| South Norfolk District | |
|---|---|
| — District — | |
| Shown within Norfolk | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | England |
| Region | East of England |
| Administrative county | Norfolk |
| Formed | 1st April 1974 Local Government Act 1972 |
| Admin. HQ | Long Stratton |
| Government | |
| • Type | North Norfolk District Council |
| • Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet |
| • Executive: | Conservative |
| • MPs: | Richard Bacon (C), George Freeman (C), Simon Wright (LD) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 350.5 sq mi (907.7 km2) |
| Area rank | 34th |
| Population (2010 est.) | |
| • Total | 121,800 |
| • Rank | Ranked 171st |
| • Density | 347.5/sq mi (134.2/km2) |
| Time zone | Greenwich Mean Time (UTC+0) |
| • Summer (DST) | British Summer Time (UTC+1) |
| Postcode | |
| ISO 3166-2 | |
| ONS code | 33UH |
| OS grid reference | |
| NUTS 3 | |
| Ethnicity | 98.9% White |
| Website | south-norfolk.gov.uk |
South Norfolk is a local government district in Norfolk, England. Its council is based in Long Stratton.
Contents |
The district was formed on April 1, 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, as a merger of Diss Urban District, Wymondham Urban District, Depwade Rural District, Forehoe and Henstead Rural District and Loddon Rural District.
The below table outlines the composition of South Norfolk Council from 1973 to 2007.[1]
| Year | Conservative | Lib Dems | Labour | Other | Governance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 33 | Independent | ||||
| 1976 | 38 | 2 | 1 | 6 | Conservative | ||||
| 1979 | 38 | 1 | 2 | 6 | Conservative | ||||
| 1983 | 33 | 5 | 1 | 8 | Conservative | ||||
| 1987 | 26 | 16 | 0 | 5 | Conservative | ||||
| 1991 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 3 | No overall control | ||||
| 1995 | 12 | 30 | 3 | 2 | Liberal Democrat | ||||
| 1999 | 16 | 27 | 2 | 2 | Liberal Democrat | ||||
| 2003 | 18 | 28 | 0 | 0 | Liberal Democrat | ||||
| 2007 | 39 | 7 | 0 | 0 | Conservative | ||||
| 2011 | 38 | 8 | 0 | 0 | Conservative | ||||
2007 saw the Conservatives win 55.1% of the vote and 39 seats in total, gaining 21 seats from the Liberal Democrats, who retained 7 seats despite having 39.2% of the vote. The other parties standing received only 5.7% of the total vote, and no seats.
The strongest local performances from other parties were Labour in Wymondham Rustens ward with 20.1%, and the Green Party in Cringleford ward with 14.4%.
| South Norfolk election results, May 2007 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Votes % | Seats | Seats % | |
| Conservative | 31,126 | 55.1% | 39 | 84.8.% | |
| Liberal Democrat | 22,139 | 39.2% | 7 | 15.2% | |
| Green | 1,533 | 2.7% | 0 | 0% | |
| Labour | 1,189 | 2.1% | 0 | 0% | |
| Others [1] | 526 | 0.9% | 0 | 0% | |
| Totals | 56,513 | 46 | |||
[1] Others: Independents, UKIP and EDP.
