South Norfolk

This article is about "South Norfolk District Council". For "South Norfolk Parliament constituency", see South Norfolk (UK Parliament constituency).

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.

History

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.

History of governance

The below table outlines the composition of South Norfolk Council from 1973 to 2007.

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

Recent elections

See also: South Norfolk Council election, 2011

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.

Political composition

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.

Party		Councillors	Change (on 2003)
	Conservative	39	+21
	Liberal Democrat	7	-21
Total		46	-
Source: South Norfolk Council

Electoral divisions

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

Geographical composition

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.

The district contains the following civil parishes:

• Alburgh, Aldeby, Alpington, Ashby St. Mary, Ashwellthorpe and Fundenhall, Aslacton
• Barford, Barnham Broom, Bawburgh, Bedingham, Bergh Apton, Bixley, Bracon Ash, Bramerton, Bressingham, Brockdish, Brooke, Broome, Bunwell, Burgh St. Peter, Burston and Shimpling
• Caistor St. Edmund, Carleton Rode, Carleton St. Peter, Chedgrave, Claxton, Colney, Costessey, Cringleford
• Denton, Deopham and Hackford, Dickleburgh and Rushall, Diss, Ditchingham, Dunston
• Earsham, East Carleton, Easton, Ellingham
• Flordon, Forncett (comprising Forncett St Mary and Forncett St Peter), Framingham Earl, Framingham Pigot
• Geldeston, Gillingham, Gissing, Great Melton, Great Moulton
• Haddiscoe, Hales, Heckingham, Hedenham, Hellington, Hempnall, Heywood, Hethersett, Hingham, Holverston, Howe
• Keswick, Ketteringham, Kimberley, Kirby Bedon, Kirby Cane, Kirstead
• Langley with Hardley, Little Melton, Loddon, Long Stratton
• Marlingford and Colton,
• Morley, Morning Thorpe, Mulbarton, Mundham
• Needham, Newton Flotman, Norton Subcourse
• Poringland, Pulham Market, Pulham St. Mary
• Raveningham, Redenhall with Harleston, Rockland St. Mary, Roydon, Runhall
• Saxlingham Nethergate, Scole, Seething, Shelfanger, Shelton and Hardwick, Shotesham, Sisland, Starston, Stockton, Stoke Holy Cross, Surlingham, Swainsthorpe, Swardeston
• Tacolneston, Tasburgh, Tharston and Hapton, Thurlton, Thurton, Thwaite, Tibenham, Tivetshall St Margaret, Tivetshall St. Mary, Toft Monks, Topcroft, Trowse,
• Wacton, Wheatacre, Wicklewood, Winfarthing, Woodton, Wortwell, Wramplingham, Wreningham, Wymondham
• Yelverton

External links

• Diss Express - district's local newspaper website
• Long Stratton Community Forum (www.longstratton.co.nr)