High Peak Borough Council: all 43 councillors
High Peak Borough Council has 43 councillors on the official list. The largest group is Labour, with 20 of the 43 seats. Every name below comes from the council's own published list: High Peak Borough Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 3 November 2026 (saved copy, with contact details removed).
See High Peak: local statistics and who has power over High Peak, from the council up to the G20.
Seats by party
- Labour: 20 councillors
- Conservative: 9 councillors
- Independent: 6 councillors
- Labour and Co-operative: 5 councillors
- Green Party: 2 councillors
- Liberal Democrats: 1 councillor
Leaders and post holders
- Payge Hacking (Labour): Deputy Mayor of the Borough
- Jean Todd (Labour): Executive Councillor for Climate Change and Environment
- Anthony McKeown (Labour and Co-operative): Leader of the Council
- Gillian Cross (Labour): Member Champion for Mental Heath
- Joanna Collins (Green Party): Leader of the Green Group
- Godfrey Claff (Labour): Executive Councillor for Community Safety and Planning
- Damien Greenhalgh (Labour and Co-operative): Deputy Leader & Regeneration, Tourism and Leisure
- Alan Barrow (Labour): Executive Councillor for Corporate Services and Finance
- Adrian Hopkinson (Conservative): Leader of the Conservative Group
- Fiona Sloman (Labour): Executive Councillor for Housing and Licensing
- Matt Taylor (Labour): Assistant Executive Member
- Rob Baker (Labour): Assistant Executive Member
- Jo Taylor (Labour and Co-operative): Member Champion for Carers
- Barbara Hastings-Asatourian (Labour): Mayor of the Borough
Every councillor, by ward
| Ward | Name | Party | Posts | Term began | Official contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barms | Rachael Quinn | Independent | rachael.quinn@highpeak.gov.uk 01298 24528 07980066109 c/o High Peak Borough Council, Town Hall,, Market Place,, Buxton, SK17 6EL | ||
| Blackbrook | Angela Benham | Labour | 9 May 2023 | angela.benham@highpeak.gov.uk 07891 720242 c/o High Peak Borough Council, Town Hall, Market Place, Buxton, Sk17 6EL | |
| Blackbrook | Dan Capper | Independent | 9 May 2023 | Daniel.Capper@highpeak.gov.uk 07595514466 c/o High Peak Borough Council, Town Hall, Market Place, Buxton, SK17 6EL | |
| Burbage | Chris Payne | Independent | 9 May 2023 | chris.payne@highpeak.gov.uk 07885 443761 c/o High Peak Borough Council, Town Hall,, Market Place,, Buxton, SK17 6EL | |
| Buxton Central | Jean Todd | Labour | Executive Councillor for Climate Change and Environment | jean.todd@highpeak.gov.uk 01298 72868 07703326853 c/o High Peak Borough Council, Town Hall, Market Place, Buxton SK17 6EL | |
| Buxton Central | Payge Hacking | Labour | Deputy Mayor of the Borough | 9 May 2023 | payge.hacking@highpeak.gov.uk c/o High Peak Borough Council, Town Hall, Market Place, Buxton, SK17 6EL |
| Chapel East | Nigel Gourlay | Conservative | 9 May 2023 | nigel.gourlay@highpeak.gov.uk 07568 558714 c/o High Peak Borough Council, Town Hall, Market Place, Buxton, SK17 6UA | |
| Chapel West | Kath Sizeland | Conservative | kath.sizeland@highpeak.gov.uk 01298 815335 c/o High Peak Borough Council, Town Hall, Buxton, SK17 6EL | ||
| Chapel West | Sally De Pee | Labour | 9 May 2023 | sally.depee@highpeak.gov.uk 07759679774 c/o High Peak Borough Council, Town Hall, Market Place, Buxton, SK17 6EL | |
