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30-476: Holmewood is a village in the North East Derbyshire district of Derbyshire , England. Historically a coal mining village, it has close links to the villages of Heath , North Wingfield and Temple Normanton . It is in the civil parish of Heath and Holmewood. The village of Holmewood was formed as a residence by The Williamthorpe Colliery Company from 1905 until 1970, when it closed due to
60-459: A Working men's club , churches and a public library. The local football team is Holmewood Park Rangers. [REDACTED] Media related to Holmewood at Wikimedia Commons This Derbyshire location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . North East Derbyshire North East Derbyshire is a local government district in Derbyshire , England. The council
90-408: A "leader and cabinet", or a "committee system". The type of arrangement used determines how decisions will be made within the council. In councils which use the elected mayor system, the mayor is directly elected by the electorate to provide political leadership for the council and has power to make executive decisions. In councils which use the leader and cabinet model (the most commonly used model),
120-461: A council was under the control of a particular party, local media would commonly refer to the leader of the controlling party as being the 'Leader of the Council'. It was also generally recognised that the most powerful political position on a council was the person who chaired the main policy-making committee, which in most councils was called the policy and resources committee. Usually, the leader of
150-545: A much larger area and is known as the 'Holmewood Enterprise Zone'. Due to EU Government incentives, the site attracts high levels of investment from national-level companies. There is a countryside park on the site, which is known as the Five Pits Trail , which links the five villages around Holmewood. The area contains several ponds that, once heavily polluted, are now havens for wildlife and are popular with anglers and birdwatchers. The village has many small shops,
180-489: Is based in the large village of Wingerworth . The district also includes the towns of Dronfield and Clay Cross as well as numerous villages and surrounding rural areas. The neighbouring districts are Chesterfield (which it almost surrounds), Bolsover , Amber Valley , Derbyshire Dales , Sheffield and Rotherham . The district was formed on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972 , covering
210-459: Is due in 2027. Since the last boundary changes in 2019 the council has comprised 53 councillors , representing 24 wards , with each ward electing one, two or three councillors. Elections are held every four years. Since 2015 the council has been based at offices on Mill Lane in Wingerworth. Prior to 2015 the council was based at the former Chesterfield Rural District Council's offices at
240-410: Is nominated, as was the case prior to 2000, the chair of the council's main policy committee may be informally deemed to be the council's de facto leader. Some councils operate governance arrangements which have the characteristics of more than one formal governance option. For example, an authority operating under conventional executive arrangements but whose overview and scrutiny committees operate in
270-424: The 2023 election . 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: The leaders of the council since 2004 have been: Following the 2023 election , the composition of the council was: The next election
300-462: The Local Government Act 2000 . It consists of the leader and the cabinet itself, which is usually formed by the majority party in the local authority , where there is one, or by a coalition which comes together to elect a leader. The council elects the leader, and the leader appoints the other members of the cabinet. Each cabinet member holds a separate portfolio, such as housing, finance, economic development, or education. Decisions may be delegated to
330-654: The Council House on Saltergate in Chesterfield, outside the council's own area. The Council House had been built in 1938 and was substantially extended shortly after North East Derbyshire's creation in 1974. The district is entirely covered by civil parishes . The parish council for Dronfield takes the style "town council". Settlements in the district include: The district, along with the district of Bolsover and adjoining areas in South Yorkshire ,
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#1732787007726360-561: The Council', albeit without the same powers as a leader under the leader and cabinet model. From the establishment of elected local authorities in England in the nineteenth century until the Local Government Act 2000 , councils used a system of committees for decision making. There was no legislative requirement for any councillor to be declared the leader, with the principle being that all the elected councillors were equal in status. In practice, political groups had their own leaders, and when
390-610: The Local Government Act 2000 allowed district councils in two tier areas, with populations under 85,000, to propose alternative executive arrangements. This was superseded by the changes made by the Localism Act 2011 and the renewed availability of the committee system to all local authorities. Under the Localism Act 2011, principal authorities (such as unitary authorities, county councils, and district councils) were allowed to return to decision-making by committees,
420-445: The area of three former districts, which were all abolished at the same time: The new district was named North East Derbyshire, reflecting its position within the wider county. North East Derbyshire District Council provides district-level services. County-level services are provided by Derbyshire County Council . The district is also entirely covered by civil parishes , which form a third tier of local government. Since 2014
450-452: The authority at regular meetings. One or more overview and scrutiny committees holds the cabinet to account for its decisions and is responsible that the democratic checks and balances are maintained. The principal executive decisions taken by the council as a whole are to appoint the leader, to approve the leader's budget, to adopt development plan documents, and to agree on the council's constitution. Beyond that, it may raise issues, urge
