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Stanton in Peak Parish Council

The Parish Council comprises 7 elected councillors who employ a part-time CiLCA qualified Parish Clerk as their Proper Officer. Councillors are elected to serve for a four year term. The Parish is subdivided in three wards: Stanton in Peak – 5 councillors; Stanton Lees – 1 councillor; Warren Carr – 1 councillor.

ELECTIONS 2024 –

2 parishioners have been elected for the 5 seats in Stanton in Peak Ward

1 parishioner has been elected for the 1 seat in Stanton Lees Ward

1 parishioner has been elected for the 1 seat in Warren Carr Ward

3 vacancies remain for councillors

Council meets six times a year with meetings held alternatively at Stanton in Peak Village Hall and Stanton Lees Chapel on a Tuesday evening in , May, July, September, November, January, and March. Meetings commence at 7.30pm. Additional meetings are called as required.

The Chair and Vice-Chair of the Parish Council are elected by councillors every May. The Chair hosts the Annual Parish meeting each March giving a report on the previous year and opening the floor to debate on any matter raised by a parishioner.

The Precept – the local tax on parishioners – is set at the November meeting for the following year. Requests for donations made by local community groups are also considered at that meeting.

The Council leases The Green as a recreation and children’s play area in Stanton in Peak and the path from the Church to the Cemetery. It is also is responsible for 6 grit bins at: Pilhough crossroads, Coach Road, Stanton Lees Chapel Car park and junction, by the Green and at the lower end of Stanton in Peak (other bins are maintained and filled by the County Council); the bus shelter in Stanton in Peak and 3 noticeboards – one in each Ward. It provides an annual grant to the Parochial Church Council for maintenance of Stanton in Peak cemetery.

Contact Details

Matthew Lovell – Clerk parishclerk@stantoninpeakparish.org.uk

Christmas Cottage Church Street Youlgrave DE45 1WL 01629 636151

Parish Councillors

The Current Council up to May 2027 comprises:

Stanton Ward

Councillor Sue Fogg – Laburnum Cottage, Congreave Lane, Pilhough, Stanton in Peak DE4 2NF 732591

Councillor Ian Mortimore – The Byres, Main Road, Stanton in Peak DE4 2LX 636826

Vacancy

Stanton Lees Ward

Councillor Paul Morris – High Bend, Lees Road, Stanton Lees DE4 2LQ 734111

Warren Carr Ward

Councillor Andy Mellor – Hawthorns Warren Carr DE4 2LN