019 local elections, Tewkesbury Borough Council comprises 23 Conservative Councillors, 8 Liberal Democrat Councillors, 4 Brockworth First Councillors, 2 Tewkesbury and Twyning Independent Councillors and 1 Green Party Councillor.[2] The current leader of Tewkesbury Borough Council is Rob Bird and the current Borough Mayor (a ceremonial role) is Gill Blackwell.

History

Tewkesbury Borough Council was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972,[3] from the municipal borough of Tewkesbury, along with Cheltenham Rural District and part of Gloucester Rural District.

Responsibilities

Tewkesbury Borough Council carries out a variety of district council functions including:

  • Benefits - Housing and Council Tax
  • Car Parking
  • Concessionary Travel
  • Council Tax - Administration and Collection
  • Elections and Electoral Registration
  • Environmental Health (includes Domestic and Commercial Premises)
  • Food Safety and Hygiene Complaints
  • Noise Pollution and Pest Control
  • Housing Administration
  • Licensing
  • Caravan Sites
  • Planning, including Planning Applications, Advice and Appeals
  • Public Conveniences (in some locales)
  • Health and Leisure Centres
  • Refuse Collection
  • Recycling
  • Tourism and Visitor Information.

Political control
Electoral Wards of Tewkesbury Borough Council

Since the foundation of the council in 1973, political control of the council has been held by the following parties.

Election Party in control Refs
1973 No overall control
1976 Independent
1979
1983W [4]
1987 No overall control
1991B,W Independent [5][6][7]
1995 No overall control
1999
2003W [8]
2007 [9]
2011 Conservative
2015
2019 W [10]
B: New borough boundaries
W: New ward boundaries

Current Councillors

A total of 38 councillors are currently members of Tewkesbury Borough Council, with councillors grouping as part of the Conservative Party, Liberal Democrats, Brockworth First or Tewkesbury and Twyning Independents.

Ward Councillor Party
Badgeworth Robert Vines Conservative
Brockworth East Louise Gerrard Brockworth First
Sara Stevens Brockworth First
Brockworth West Craig Carter Brockworth First
Deborah Harwood Brockworth First
Churchdown Brookfield with Hucclecote Gill Blackwell Conservative
Paul Smith Liberal Democrats
Richard Smith Liberal Democrats
Churchdown St John's Mary Jordan Liberal Democrats
Clare Softley Liberal Democrats
Scott Thomson Liberal Democrats
Cleeve Grange Helen Munro Liberal Democrats
Cleeve Hill Mike Dean Conservative
Anna Hollaway Conservative
Cleeve St Michael's Bob East Conservative
Andrew Reece Conservative
Cleeve West Robert Bird Conservative
Richard Stanley Liberal Democrats
Highnam and Haw Bridge Paul McLain Conservative
Jill Smith Conservative
Innsworth Graham Bocking Conservative
Paul Ockelton Liberal Democrats
Isbourne John Evetts Conservative
Mel Gore Conservative
Northway Pauline Godwin Conservative
Elaine MacTiernam Conservative
Severn Vale North Heather McLain Conservative
Severn Vale South Mark Williams Conservative
Shurdington Philip Surman Conservative
Tewkesbury East Vernon Smith Conservative
Chrissy Reid Conservative
Tewkesbury South Kevin Cromwell Conservative
Cate Cody Green
Tewkesbury Town with Mitton Mike Sztymiak Tewkesbury & Twyning Independent
Philip Workman Tewkesbury & Twyning Independent
Winchcombe David Gray Conservative
Jim Mason Conservative
John Murphy Conservative

References
  1. http://www.tewkesburytowncouncil.gov.uk/
  2. http://minutes.tewkesbury.gov.uk/mgMemberIndex.aspx?FN=PARTY&VW=LIST&PIC=0
  3. "Local Government Act 1972", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1972 c. 70
  4. The Borough of Tewkesbury (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1980
  5. "The Gloucestershire Districts (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1991", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 1991/793 Retrieved on 4 November 2015.
  6. "The Gloucestershire Districts (Electoral Arrangements) (Variation) Order 1991", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 1991/2700 Retrieved on 4 November 2015.
  7. "The Gloucestershire (District Boundaries) Order 1991", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 1991/281 Retrieved on 6 November 2015.
  8. "The Borough of Tewkesbury (Electoral Changes) Order 2001", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2001/3881 Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  9. "English local elections 2007: Tewkesbury". BBC News Online. 4 May 2007. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  10. "The Tewkesbury (Electoral Changes) Order 2018", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2018/37 Retrieved on 3 May 2019.
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