South Norfolk

South Norfolk District
South Norfolk District
District
	Council headquarters in Long Stratton, built 1979
	Shown within Norfolk
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	East of England
Administrative county	Norfolk
Formed	1 April 1974; Local Government Act 1972
Admin. HQ	Long Stratton
Government
• Type	South Norfolk District Council
• Leadership:	Leader & Cabinet
• Executive:	Conservative
• MPs:	Richard Bacon (C),; George Freeman (C),; Clive Lewis (L)
Area
• Total	351 sq mi (908 km2)
• Rank	33rd
Population (2022)
• Total	144,593
• Rank	Ranked 154th
• Density	410/sq mi (160/km2)
Time zone	UTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (British Summer Time)
ONS code	33UH (ONS); E07000149 (GSS)
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. 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 style="width: 2px; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" \|	Independent
1976	38		2		1		6 style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" \|	Conservative
1979	38		1		2		6 style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" \|	Conservative
1983	33		5		1		8 style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" \|	Conservative
1987	26		16		0		5 style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" \|	Conservative
1991	22		22		0		3 style="width: 2px; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" \|	No overall control
1995	12		30		3		2 style="width: 2px; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" \|	Liberal Democrats
1999	16		27		2		2 style="width: 2px; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" \|	Liberal Democrats
2003	18		28		0		0 style="width: 2px; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" \|	Liberal Democrats
2007	39		7		0		0 style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" \|	Conservative
2011	38		8		0		0 style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" \|	Conservative
2015	40		6		0		0 style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" \|	Conservative
2019	35		10		1		0 style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" \|	Conservative

Recent elections

2019 saw the Conservatives lose five seats but retain overall control of the Council. The boundaries used were new at this election and saw the Labour party unexpectedly win a seat on the Council for the first time since 2003 gaining Loddon (notionally) from the Conservatives. Liberal Democrat group leader Trevor Lewis, standing in a much changed ward, was not re-elected.

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South Norfolk election results, May 2019
Party		Votes	Votes %	Seats	Seats %
Conservative	31,613	46.2	35	76.1
Liberal Democrats	20,311	29.7	10	21.7
Labour	13,134	19.2	1	2.2
Green	584	0.9	0	0
Others ^[1]		2,733	4.0	0	0
Totals		68,375		46

^[1] Others: Independents and UKIP.

Political composition

Elections are held every four years, with the last elections occurring in May 2019. The next elections are due to take place in May 2023. The composition of the council, after by-elections and defections, is as follows

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Party		Councillors	Change (on 2015)
Conservative	35		5 style="width: 2px; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" \|	Liberal Democrats	10		4 style="width: 2px; background-color: #F8F9FA;" data-sort-value="Labour (UK)" \|	Labour (UK)	1		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 style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" \|	Conservative	Robert Savage
Beck Vale	Pulham Market; Pulham St Mary; Starston style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" \|	Conservative	Clayton Hudson
Bressingham and Burston	Bressingham & Fersfield; Burston & Shimpling; Gissing; Heywood; Shelfanger; Winfarthing style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" \|	Conservative	Barry Stone
Brooke	Bergh Apton; Brooke; Howe; Kirstead; Mundham; Seething style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" \|	Conservative	John Fuller
Bunwell	Aslacton; Bunwell; Carleton Rode; Tibenham style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" \|	Conservative	Charles Easton
Chedgrave and Thurton	Ashby St Mary; Carleton St Peter; Chedgrave; Claxton; Langley with Hardley; Thurton style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" \|	Conservative	Jaan Larner
Cringleford	Bawburgh; Colney; Cringleford; Keswick & Intwood; Little Melton style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" \|	Conservative	Christopher Kemp
Cringleford		Conservative	Garry Wheatley
Cromwells	Wymondham style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" \|	Conservative	Jack Hornby
Dickleburgh	Dickleburgh & Rushall; Great Moulton; Tivetshall St Margaret; Tivetshall St Mary style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" \|	Conservative	Martin Wilby
Diss	Diss style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" \|	Conservative	Tony Palmer
		Conservative	Graham Minshull
		Conservative	Keith Kiddie
Ditchingham and Broome	Broome; Ditchingham; Hedenham; Thwaite style="width: 2px; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" \|	Liberal Democrats	Brendon Bernard
Earsham	Alburgh; Denton; Earsham; Topcroft; Wortwell style="width: 2px; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" \|	Liberal Democrats	Murray Gray
Easton	Barford; Easton; Great Melton; Marlingford & Colton; Wramplingham style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" \|	Conservative	Margaret Dewsbury
Forncett	Ashwellthorpe; Fundenhall; The Forncetts; Tacolneston style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" \|	Conservative	Barry Duffin
Gillingham	Ellingham; Geldeston; Gillingham; Hales; Heckingham; Kirby Cane; Raveningham; Stockton style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" \|	Conservative	Kay Mason Billig
Harleston	Redenhall with Harleston style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" \|	Conservative	Brian Riches
Harleston		Conservative	Jeremy Savage
Hempnall	Bedingham; Hempnall; Morningthorpe; Shelton & Hardwick; Woodton style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" \|	Conservative	Alison Thomas
Hethersett	Hethersett style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" \|	Conservative	Leslie Dale
Hethersett		Conservative	David Bills
Hingham and Deopham	Deopham; Hingham style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" \|	Conservative	Yvonne Bendle
Loddon	Loddon; Sisland style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" \|	Conservative	Colin Gould
Mulbarton	Bracon Ash & Hethel; East Carleton; Ketteringham; Mulbarton; Swardeston style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" \|	Conservative	Nigel Legg
Mulbarton		Conservative	Colin Foulger
New Costessey	Costessey style="width: 2px; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" \|	Liberal Democrats	John Amis
New Costessey		Liberal Democrats	Vivienne Bell
Newton Flotman	Flordon; Newton Flotman; Swainsthorpe; Wreningham style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" \|	Conservative	Phil Hardy
Northfields	Wymondham style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" \|	Conservative	Joe Mooney
Old Costessey	Costessey style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" \|	Conservative	Andrew Pond
Old Costessey		Liberal Democrats	Sharon Blundell
Poringland and the Framinghams	Framingham Earl; Framingham Pigot; Poringland style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" \|	Conservative	John Overton
Poringland and the Framinghams		Conservative	Lisa Neal
Rockland	Alpington; Hellington; