Kidsgrove Town Council
Kidsgrove is situated in North West Staffordshire on the Cheshire border and is part of the Borough of Newcastle Under Lyme. The Wards of Kidsgrove, Butt Lane, Ravenscliffe and Kidsgrove are in the Stoke on Trent North, Parliamentary Constituency, M.P. Joan Walley and Newchapel Ward is in the Staffordshire Moorlands, Parliamentary Constituency, M.P. Karen Bradley. Kidsgrove has a Town Council of twenty four members. Kidsgrove Town Council was created in 1974 when Kidsgrove Urban District Council became part of Newcastle Under Lyme Borough Council as part of the Local Government Act 1972. Kidsgrove also has a Mayor who is elected by the Town Council every 12 months. This position is mainly a civic role and the Mayor acts as an ambassador for Kidsgrove. Past Mayors: John Parsons 2010/2011, Kyle Robinson 2011/2012, Gillian Burnett 2012/2013
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