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The borough was reformed in 1836 to become a municipal borough under the Municipal Corporations Act 1835, which reformed many boroughs across the country. The municipal borough was enlarged several times, notably in 1932 when it took in what had been the Wolstanton United Urban District, covering the parishes of Chesterton, Silverdale and Wolstanton, and at the same time also absorbed the parish of Clayton from Newcastle under Lyme Rural District. The modern district was created on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972 covering three former districts, which were all abolished at the same time:
Kidsgrove Urban District
Newcastle under Lyme Municipal Borough
Newcastle under Lyme Rural District
The new district was named Newcastle under Lyme after its largest town. The district was granted borough status from its creation, allowing the chair of the council to take the title of mayor, continuing Newcastle's series of mayors dating back to 1318.

Newcastle under Lyme Borough Council provides district level services. County level services are provided by Staffordshire County Council. Parts of the borough are also covered by civil parishes, which form a third tier of local government.

The council is based at Castle House on Barracks Road in the centre of Newcastle. The building was purpose built for the council as a shared facility with Staffordshire County Council and the police, and opened in 2018. Prior to that the council was based at the Civic Offices on Merrial Street which had been completed in 1967 for the old borough council.

Comparative census information 2001 UK Census Borough of Newcastle under Lyme EnglandTotal population122,03049,138,831White98%91%Asian0.6%4.6%Black0.2%2.3%Christian78.5%72%Muslim0.5%3.1%Hindu0.2%1.1%No religion13.1%15%Unemployed2%3.3%
In the 2001 census, the borough was recorded as having a population of 122,030 with 51.5% being female. 78.% identified themselves as Christian, 13.1% having no religion, 0.5% Muslim, 0.2% Hindu or other and 0.1% stating Jewish or Sikh. 61.2% were classed as economically active, with 22.6% working in manufacturing, 18.5% in wholesale or retail, 11.6% in health/social work and 11.6% in financial and other business related activities.

Newcastle under Lyme was chosen for the campus of University College of North Staffordshire, established in 1949 at Keele Hall in the village of Keele, two miles from the town centre, and which was granted full university status as Keele University in 1962. Keele University Medical School is based in the grounds of the University Hospital of North Staffordshire at Hartshill in Stoke on Trent, about a mile from the centre of Newcastle under Lyme.

In terms of television, the area is served by BBC West Midlands and ITV Central broadcasting from Birmingham. Television signals are received the Sutton Coldfield TV transmitter and the Fenton relay transmitter. However, Kidsgrove is served by BBC North West and ITV Granada, broadcast from Salford. Television signals in the town are received from the Winter Hill TV transmitter. Radio stations for the area are BBC Radio Stoke, Signal 1, Greatest Hits Radio Staffordshire & Cheshire, 6 Towns Radio and HitMix Radio, a community based station that broadcast from the town. The Sentinel is the local newspaper that covers the area.

The following people, military units and organisations and groups have received the Freedom of the Borough of Newcastle under Lyme.

Gordon Banks: 23 February 2018.

The Staffordshire Regiment: 1973.

The Royal Stoke University Hospital: 22 May 2021.