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Coordinates: 52°29′31″N 1°13′52″E / 52.4920°N 1.2312°E / 52.4920; 1.2312
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South Norfolk District
Council headquarters in Long Stratton, built 1979
Council headquarters in Long Stratton, built 1979
Shown within Norfolk
Shown within Norfolk
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Constituent countryEngland
RegionEast of England
Administrative countyNorfolk
Formed1 April 1974
Local Government Act 1972
Admin. HQLong Stratton
Government
 • TypeDistrict Council
 • Leadership:Leader & Cabinet
 • Executive:Conservative
 • MPs:Richard Bacon (C),
George Freeman (C),
Clive Lewis (L)
Area
 • Total351 sq mi (908 km2)
 • Rank33rd
Population
 (2022)
 • Total144,593
 • RankRanked 154th
 • Density410/sq mi (160/km2)
Time zoneUTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (British Summer Time)
ONS code33UH (ONS)
E07000149 (GSS)
Ethnicity98.9% White
Websitesouth-norfolk.gov.uk

South Norfolk is a local government district in Norfolk, England. Its council is based in Long Stratton. The population of the Local Authority District was 124,012 as taken at the 2011 Census.[1]

History

The district was formed on 1 April 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 2015.[2]

Year style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color; width: 3px;" | Conservative style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democrats (UK)/meta/color; width: 3px;" | Lib Dems style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color; width: 3px;" | Labour Other Governance
1973 6 1 7 33

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Independent
1976 38 2 1 6

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Conservative
1979 38 1 2 6

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Conservative
1983 33 5 1 8

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Conservative
1987 26 16 0 5

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Conservative
1991 22 22 0 3

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No overall control
1995 12 30 3 2

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Liberal Democrats
1999 16 27 2 2

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Liberal Democrats
2003 18 28 0 0

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Liberal Democrats
2007 39 7 0 0

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Conservative
2011 38 8 0 0

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Conservative
2015 40 6 0 0

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Conservative

Recent elections

2015 saw the Conservatives achieve their best ever result in the District: they won 54.2% of the vote and record 40 seats in total. No other party or combined group of independents had previously topped this number of seats. The Conservatives held all of their seats from 2011, gained Forncett and one of the Old Costessey seats from the Liberal Democrats, who held their other 6 seats despite falling to 16.8% of the vote. The other parties standing received 28.0% of the total vote, but won no seats.

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #02A95B;" data-sort-value="Green Party of England and Wales" |
South Norfolk election results, May 2015
Party Votes Votes % Seats Seats %
Conservative 50,249 54.2 40 87.0
Liberal Democrats 15,536 16.8 6 13.0
Labour 17,993 19.4 0 0
Green 3,982 4.3 0 0
Others [1] 4,932 5.4 0 0
Totals 92,692 46

[1] Others: Independents, UKIP and EDP.

Political composition

Elections are held every four years, with the last elections occurring in May 2015. The next elections are due to take place in May 2019. The composition of the council, after by-elections and defections, is as follows

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Party Councillors Change
(on 2015)
Conservative 39 -1
Liberal Democrats 7 +1
Total 46 -
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 11-18 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 South Norfolk’s typically being in early Spring and bi-annually.

The current Member of Youth Parliament for South Norfolk is Ewan Brett MYP.[3][4][5]

Electoral divisions

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Ward Parishes Councillor(s) Elected 2015
Abbey Wymondham

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Conservative Robert Savage
Beck Vale Pulham Market; Pulham St Mary; Starston

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Conservative Clayton Hudson
Bressingham and Burston Bressingham & Fersfield; Burston & Shimpling; Gissing; Heywood; Shelfanger; Winfarthing

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Conservative Barry Stone
Brooke Bergh Apton; Brooke; Howe; Kirstead; Mundham; Seething

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Conservative John Fuller
Bunwell Aslacton; Bunwell; Carleton Rode; Tibenham

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Conservative Charles Easton
Chedgrave and Thurton Ashby St Mary; Carleton St Peter; Chedgrave; Claxton; Langley with Hardley; Thurton

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Conservative Jaan Larner
Cringleford Bawburgh; Colney; Cringleford; Keswick & Intwood; Little Melton