480-435: The closure of many associated industries. This decimated many local communities, with many former pit villages struggling to recover. The last Colliery in the area closed in 1993. Following the closure of the pits large areas of the district were derelict, with old mine workings and spoil tips from 150 years of industrialisation . Over the last few years these sites have been remediated and regenerated by open cast mining of
510-424: The council Council - Manager Executive leader elected by the council from among themselves Elected mayor and cabinet Executive mayor elected by the people Committee system Executive leader and executive committees elected by the council from among themselves In England, local authorities are required to adopt one of three types of executive arrangements , having an "elected mayor and cabinet ",
540-736: The district has been a non-constituent member of the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (formerly known as the Sheffield City Region); the council sends representatives to meetings of the combined authority, but the electorate of North East Derbyshire District does not vote in elections for the Mayor of South Yorkshire . The district is also part of The Derby, Derbyshire, Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Local Enterprise Partnership . The council has been under Labour majority control since
570-463: The elected councillors choose one of their number to be the Leader of the Council , and that person provides political leadership and can make executive decisions. Where the committee system is used, executive power is exercised through various committees rather than being focussed on one person. Many councils which use the committee system still nominate one of the councillors to hold the title 'Leader of
600-597: The high cost of deep seam mining. The colliery was the main employer of the village and upon its closure, caused much unemployment within the area. As a consequence of the Margaret Thatcher Government in the late 1980s, plans were put in place to construct two large industrial estates to limit the high unemployment levels within the ex-colliery communities in the North Derbyshire Area. This industrial estate has now expanded to cover
630-448: The individual members, or taken by the cabinet as a whole. These decisions are scrutinised by one or more "overview and scrutiny" committees, which may be dedicated to one or more service areas. The leader and cabinet are responsible for policies, plans, and strategies, which must be within the budget adopted by the full council. These will be reported to the overall "full" council, which is convened to bring together all elected members of
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#1732787007726660-473: The largest party would chair that committee. Some councils explicitly acknowledged the existence of a leader of the council, others did not. The role of Leader of the Council in that regard was similar to that of the British prime minister ; the post had not been explicitly created, but gradually emerged. The Local Government Act 2000 sought to strengthen public engagement with local democracy, and streamline
690-408: The leader, cabinet, or cabinet members to take actions, or pass a vote of no confidence in the leader. In addition, the compliance of councillors with their code of conduct may be overseen by a standards committee, although since the coming into effect of the Localism Act 2011 this can be dispensed with and its functions can be delegated to a monitoring officer. The elected mayor and cabinet model
720-461: The method of local government administration for all councils prior to 2000. Under this model power is exercised, alongside full council, by a number of committees, made up of councillors in proportion to their parties' representation on the council. Such councils may choose to nominate a councillor as Leader of the Council for the purposes of representing the political leadership of the council, particularly in relations with external bodies. If no leader
750-533: The remaining surface deposits and reclamation of coal from the old spoil heaps. The sites have then been restored as a mix of parkland , business parks, and housing sites. The work, part-funded by EEC Coalfield community regeneration grants, helped clean up the environmental legacy and fund the creation of job opportunities by providing the infrastructure for development. This resulted in several large and some smaller business parks, now providing thousands of jobs, albeit many in warehousing and distribution , not of
780-531: The same skill level as the lost engineering jobs. In terms of television, North East Derbyshire is served by BBC Yorkshire and ITV Yorkshire broadcasting from the Emley Moor transmitter. Radio stations for the area are: Derbyshire Times is the weekly local newspaper that serves the district . The council uses its coat of arms as its logo. 53°12′N 1°30′W / 53.20°N 1.50°W / 53.20; -1.50 Leader of
810-442: The strike, with a March 1984 area ballot, at the start of the strike, narrowly opposing it. It was however observed by the majority of North East Derbyshire miners, with all local pits initially closed. The strike caused massive poverty and social upheaval as traditionally close-knit communities became divided between those who worked and those who did not. The strike was resolved by the spring of 1985 and mine closures continued, with
840-417: The system of committees, introducing the models of directly elected mayors and cabinets, leaders and cabinets, as well as a third option for an elected mayor and council manager, which was only adopted by one authority and was later withdrawn. Additionally, lower tier authorities with a population under 85,000 were allowed to continue to use a committee system. The leader and cabinet model was introduced under
870-605: Was a major producer of coal ; a large seam of coal was discovered during the construction of the Clay Cross Tunnel in the 1830s. Coal mining became the main industry in the region. On nationalisation in 1947 there were 27 coal mines in the Chesterfield area, reduced to 12 by 1980. During the 1980s the Conservative government planned to close down many of the remaining mines, leading to the 1984–85 miners' strike . Members of North Derbyshire NUM were split over
900-550: Was introduced by the Local Government Act 2000. Councils currently operating the mayoral model include: The elected mayor and council manager option was also introduced by the Local Government Act 2000, but withdrawn by the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 . The only local authority to adopt the model was Stoke-on-Trent City Council , reverting to leader and cabinet in 2008. Section 31 of
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