Photo: Andrew Hill · CC BY-SA 2.0Labour holds a majority on High Peak Borough Council
Glossop is run by High Peak Borough Council and Derbyshire County Council. Labour has a majority on High Peak Borough Council. Reform UK has a majority on Derbyshire County Council. Its MP is Jon Pearce (Labour), member for High Peak.
£2,348
Band D, a year, the middle band every council sets its tax from.
Where it goes →How Glossop’s politics has changed since 2021
A majority on High Peak Borough Council
Labour holds a majority on High Peak Borough Council: 29 of its 43 seats as elected. The Conservatives hold 10, the Greens 2, the Liberal Democrats 1 and independents 1. Who’s in charge ↓
Derbyshire changed hands in 2025
Derbyshire County Council, which runs schools, social care and roads, went from a Conservative majority (43 of 64 seats in 2021) to a Reform UK majority at the May 2025 election: Reform UK won 41 of 64 seats. Derbyshire ↓
Council tax
A Band D bill in Glossop is £2,347 for 2026–27; High Peak Borough Council keeps 10% of it. The council area’s Band D has risen 48% in ten years, against England’s 56%. Council money ↓
Written from the data on this page: Democracy Club results since May 2021, the UK Parliament Members API and MHCLG council tax.
Who holds the seats on Glossop’s councils
Seats by party as elected. A party needs 22 of High Peak’s 43 or 33 of Derbyshire’s 64 seats to run the council alone.
- Labour29
- Conservative10
- Green2
- Independent1
- Liberal Democrat1
Latest election: May 2023.
- Reform UK41+41
- Conservative12−31
- Green3+2
- Labour3−13
- Liberal Democrat3−1
- Independent2+2
Change against the council before the 1 May 2025 election.
Seats are counted from election results: each ward’s most recent winners until its seats are filled. Councillors who have since changed party or resigned aren’t reflected, and which parties lead the council, and who is leader, comes from the council itself.
Results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), elections since May 2021; seats per ward from its EveryElection.
Two tiers of council, and a parish tier
Glossop has two tiers of council: the county runs the big services, the district the local ones.
The parish council for the part of Glossop inside Charlesworth parish.
5% of Glossop’s residents · Band D precept £14
Bins and recycling, planning, housing, environmental health, leisure, and collecting council tax.
Website ↗Schools, social care, roads and transport, libraries and waste disposal.
Website ↗Transport, skills and regeneration across several council areas. It is led by an elected mayor.
Mayor: Claire Ward (Labour and Co-operative), elected May 2024
Who to ask
From GOV.UK’s “Understand how your council works”: in two-tier areas the district or borough runs local services and the county the big ones.
95% of Glossop’s residents live outside any parish, with no parish council.
Councils from ONS lookups (wards and councils May 2026, parishes 2025), names and websites from GOV.UK’s local council finder; parish councils from MHCLG’s 2026–27 list of precepting parishes.
From the parish to Westminster
Every elected tier that speaks for Glossop, from the most recent elections.
- 1Town or parishParish tierCharlesworth parish council
- 2High Peak Borough Council5 wards · 8 councillorsDamien GreenhalghGodfrey ClaffPaul Francis HardyAdie HopkinsonStewart GardnerPam MacKieBarbara Anne Hastings-AsatourianDom Elliott-Starkey
- 3Derbyshire County Council2 divisions · 2 councillorsDamien GreenhalghJean Wharmby
- 4Mayor of East Midlands Combined County AuthorityEast Midlands Combined County Authority · elected May 2024Claire Ward
- 5Police and crime commissionerDerbyshire Constabulary · elected May 2024Nicolle Ndiweni
- 6House of CommonsHigh Peak
Party colours are neutral on purpose: they tell parties apart and aren’t the parties’ own. Tap an MP’s name for their contact page on parliament.uk.
8 councillors for 5 wards
Wards with at least 2% of the town’s residents, or half their own inside it. Each shows who won its most recent elections, newest first, until its seats are filled.
- Damien GreenhalghLabour · May 2023
- Godfrey ClaffLabour · May 2023
- Paul Francis HardyConservative · May 2023
- Adie HopkinsonConservative · May 2023
- Stewart GardnerLabour · May 2023
- Pam MacKieLabour · May 2023
- Barbara Anne Hastings-AsatourianLabour · May 2023
- Dom Elliott-StarkeyConservative · May 2023
Show as a table, with Derbyshire County Council’s 2 divisions (2 councillors)
| Ward | Seats | Elected | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Howard Townall in Glossop · 4,680 residents2 seats · May 2023 | 2 | Damien GreenhalghGodfrey Claff | May 2023 |
| Old Glossopall in Glossop · 4,517 residents2 seats · May 2023 | 2 | Paul Francis HardyAdie Hopkinson | May 2023 |
| Simmondleyall in Glossop · 4,159 residents2 seats · May 2023 | 2 | Stewart GardnerPam MacKie | May 2023 |
| Whitfieldall in Glossop · 2,303 residents1 seat · May 2023 | 1 | Barbara Anne Hastings-Asatourian | May 2023 |
| Dintingmostly in Glossop · 2,161 residents1 seat · May 2023 | 1 | Dom Elliott-Starkey | May 2023 |
Derbyshire County Council: county divisions
| Division | Seats | Elected | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glossop South EDmostly in Glossop · 11,142 residents1 seat · May 2025 | 1 | Damien Greenhalgh | May 2025 |
| Glossop North EDmostly in Glossop · 6,678 residents1 seat · May 2025 | 1 | Jean Wharmby | May 2025 |
Councillors can resign, change party or sit as independents between elections; a by-election winner replaces someone not named here. High Peak Borough Council’s website lists who sits now.