| Corbar | Chris Morten | Conservative | 9 May 2023 | chris.morten@highpeak.gov.uk 07980 718677 c/o High Peak Borough Council, Town Hall, Market Place, Buxton, SK17 6EL | |
| Corbar | Madeline Hall | Independent | 7 May 2019 | madeline.hall@highpeak.gov.uk 07759 275 505 Home: c/o High Peak Borough Council, Town Hall, Market Place, Buxton, SK17 6EL | |
| Cote Heath | Kev Kirkham | Independent | kev.kirkham@highpeak.gov.uk 07977002475 c/o High Peak Borough Council, Town Hall, Market Place, Buxton, SK17 6EL | ||
| Cote Heath | Linda Grooby | Conservative | linda.grooby@highpeak.gov.uk 07870652293 c/o High Peak Borough Council, Town Hall, Buxton, Derbyshire, SK17 6EL | ||
| Dinting | Dom Starkey | Conservative | 9 May 2023 | dom.starkey@highpeak.gov.uk 07984784688 c/o High Peak Borough Council, Town Hall, Market Place, Buxton, SK17 6EL | |
| Gamesley | Anthony McKeown | Labour and Co-operative | Leader of the Council | anthony.mckeown@highpeak.gov.uk 01457 866688 07801 708166 c/o High Peak Borough Council, Town Hall, Market Place, Buxton, SK17 6EL | |
| Hadfield North | Gillian Cross | Labour | Member Champion for Mental Heath | 9 May 2023 | gillian.cross@highpeak.gov.uk 07709515094 |
| Hadfield South | Edward Siddall | Labour | edward.siddall@highpeak.gov.uk 07921071776 C/O High Peak Borough Council, Town Hall, Market Place, Buxton, SK17 6EL | ||
| Hadfield South | Robert McKeown | Labour | robert.mckeown@highpeak.gov.uk 01457 866688 07754521656 c/o High Peak Borough Council, Town Hall, Buxton, SK17 6UA | ||
| Hayfield | Gillian Scott | Labour and Co-operative | 9 May 2023 | gillian.scott@highpeak.gov.uk 07720891333 c/o High Peak Borough Council, Town Hall, Market Place, Buxton, SK17 6EL | |
| Hope Valley | Charlotte Farrell | Green Party | 7 May 2019 | charlotte.farrell@highpeak.gov.uk 07976 980 639 c/o High Peak Borough Council, Town Hall, Market Place, Buxton, SK17 6EL | |
| Hope Valley | Joanna Collins | Green Party | Leader of the Green Group | 7 May 2019 | joanna.collins@highpeak.gov.uk 01433 670392 07837 328 464 c/o High Peak Borough Council, Town Hall, Market Place, Buxton, SK17 6EL |
| Howard Town | Damien Greenhalgh | Labour and Co-operative | Deputy Leader & Regeneration, Tourism and Leisure | damien.greenhalgh@highpeak.gov.uk 079120 15891 c/o High Peak Borough Council, Town Hall, Market Place, Buxton, SK17 6EL | |
| Howard Town | Godfrey Claff | Labour | Executive Councillor for Community Safety and Planning | 9 May 2023 | godfrey.claff@highpeak.gov.uk 07769 672862 c/o High Peak Borough Council, Town Hall, Market Place, Buxton, SK17 6EL |
| Limestone Peak | Peter Roberts | Conservative | peter.roberts@highpeak.gov.uk 01298 71113 07792331969 c/o High Peak Borough Council, Town Hall,, Market Place,, Buxton, SK17 6EL | ||
| New Mills East | Alan Barrow | Labour | Executive Councillor for Corporate Services and Finance | alan.barrow@highpeak.gov.uk 01663 742092 07973 904705 Home: c/o High Peak Borough Council, Town Hall, Market Place, Buxton, SK17 6EL | |
| New Mills East | Ian Huddlestone | Labour | ian.huddlestone@highpeak.gov.uk 01663 747048 07919467744 c/o High Peak Borough Council, Town Hall, Market Place, Buxton, SK17 6EL | ||
| New Mills West | Jennifer Benzer | Labour | 9 May 2023 | jennifer.benzer@highpeak.gov.uk 07779242391 c/o High Peak Borough Council, Town Hall, Market Place, Buxton, SK17 6EL | |
