Ashfield District

Ashfield (/ˈæʃˌfiːld/) is a local government district in Nottinghamshire, England. The population of Ashfield was 127,200 in 2018.[2] The district is mostly urban and forms part of both the Nottingham and Mansfield Urban Areas. There are three towns in the district; Sutton-in-Ashfield, Kirkby-in-Ashfield and Hucknall. The district was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, by the merger of urban districts of Hucknall, Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Sutton-in-Ashfield and parts of Basford Rural District, namely the parishes of Annesley, Felley and Selston.

"Ashfield, Nottinghamshire" redirects here. For the constituency, see Ashfield (UK Parliament constituency).

Ashfield District
Non-metropolitan district
Sutton-in-Ashfield, the largest settlement in the district
Sutton-in-Ashfield, the largest settlement in the district
Shown within Nottinghamshire
Shown within Nottinghamshire
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Constituent countryEngland
RegionEast Midlands
Administrative countyNottinghamshire
Admin. HQKirkby-in-Ashfield
Government
 • TypeAshfield District Council
 • Leadership:Leader & Cabinet
 • Leader:Jason Zadrozny (Ashfield Independents)
 • MPs:Lee Anderson
Mark Spencer
Area
 • Total42.3 sq mi (109.6 km2)
 • Rank190th
Population
 (2021)
 • Total126,372
 • RankRanked 186th
 • Density3,000/sq mi (1,200/km2)
Time zoneUTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (British Summer Time)
ONS code37UB (ONS)
E07000170 (GSS)
Ethnicity97.6% White
(96.0% White British)
1.0% Asian
0.5% Black
1.0% Mixed
0.1% Other [1]
Websitewww.ashfield.gov.uk
Hucknall, the second-largest settlement in the district and contiguous with nearby Nottingham
Kirkby-in-Ashfield, the third-largest settlement in the district and contiguous with nearby Sutton-in-Ashfield

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

Politics
For historical political control and leadership, see Ashfield District Council elections.

Elections to the district are held every 4 years, with currently 35 councillors being elected from 23 wards. Since 2018 the council has been led by Jason Zadrozny of the Ashfield Independents. At the 2019 elections the Ashfield Independents won 30 of the 35 seats on the council, increasing their hold to 32 seats at the 2023 election.

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.[3][4] The new building was officially opened in October 1986 by Birgitte, Duchess of Gloucester.[5]

References
  1. "UK Government Web Archive". webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk.
  2. "District Profile generated on 07/09/2020". Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  3. "Town centre landmark renovated to boost Kirkby's economy". Ashfield Chad. 11 May 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  4. "Ashfield District Council". 26 May 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  5. "Royal visitor for Ashfield". Mansfield and Sutton Recorder. 30 October 1986. p. 15. Retrieved 20 August 2022.

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