25-457: Mackworth is a suburb and electoral ward of the city of Derby , England. Is it located on the north-west of the city near to Markeaton Park and the suburb of Mickleover . It is also known as Mackworth Estate , to distinguish it from the nearby Mackworth village. The Mackworth ward also covers the New Zealand area as well as Mackworth itself. Development as a housing estate began in
50-729: A county council which also performs the functions of a district council . It is based at County Hall in Newport . The council has been under no overall control since 2021, being led by a coalition of independent, Green, and Our Island councillors called the Alliance Group. Elected county councils were established in England and Wales in 1889 under the Local Government Act 1888 , taking over administrative functions previously carried out by unelected magistrates at
75-480: A unitary authority . It was renamed 'Isle of Wight Council' at the same time. It remains legally a county council, but one which also performs district functions. It was the first such unitary authority in England; many more were created from 1996 onwards. The council has been a member of the Islands Forum since 2022. The council performs both district-level and county-level functions. The whole island
100-537: A castle. In Wales, the term electoral ward is used for elections to principal councils ( county councils or county borough councils ). These were formally called electoral divisions . Communities in Wales (the equivalent to the civil parish in England) are sometimes divided into wards for elections to the community council. All of Scotland is divided into over 300 wards for local government elections. Using
125-438: Is a large water tower owned by Severn Trent and can be seen from much of the estate. The estate was home to Derby College , Prince Charles Avenue Campus. These buildings were formerly Mackworth Secondary School and Parkfields Cedars Grammar School for Girls, subsequently combined to form Parkfields Comprehensive School, which closed in the 1980s, the building then being turned over to the local tertiary college. Once education on
150-570: Is also covered by civil parishes , which form a second tier of local government. The council has been under no overall control since the 2021 election , being led by a minority coalition called the Alliance Group, comprising some of the independent councillors, the Green Party and local party Our Island. Political control of the council since the 1974 reforms has been as follows: Upper-tier authority: Isle of Wight County Council Unitary authority: Isle of Wight Council The leaders of
175-975: Is divided into wards, which are ancient and very long-standing sub-divisions of the city. The Council of the Isles of Scilly is also a sui generis unitary authority, and has five wards, each returning either 1 or (in the case of St Mary's ) 12 councillors to the Council of the Isles of Scilly. Civil parishes in England are sometimes divided into wards for elections to the parish council (or town / city council ). They need not bear any relation to wards or electoral divisions at district level, but often do. The four most northerly ancient counties of England – Cumberland , Westmorland , County Durham and Northumberland – were historically divided into administrative units called wards instead of hundreds or wapentakes , as in other counties. Wards were areas originally organised for military purposes, each centred on
200-638: The 2011 Census , the Mackworth ward had a population of 14,180, representing an 8.74% increase on the 2001 Census figure of 13,040. Wards of the United Kingdom The wards and electoral divisions in the United Kingdom are electoral districts at sub-national level, represented by one or more councillors . The ward is the primary unit of English electoral geography for civil parishes and borough and district councils,
225-515: The Local Government (Boundaries) (NI) Order 1972 (No. 131) and DEAs were first created by the Local Government (District Electoral Areas) Regulations 1973 (No.94) Isle of Wight Council Isle of Wight Council , known between 1890 and 1995 as Isle of Wight County Council , is the local authority for the Isle of Wight in England. Since 1995 it has been a unitary authority , being
250-666: The Neo-Georgian style by Gutteridge and Gutteridge, was built on the same site and opened in October 1938. An extension was built on its east side in 1969. Since the last boundary changes in 2021 the island has been divided into 39 electoral divisions , each of which elects one councillors. Elections are held every four years. The coat of arms of the Isle of Wight was granted to the County Council in 1938. The shield shows
275-460: The electoral ward is the unit used by Welsh principal councils , while the electoral division is the unit used by English county councils and some unitary authorities . Each ward/division has an average electorate of about 5,500 people, but ward population counts can vary substantially. As of 2021 there are 8,694 electoral wards/divisions in the UK. An average area of wards or electoral divisions in
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#1732800844273300-422: The quarter sessions . As part of the historic county of Hampshire , the Isle of Wight was initially governed by Hampshire County Council . Shortly afterwards it was decided that the island should form its own administrative county , whilst remaining part of Hampshire for judicial and lieutenancy purposes. The Isle of Wight County Council was therefore established with effect from 1 April 1890, on which day
