King's Lynn and West Norfolk
Borough of King's Lynn and West Norfolk | |
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.jpg) King's Lynn, best known for both King's Lynn Minster and a statue to George Vancouver. The town is the administrative centre and largest settlement in the borough. | |
 Shown within Norfolk | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | England |
| Region | East of England |
| Administrative county | Norfolk |
| Admin. HQ | King's Lynn |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough Council |
| • Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet |
| • Executive: | Independent Partnership Group |
| • MPs: | James Wild (C) Liz Truss (C) |
| Area | |
• Total | 560 sq mi (1,440 km2) |
| • Rank | 15th |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 155,741 |
| • Rank | Ranked 136th |
| • Density | 280/sq mi (110/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (British Summer Time) |
| ONS code | 33UE (ONS) E07000146 (GSS) |
| Ethnicity | 98.7% White |
| Website | west-norfolk.gov.uk |
King's Lynn and West Norfolk is a local government district with borough status in Norfolk, England. Its council is based in the town of King's Lynn. The population of the district at the 2021 census was 154,325.[1]
History
The district was formed in 1974 by the merger of the Municipal Borough of King's Lynn, Hunstanton and Downham Market urban districts along with Docking Rural District, Downham Rural District, Freebridge Lynn Rural District and Marshland Rural District. The district was originally known as just West Norfolk, and adopted its present name in 1981.
Politics
Elections to the borough council are held every four years, with all of the 55 councillors, representing 42 wards, on the council being elected at each election. After being under no overall control from the 1999 election, the Conservative party gained a majority at the 2003 election and has held one ever since, although losing a large number of seats due to the resurgence of the Independent Group in 2019. This meant that at the election the Tories were cut back to 28 seats, and opposition parties 27.
Following the 2023 election the political composition of King's Lynn and West Norfolk council was as follows:
| Year | Conservative | Labour | Green Party | Independent | Lib Dem |
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| 2023 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 18 | 3 |
- UK Youth Parliament
Although the UK Youth Parliament is an apolitical organisation, the elections are run in a way similar to that of the Local Elections. The votes come from 11 to 18 year olds and are combined to make the decision of the next, 2 year Member of Youth Parliament. The elections are run at different times across the country with King's Lynn and West Norfolk's typically being in early Spring and bi-annually.
Composition
The district comprises the urban area of King's Lynn itself, together with 102 surrounding parishes. At the time of the 2001 census, the district had an area of 1,473 km², of which 28 km² was in the urban area and 1,445 km² in the surrounding parishes. The district had a population of 135,345 in 58,338 households, with 34,564 in 15,285 households living in the urban area, whilst 100,781 people in 43,053 households lived in the surrounding parishes.[2]
The urban area of King's Lynn itself is unparished. The remainder of the district lies within the following civil parishes:
Arms
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References
- ^ "How the population changed in King's Lynn and West Norfolk: Census 2021". ONS. Office for National Statistics. 28 June 2022. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- ^ Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes Archived 2017-02-11 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved December 2, 2005.
- ^ "East of England Region". Civic Heraldry of England. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
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