Borough of Erewash

Political control

The council has been under Labour majority control since the 2023 election.^[10]

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:^[11][12]

Leadership

The role of mayor is largely ceremonial in Erewash. Political leadership is instead provided by the leader of the council. The leaders since 1974 have been:

Composition

Following the 2023 election,^[31][32] and subsequent by-elections and changes of allegiance up to November 2025, the composition of the council was:^[33]

The next election is due in 2027,^[33] but is likely to be cancelled due to the incorporation of the borough into a larger Unitary Authority.^[34]

Elections

Since the last boundary changes in 2015, the council has comprised 47 councillors, elected from 19 wards, with each ward electing two or three councillors. Elections are held every four years.^[35]

Premises

When the council was created, it inherited three sets of offices from the predecessor district councils. The South East Derbyshire council offices on St Mary's Gate in Derby were sold shortly after the new council's creation. There was some discussion about building a central headquarters for the council, with possibilities examined at Ilkeston, Long Eaton and Sandiacre, but it was decided in 1976 that the cost of a single new building or a large enough extension to existing buildings was prohibitive.^[36] Instead the council built more modest extensions to the buildings it had inherited from the old Ilkeston and Long Eaton councils, notably in 1981 to Ilkeston Town Hall,^[37] and in 1991 to The Hall in Long Eaton, renaming the enlarged building Long Eaton Town Hall.^[38] The council continues to use both town halls for its offices and meetings.^[39]