| New Mills West | Simon Evans | Labour and Co-operative | 9 May 2023 | simon.evans@highpeak.gov.uk 07925 998707 c/o High Peak Borough Council, Town Hall, Market Place, Buxton, SK17 6EL | |
| Old Glossop | Adrian Hopkinson | Conservative | Leader of the Conservative Group | 9 May 2023 | adrian.hopkinson@highpeak.gov.uk 07863909044 c/o High Peak Borough Council, Town Hall, Market Place, Buxton, SK17 6EL |
| Old Glossop | Paul Hardy | Conservative | paul.hardy@highpeak.gov.uk 07916312593 c/o High Peak Borough Council,, Town Hall, Market Place, Buxton, SK17 6EL | ||
| Padfield | Ollie Cross | Labour | 7 May 2019 | ollie.cross@highpeak.gov.uk 07813 969 399 C/o High Peak Borough Council, Town Hall, Market Place, Buxton, SK17 6EL | |
| Sett | Peter Inman | Labour | 9 May 2023 | Peter.Inman@highpeak.gov.uk c/o High Peak Borough Council, Market Place, Buxton, Derbyshire, SK17 6EL | |
| Simmondley | Pamela Mackie | Labour | 9 May 2023 | pamela.mackie@highpeak.gov.uk 07895 221 858 c/o High Peak Borough Council, Town Hall, Market Place, Buxton, SK17 6EL | |
| Simmondley | Stewart Gardner | Labour | 7 May 2019 | stewart.gardner@highpeak.gov.uk 07753 786291 c/o High Peak Borough Council, Town Hall, Market Place, Buxton, SK17 6EL | |
| St. John's | Pauline Bell | Labour | pauline.bell@highpeak.gov.uk 07503 949899 c/o High Peak Borough Council, Town Hall, Market Place, Buxton, SK17 6EL | ||
| Stone Bench | Fiona Sloman | Labour | Executive Councillor for Housing and Licensing | fiona.sloman@highpeak.gov.uk 07985634985 c/o High Peak Borough Council, Town Hall, Market Place, Buxton, SK17 6EL | |
| Stone Bench | Matt Taylor | Labour | Assistant Executive Member | 9 May 2023 | matt.taylor@highpeak.gov.uk 07512 340779 c/o High Peak Borough Council, Town Hall, Buxton, Derbyshire, SK17 6EL |
| Temple | Pam Reddy | Conservative | 9 May 2023 | Pam.Reddy@highpeak.gov.uk 07854556207 c/o High Peak Borough Council, Town Hall, Market Place, Buxton, SK17 6EL | |
| Tintwistle | Rob Baker | Labour | Assistant Executive Member | 7 May 2019 | rob.baker@highpeak.gov.uk 07837 256 898 Home: c/o High Peak Borough Council, Town Hall, Market Place, Buxton SK17 6EL |
| Whaley Bridge | David Lomax | Liberal Democrats | david.lomax@highpeak.gov.uk 01663 733191 07563760503 c/o High Peak Borough Council, Town Hall, Buxton, SK17 6EL | ||
| Whaley Bridge | Jo Taylor | Labour and Co-operative | Member Champion for Carers | 9 May 2023 | Joanne.taylor@highpeak.gov.uk c/o High Peak Borough Council, Town Hall, Market Place, Buxton, SK17 6EL |
| Whaley Bridge | Neville Clarke | Independent | 9 May 2023 | Neville.Clarke@highpeak.gov.uk 07920 253075 c/o High Peak Borough Council, Town Hall, Market Place, Buxton, SK17 6EL | |
| Whitfield | Barbara Hastings-Asatourian | Labour | Mayor of the Borough | 9 May 2023 | barbara.hastings-asatourian@highpeak.gov.uk 01457 850860 07764 821521 c/o High Peak Borough Council, Market Place, Buxton, Derbyshire, SK17 6EL |
Source
High Peak Borough Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 3 November 2026 (saved copy, with contact details removed). Each name links to that councillor's profile on the official site. Published by High Peak Borough Council. Contact details are exactly what the council publishes in its own feed on the day it was read, including a home address or phone only where the council publishes one. Anything the council removes disappears from this page at the next refresh. Name or seat out of date? Tell us.