Results from Democracy Club’s candidates database (CC BY 4.0; elections since May 2021) and ward seats from its EveryElection, matched to ONS wards (May 2026) and county divisions (May 2025).
High Peak council election, May 2023
Results in the wards that make up Glossop, as declared. Percentages are of votes cast for candidates in each ward; where a ward elects several councillors, each voter has that many votes.
5 wards voted. Every seat in the town’s wards was up.
No election is scheduled yet for Glossop’s wards in Democracy Club’s list. Councils publish a notice of election about five weeks before polling day.
Who can I vote for? ↗2,517 votes for candidates · 2 seats, so 2 votes each
3,380 votes for candidates · 2 seats, so 2 votes each
2,979 votes for candidates · 2 seats, so 2 votes each
Every ward’s result (2 more)
534 votes for candidates
968 votes for candidates
Candidates and results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), from councils’ declared results; polling dates from Democracy Club’s EveryElection.
Glossop is in High Peak constituency
The constituency’s MP and the 4 July 2024 general election, the whole constituency’s result (it reaches beyond Glossop).
49,206 votes for candidates · majority 7,908
Labour, MP since 4 July 2024.
turnout in July 2024: 49,206 votes from 74,385 registered voters. England: 60%.
Majority 7,908 of 49,206 votes (16.1%): wider than in 57% of England’s 543 constituencies.
MPs and results: UK Parliament Members API (Open Parliament Licence v3.0); constituencies from ONS (2024 boundaries). Percentages are of valid votes; turnout is votes cast over the electorate.
Glossop’s Band D council tax is £2,347 a year
Where a Band D bill goes, what it has cost over the years, and what the councils plan to spend per resident.
High Peak Borough Council keeps £230.89 of a Band D bill (10%); the rest goes to Derbyshire County Council, the Derbyshire police and crime commissioner and the Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Authority.
Band D since 1993
High Peak’s Band D bill has risen 48% in ten years, from £1,609.40 in 2016–17, against England’s average (56%). It was £612.00 in 1993–94.
Your bill by band
A Band D home in the unparished part of High Peak, 2026–27, before discounts. The Valuation Office Agency’s band search gives any home’s band.
Derbyshire’s councils
Average Band D in each council area, 2026–27, parish precepts included. Bars start at £2,200.
Council budgets per resident, 2026–27
Show as a table, with Derbyshire
| High Peak + Derbyshire | Glossop’s councils | Derbyshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adult social care | £477 | £450 | £487 |
| Children’s social care | £228 | £260 | £290 |
| Roads and transport | £17 | £30 | £41 |
| Housing (not council homes’ rents) | £23 | £24 | £61 |
| Bins, street cleaning, environment | £124 | £125 | £119 |
| Libraries, leisure, culture | £43 | £43 | £44 |
| Planning and development | £28 | £22 | £26 |
| Public health | £72 | £79 | £78 |
| Running the council | £75 | £60 | £59 |
| Other | £0 | £28 | £19 |
| Total, schools apart | £1,088 | £1,120 | £1,234 |
Net budgeted service spending, MHCLG Revenue Account budget 2026–27, per resident (ONS mid-2025 estimates). Both tiers added: High Peak per its residents plus Derbyshire per the county’s. Schools are left out: academies are paid for directly by government, so council school budgets depend on how many schools have converted. Derbyshire and England: all their councils together. Police, fire and transport authorities aren’t included.
Band D: MHCLG Band D council tax 2026–27 (each authority’s own figure, excluding parish precepts) and Council Tax statistics for town and parish councils 2026–27; since 1993–94, MHCLG’s area averages including parishes.
Having a say in how Glossop is run
It takes about five minutes online; the deadline is 12 working days before a poll.
gov.uk ↗Type a postcode to write to each of its councillors and its MP.
WriteToThem ↗GOV.UK sends the report to the council that looks after the road.
gov.uk ↗Council and committee meetings are open to the public, with agendas and minutes online.
highpeak.gov.uk ↗Anyone can comment while an application is open for consultation.
highpeak.gov.uk ↗The rules, nomination papers and guidance for council candidates.
Electoral Commission ↗Questions about how Glossop is run
Which council runs Glossop?
The county council runs schools, social care and roads; the district runs bins, planning and housing.
Does Glossop have a town council?
Parts of it do: Charlesworth parish council.
Who is the MP for Glossop?
Jon Pearce (Labour) is the MP for High Peak, which covers Glossop.
How many councillors does Glossop have?
8 ward councillors represent Glossop’s 5 wards, and 2 county councillors its county divisions.
When are the next elections in Glossop?
No election is scheduled yet in Democracy Club’s list for Glossop’s wards. The next UK general election must be held by August 2029.
How much is council tax in Glossop?
Band D council tax in Glossop is £2,348 for 2026–27. Your bill depends on your home’s band, from A (6/9 of Band D) to H (18/9).
Who controls High Peak Borough Council?
Labour has a majority: 29 of 43 seats as elected. The council’s website lists who leads it now.
Who controls Derbyshire County Council?
Reform UK has a majority: 41 of 64 seats as elected.
Who won the 2023 council election in Glossop?
In Glossop’s wards on 4 May 2023, Labour 5 · Conservative 3 of the 8 seats up. Labour had the largest share of votes, 53.6%.
Sources: ONS ward, county division, parish, constituency lookups (Census 2021 output areas; Open Government Licence v3.0) · GOV.UK local council finder · Democracy Club candidates (CC BY 4.0) and EveryElection · UK Parliament Members API (Open Parliament Licence v3.0) · MHCLG Band D council tax, parish precepts and Revenue Account budgets 2026–27 (OGL v3.0) · ONS mid-2025 population estimates. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0.
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