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Conservative Christopher Kemp
Conservative Garry Wheatley
Cromwells Wymondham

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Conservative Jack Hornby
Dickleburgh Dickleburgh & Rushall; Great Moulton; Tivetshall St Margaret; Tivetshall St Mary

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Conservative Martin Wilby
Diss Diss

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Conservative Tony Palmer
Conservative Graham Minshull
Conservative Keith Kiddie
Ditchingham and Broome Broome; Ditchingham; Hedenham; Thwaite

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Liberal Democrats Brendon Bernard
Earsham Alburgh; Denton; Earsham; Topcroft; Wortwell

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Liberal Democrats Murray Gray
Easton Barford; Easton; Great Melton; Marlingford & Colton; Wramplingham

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Conservative Margaret Dewsbury
Forncett Ashwellthorpe; Fundenhall; The Forncetts; Tacolneston

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Conservative Barry Duffin
Gillingham Ellingham; Geldeston; Gillingham; Hales; Heckingham; Kirby Cane; Raveningham; Stockton

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Conservative Kay Mason Billig
Harleston Redenhall with Harleston

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Conservative Brian Riches
Conservative Jeremy Savage
Hempnall Bedingham; Hempnall; Morningthorpe; Shelton & Hardwick; Woodton

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Conservative Alison Thomas
Hethersett Hethersett

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Conservative Leslie Dale
Conservative David Bills
Hingham and Deopham Deopham; Hingham

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Conservative Yvonne Bendle
Loddon Loddon; Sisland

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Conservative Colin Gould
Mulbarton Bracon Ash & Hethel; East Carleton; Ketteringham; Mulbarton; Swardeston

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Conservative Nigel Legg
Conservative Colin Foulger
New Costessey Costessey

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Liberal Democrats John Amis
Liberal Democrats Vivienne Bell
Newton Flotman Flordon; Newton Flotman; Swainsthorpe; Wreningham

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Conservative Phil Hardy
Northfields Wymondham

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Conservative Joe Mooney
Old Costessey Costessey

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Conservative Andrew Pond
Liberal Democrats Sharon Blundell
Poringland and the Framinghams Framingham Earl; Framingham Pigot; Poringland

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Conservative John Overton
Conservative Lisa Neal
Rockland Alpington; Hellington; Holverston; Kirby Bedon; Rockland St Mary; Surlingham; Yelverton

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Conservative Vic Thomson
Roydon Roydon

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Conservative David Goldson
Rustens Wymondham

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Conservative Peter Broome
Scole Brockdish; Needham; Scole

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Conservative Jenny Wilby
Stoke Holy Cross Bixley; Caistor St Edmund; Dunston; Stoke Holy Cross; Trowse with Newton

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Liberal Democrats Trevor Lewis
Stratton Long Stratton; Tharston; Hapton; Wacton

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Liberal Democrats Des Fulcher
Conservative Kevin Worsley
Tasburgh Saxlingham Nethergate; Shotesham; Tasburgh

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Conservative Florence Ellis
Thurlton Aldeby; Burgh St Peter; Haddiscoe; Norton Subcourse; Thurlton; Toft Monks; Wheatacre

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Conservative William Kemp
Town Wymondham

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Conservative Lee Hornby
Wicklewood Barnham Broom; Kimberley & Carleton Forehoe; Morley; Runhall; Wicklewood

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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.[6]

The district contains the following civil parishes:

Neighbouring districts

References

  1. ^ "Local Authority District population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
  2. ^ "South Norfolk District Council Election Statistics". South Norfolk Council. Retrieved 11 June 2010.
  3. ^ "Members of Youth Parliament - Norfolk County Council". www.norfolk.gov.uk.
  4. ^ "Your Norfolk -". yournorfolk.norfolkpublications.org.uk.
  5. ^ Cope, Lauren. "Norfolk's four new Members of Youth Parliament are announced". Eastern Daily Press.
  6. ^ Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes Archived 11 February 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2 December 2005.

52°29′31″N 1°13′52″E / 52.4920°N 1.2312°E / 52.4920; 1.2312