Elections are held every four years, with the last elections occurring in May 2007. The next elections are due to take place in May 2011.[2]
| Party | Councillors | Change (on 2003) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 39 | +21 | |
| Liberal Democrat | 7 | -21 | |
| Total | 46 | - | |
| Source: South Norfolk Council | |||
| Ward | Parishes | Councillor(s) Elected 2011 | ||
| Abbey | Wymondham | Conservative | Robert Savage | |
| Beck Vale | Pulham Market; Pulham St Mary; Starston | Conservative | Keith Tilcock | |
| Bressingham and Burston | Bressingham & Fersfield; Burston & Shimpling; Gissing; Heywood; Shelfanger; Winfarthing | Conservative | Keith Weeks | |
| Brooke | Bergh Apton; Brooke; Howe; Kirstead; Mundham; Seething | Conservative | John Fuller | |
| Bunwell | Aslacton; Bunwell; Carleton Rode; Tibenham | Conservative | Beverley Spratt | |
| Chedgrave and Thurton | Ashby St Mary; Carleton St Peter; Chedgrave; Claxton; Langley with Hardley; Thurton | Conservative | Derek Blake | |
| Cringleford | Bawburgh; Colney; Cringleford; Keswick & Intwood; Little Melton | Conservative | Christopher Kemp | |
| Conservative | Garry Wheatley | |||
| Cromwells | Wymondham | Conservative | Neil Ward | |
| Dickleburgh | Dickleburgh & Rushall; Great Moulton; Tivetshall St Margaret; Tivetshall St Mary | Conservative | Martin Wilby | |
| Diss | Diss | Conservative | Glyn Walden | |
| Conservative | Tony Palmer | |||
| Conservative | Keith Kiddie | |||
| Ditchingham and Broome | Broome; Ditchingham; Hedenham; Thwaite | Liberal Democrat | Pauline Allen | |
| Earsham | Alburgh; Denton; Earsham; Topcroft; Wortwell | Liberal Democrat | Murray Gray | |
| Easton | Barford; Easton; Great Melton; Marlingford & Colton; Wramplingham | Conservative | Margaret Dewsbury | |
| Forncett | Liberal Democrat | Bob McClenning | ||
| Gillingham | Ellingham; Geldeston; Gillingham; Hales; Heckingham; Kirby Cane; Raveningham; Stockton | Conservative | Kay Billig | |
| Harleston | Redenhall with Harleston | Conservative | Brian Riches | |
| Conservative | Jeremy Savage | |||
| Hempnall | Bedingham; Hempnall; Morningthorpe; Shelton & Hardwick; Woodton | Conservative | Michael Windridge | |
| Hethersett | Hethersett | Conservative | David Bills | |
| Conservative | Leslie Dale | |||
| Hingham and Deopham | Deopham; Hingham | Conservative | Yvonne Bendle | |
| Loddon | Loddon; Sisland | Conservative | Colin Gould | |
| Mulbarton | Bracon Ash & Hethel; East Carleton; Ketteringham; Mulbarton; Swardeston | Conservative | Jon Herbert | |
| Conservative | Nigel Legg | |||
| New Costessey | Costessey | Liberal Democrat | Gerard Watt | |
| Liberal Democrat | Yan Hardinge | |||
| Newton Flotman | Flordon; Newton Flotman; Swainsthorpe; Wreningham | Conservative | Laura Webster | |
| Northfields | Wymondham | Conservative | Joe Mooney | |
| Old Costessey | Costessey | Liberal Democrat | Tim East | |
| Liberal Democrat | Vivienne Bell | |||
| Poringland and the Framinghams | Framingham Earl; Framingham Pigot; Poringland | Conservative | John Overton | |
| Conservative | Lisa Neal | |||
| Rockland | Alpington; Hellington; Holverston; Kirby Bedon; Rockland St Mary; Surlingham; Yelverton | Conservative | Sue Thomson | |
| Roydon | Roydon | Conservative | David Goldson | |
| Rustens | Conservative | Colin Foulger | ||
| Scole | Brockdish; Needham; Scole | Conservative
Jenny Wilby |
||
| Stoke Holy Cross | Bixley; Caistor St Edmund; Dunston; Stoke Holy Cross; Trowse with Newton | Conservative | Trevor Lewis | |
| Stratton | Long Stratton; Tharston; Hapton; Wacton | Conservative | Terry Blowfield | |
| Conservative | Andrew Pond | |||
| Tasburgh | Saxlingham Nethergate; Shotesham; Tasburgh | Conservative | Florence Ellis | |
| Thurlton | Aldeby; Burgh St Peter; Haddiscoe; Norton Subcourse; Thurlton; Toft Monks; Wheatacre | Conservative | William Kemp | |
| Town | Wymondham | Conservative | Lee Hornby | |
| Wicklewood | Barnham Broom; Kimberley & Carleton Forehoe; Morley; Runhall; Wicklewood | Conservative | Michael Edney | |
The district is entirely parished, and is made up of 119 civil parishes. At the time of the 2001 census, the district had an area of 909 km², with a population of 110,710 in 46,607 households.[3]
The district contains the following civil parishes:
|
|
|||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||||||