325-653: The single transferable vote , most wards elect either three or four councillors. Starting from the 2022 Scottish local elections , the Scottish Elections (Reform) Act 2020 , allows electoral wards to have between one and five councillors. Districts in Northern Ireland are divided into electoral areas, with each electing between five and seven councillors by single transferable vote. These are themselves sub-divided into wards, but these wards have no official function. Post-1973 wards were first created by
350-446: The 1930s, with construction on Brackensdale Avenue, Greenland Avenue, Lilac Avenue and Laburnum Grove. Most of the area was developed during the 1950s (the first house completed in 1953) and it was one of the largest housing estates to be built in the city. Further development followed on the northern fringes of the estate, with sporadic small building projects over the years that followed. Mackworth's most noticeable landmark ( SK312368 )
375-500: The Green Party and Our Island councillors, which forms the council's administration. Of the other five independent councillors, three sit together as the "Empowering Islanders" group and the other two (one of whom describes themselves as "Independent Labour") do not form part of a group. The next election is due in 2025. The council meets and has its main offices at County Hall on High Street in Newport. The council initially met at
400-674: The Guildhall in Newport. In 1904 it moved its meeting place to the Technical Institute (now the Island Sixth Form) at the southern end of St James Street in Newport. Until the 1930s the council's administrative offices were split between several different buildings. By the 1930s, many of the council's offices were at the former Swan Hotel and adjacent houses in High Street, Newport. A new building, designed in
425-416: The United Kingdom is 28.109 km (10.853 sq mi). The London boroughs , metropolitan boroughs and non-metropolitan districts (including most unitary authorities ) are divided into wards for local elections. However, county council elections (as well as those for several unitary councils which were formerly county councils, such as the Isle of Wight and Shropshire Councils ) instead use
450-591: The city library opened in late March 2010. During development in the 1950s all but one (the exception being the main artery of the Estate, Prince Charles Avenue) of the roads in Mackworth were named after places in London, for example Knightsbridge, Wembley Gardens, Bayswater Close and Mornington Crescent. This theme was continued in the housing constructed in the 2010s. The 1950s estate was designed with curved roads to discourage use as short-cuts or 'ratruns'. According to
475-558: The council since 2007 have been: Following the 2021 election and subsequent by-elections and changes of allegiance up to May 2024, the composition of the council was as follows: Of the independent councillors, ten (two of whom belong to the Island Independent Network, part of the Independent Network , a national umbrella group supporting independent councillors) sit in the "Alliance Group" with
500-493: The council held its first official meeting at the Guildhall in Newport. Somerset Gough-Calthorpe was appointed the first chairman of the council. Until 1974 the lower tier of local government comprised several boroughs , urban districts and a rural district . In 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972 , the lower tier was reorganised and the island was left with two districts : Medina and South Wight . As part of
525-487: The same number of electors, and each elect three councillors. In local authorities with mixed urban and rural areas, the number of councillors may vary from one to three, depending on the size of the electorate. Where civil parishes exist, a ward can be adjacent with a civil parish or consist of groups of civil parishes. Larger civil parishes (such as Shrewsbury ) can be divided into two or more wards. The City of London has its own sui generis form of local government and
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#1732800844273550-524: The same reforms the island was reclassified as a non-metropolitan county and given its own Lord Lieutenant and High Sheriff , finally making it separate from Hampshire for ceremonial as well as administrative purposes. On 1 April 1995, following recommendations made by the Local Government Commission for England appointed in 1992, the two district councils were abolished and the county council assumed their functions, making it
575-453: The same site as an old people's home along with residential provision for people with vision impairment (The Lois Ellis Home for the Blind). Following closure of local authority provision, these residential facilities were demolished and subsequently an Extra Care Facility was built on the site. Amenities and facilities for local residents include shops, dentist, doctors, churches etc. A branch of
600-411: The site ceased further housing was built in the 2010s. Today the majority of homes on the estate are now owner occupied, though there is still a significant stock of social housing available. Housing density is very low, there are plentiful areas of green open space, and there is very little terraced/apartment housing. There are a number of small bungalows originally designed for older residents, some on
625-435: The term electoral division . In non-metropolitan county areas with both wards (used for district council elections) and electoral divisions (used for county council elections), the boundaries of the two types of divisions may sometimes not coincide, but more often the county electoral divisions will be made up of one or more complete wards. In urban areas, the wards within a local authority area typically each contain roughly
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