Chris Payne: councillor for Burbage, High Peak Borough Council

Chris Payne is a Independent councillor for the Burbage ward on High Peak Borough Council, according to the council's own published list. Their current term began on 9 May 2023.

Council: High Peak Borough Council
Ward: Burbage
Party: Independent
Term began: 9 May 2023
Official profile: democracy.highpeak.gov.uk
Source: High Peak Borough Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 3 November 2026 (saved copy)

How to contact Chris Payne

These are the details High Peak Borough Council publishes for Chris Payne, exactly as published on 3 November 2026:

Email: chris.payne@highpeak.gov.uk
Phone: 07885 443761
Post: c/o High Peak Borough Council, Town Hall,, Market Place,, Buxton, SK17 6EL
Official profile: democracy.highpeak.gov.uk

Independent on High Peak Borough Council

Independent holds 6 of the 43 seats on High Peak Borough Council. The largest group is Labour, with 20. Seats by party: Labour 20, Conservative 9, Independent 6, Labour and Co-operative 5, Green Party 2, Liberal Democrats 1.

Leaders and post holders on High Peak Borough Council

Payge Hacking Deputy Mayor of the Borough
Anthony McKeown Leader of the Council
Joanna Collins Leader of the Green Group
Damien Greenhalgh Deputy Leader & Regeneration, Tourism and Leisure
Adrian Hopkinson Leader of the Conservative Group
Barbara Hastings-Asatourian Mayor of the Borough

All 43 councillors of High Peak Borough Council, by ward and party.

Who has power over Burbage

Chris Payne sits on High Peak Borough Council, at level 3 of the ten levels of power. These are the bodies above High Peak, each with its own page:

Derbyshire County Council
East Midlands Combined Authority led by Claire Ward
Derbyshire Constabulary led by Nicolle Ndiweni-Roberts, Simon Blatchly
High Peak: Jon Pearce (Labour) MP
UK government and all 650 MPs
United Nations, IMF, G7 and G20

The full ladder of power over High Peak, from residents' groups to the G20.

Where this comes from

High Peak Borough Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 3 November 2026 (saved copy). Published by High Peak Borough Council. The page is rebuilt from the official list each time it is read again, so anything the council changes or removes changes here too. Name or seat out of date? Tell us.