Ashfield District

Ashfield District Council
Ashfield District Council
Type
Type	Non-metropolitan district
Leadership
Chair	Arnie Hankin, ; Ashfield Independents ; since 30 May 2024
Leader	Jason Zadrozny, ; Ashfield Independents ; since 26 April 2018
Chief Executive	Theresa Hodgkinson ; since 2021
Structure
Seats	35 councillors
Political groups	Administration (32) Ashfield Ind. (32) Other parties (3) Conservative (1) Labour (1) Reform UK (1)
Elections
Last election	4 May 2023
Next election	6 May 2027
Meeting place
	Council Offices, Urban Road, Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Nottingham, NG17 8DA
Website
	www.ashfield.gov.uk

Ashfield District
Ashfield District
Non-metropolitan district
	Sutton-in-Ashfield, the largest settlement in the district
	Shown within Nottinghamshire
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	East Midlands
Administrative county	Nottinghamshire
Admin. HQ	Kirkby-in-Ashfield
Government
• Type	Ashfield District Council
• MPs:	Lee Anderson (Reform UK); Michelle Welsh (Labour)
Area
• Total	40 sq mi (110 km2)
• Rank	190th
Population (2022)
• Total	127,179
• Rank	Ranked 186th
• Density	3,000/sq mi (1,200/km2)
Ethnicity (2021)
• Ethnic groups	List 95.1% White ; 1.6% Asian ; 1.6% Mixed ; 1.2% Black ; 0.5% other ;
Religion (2021)
• Religion	List 53.4% no religion ; 44.6% Christianity ; 1.4% other ; 0.6% Islam ;
Time zone	UTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (British Summer Time)
ONS code	37UB (ONS); E07000170 (GSS)

Ashfield (/ˈæʃˌfiːld/) is a local government district in Nottinghamshire, England. The council is based in Kirkby-in-Ashfield, but the largest town is neighbouring Sutton-in-Ashfield. The district also contains the town of Hucknall and a few villages. The district is mostly urban, with some of its settlements forming parts of both the Nottingham and Mansfield Urban Areas.

The neighbouring districts are Mansfield, Newark and Sherwood, Gedling, Nottingham, Broxtowe, Amber Valley and Bolsover.

History

The district was created on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, covering the whole of three former districts and of part of a fourth, which were all abolished at the same time:^[2]

Basford Rural District (parishes of Annesley, Felley and Selston only)
Hucknall Urban District
Kirkby in Ashfield Urban District
Sutton in Ashfield Urban District

The new district was named Ashfield, being the shared suffix of two of the towns' names.^[3]

Governance

Ashfield District Council provides district-level services. County-level services are provided by Nottinghamshire County Council. Parts of the district are also covered by civil parishes, which form a third tier of local government.^[7]^[8]

Political control

Local party the Ashfield Independents has held a majority of the seats on the council since 2019.

The first election to the council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority alongside the outgoing authorities before coming into its powers on 1 April 1974. Political control of the council since 1974 has been as follows:^[9]^[10]

Party in control		Years
	Labour	1974–2003
	No overall control	2003–2011
	Labour	2011–2018
	No overall control	2018–2019
	Ashfield Ind.	2019–present

Leadership

The leaders of the council since 2007 have been:^[11]

Councillor		From	To
Jason Zadrozny	Liberal Democrats	May 2007	May 2009
John Knight	Labour	May 2009	23 May 2013
Chris Baron^[12]	Labour	23 May 2013	May 2015
Cheryl Butler^[13]	Labour	May 2015	26 Apr 2018
Jason Zadrozny	Ashfield Ind.	26 Apr 2018

Composition

Following the 2023 election the composition of the council was:^[14]

Party		Councillors
	Ashfield Ind.	32
	Conservative	2
	Labour	1
Total		35

The next election is due in 2027.

Elections

Since the last boundary changes in 2015 the council has comprised 35 councillors representing 23 wards, with each ward electing one, two or three councillors. Elections are held every four years.^[15]

Premises

The council is based at the Council Offices on Urban Road in Kirkby-in-Ashfield, completed in 1986 on a site behind the old headquarters (built 1933) of one of the council's predecessors, the Kirkby-in-Ashfield Urban District Council, with the old building now being known as Ada Lovelace House.^[16]^[17] The new building was officially opened in October 1986 by Birgitte, Duchess of Gloucester.^[18]

Settlements and parishes

There are just three civil parishes in the district, being Annesley, Felley and Selston. Annesley and Felley share a grouped parish council.^[19] The rest of the district, corresponding to the pre-1974 urban districts of Hucknall, Kirkby-in-Ashfield and Sutton-in-Ashfield, is an unparished area.^[8]

The largest settlement is Sutton-in-Ashfield. Towns and villages in the district include the following:

Media

Television

The Ashfield District is served by BBC East Midlands and ITV Central with television signals receives from the Waltham TV transmitter. ^[20] Northern parts of the district around Sutton-in-Ashfield and Kirkby-in-Ashfield receives better signals from the Emley Moor TV transmitter that broadcast BBC Yorkshire and ITV Yorkshire (West) programmes ^[21] and the Belmont transmitter broadcasting BBC Yorkshire and Lincolnshire and ITV Yorkshire (East) programmes. ^[22]

Radio

Radio stations that broadcast the area are:

BBC Radio Nottingham on 95.5 FM
Capital East Midlands on 96.5 FM
Takeover Radio on 106.9 FM
Mansfield 103.2 FM, a community based station which broadcast to the district from its studios in nearby Mansfield. ^[23]

Newspapers

The Ashfield District is served by the local newspaper, Mansfield and Ashfield Chad. ^[24]

References

^ ^a ^b UK Census (2021). "2021 Census Area Profile – Ashfield Local Authority (E07000170)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
^ "The English Non-metropolitan District (Definition) Order 1972", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 1972/2039, retrieved 17 November 2023
^ "The English Non-metropolitan Districts (Names) Order 1973", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 1973/551, retrieved 31 May 2023
^ "Council meeting, 30 May 2024". Ashfield District Council. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
^ "Freedom of the District for legendary broadcaster". Mansfield 103.2. 31 May 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
^ "Ashfield District Council welcomes new Chief Officer". Ashfield District Council. 30 July 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
^ "Local Government Act 1972", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1972 c. 70, retrieved 31 May 2023
^ ^a ^b "Election Maps". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
^ "Compositions calculator". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
^ "England council elections". BBC News Online. Archived from the original on 19 May 2011. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
^ "Council minutes". Ashfield District Council. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
^ "All change at Ashfield District Council". Ashfield Chad. 30 May 2013. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
^ "New line-up for Labour in Ashfield". Ashfield Chad. 13 May 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
^ "Local elections 2023: live council results for England". The Guardian.
^ "The Ashfield (Electoral Changes) Order 2015", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2015/112, retrieved 19 December 2023
^ "Town centre landmark renovated to boost Kirkby's economy". Ashfield Chad. 11 May 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
^ "Ashfield District Council". 26 May 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
^ "Royal visitor for Ashfield". Mansfield and Sutton Recorder. 30 October 1986. p. 15. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
^ "Parish council contact details". Ashfield District Council. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
^ "Full Freeview on the Waltham (Leicestershire, England) transmitter". UK Free TV. 1 May 2004. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
^ "Emley Moor (Kirklees, England) Full Freeview transmitter". UK Free TV. 1 May 2004. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
^ "Belmont (Lincolnshire, England) Full Freeview transmitter". UK Free TV. 1 May 2004. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
^ "Mansfield 103.2 FM". Retrieved 22 June 2024.
^ "Mansfield and Ashfield Chad". British Papers. 24 August 2013. Retrieved 22 June 2024.

External links

Ashfield District Council

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[2021_Nomis-1] UK Census (2021). "2021 Census Area Profile – Ashfield Local Authority (E07000170)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 5 January 2024.

[2] "The English Non-metropolitan District (Definition) Order 1972", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 1972/2039, retrieved 17 November 2023

[3] "The English Non-metropolitan Districts (Names) Order 1973", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 1973/551, retrieved 31 May 2023

[4] "Council meeting, 30 May 2024". Ashfield District Council. Retrieved 3 June 2024.

[5] "Freedom of the District for legendary broadcaster". Mansfield 103.2. 31 May 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.

[6] "Ashfield District Council welcomes new Chief Officer". Ashfield District Council. 30 July 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2023.

[7] "Local Government Act 1972", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1972 c. 70, retrieved 31 May 2023

[electionmaps-8] "Election Maps". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 21 September 2023.

[9] "Compositions calculator". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 10 August 2022.

[gain-10] "England council elections". BBC News Online. Archived from the original on 19 May 2011. Retrieved 19 May 2011.

[11] "Council minutes". Ashfield District Council. Retrieved 20 August 2022.

[12] "All change at Ashfield District Council". Ashfield Chad. 30 May 2013. Retrieved 20 August 2022.

[13] "New line-up for Labour in Ashfield". Ashfield Chad. 13 May 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2022.

[14] "Local elections 2023: live council results for England". The Guardian.

[15] "The Ashfield (Electoral Changes) Order 2015", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2015/112, retrieved 19 December 2023

[16] "Town centre landmark renovated to boost Kirkby's economy". Ashfield Chad. 11 May 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2022.

[17] "Ashfield District Council". 26 May 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.

[18] "Royal visitor for Ashfield". Mansfield and Sutton Recorder. 30 October 1986. p. 15. Retrieved 20 August 2022.

[19] "Parish council contact details". Ashfield District Council. Retrieved 19 December 2023.

[20] "Full Freeview on the Waltham (Leicestershire, England) transmitter". UK Free TV. 1 May 2004. Retrieved 22 June 2024.

[21] "Emley Moor (Kirklees, England) Full Freeview transmitter". UK Free TV. 1 May 2004. Retrieved 22 June 2024.

[22] "Belmont (Lincolnshire, England) Full Freeview transmitter". UK Free TV. 1 May 2004. Retrieved 22 June 2024.

[23] "Mansfield 103.2 FM". Retrieved 22 June 2024.

[24] "Mansfield and Ashfield Chad". British Papers. 24 August 2013. Retrieved 22 June 2024.

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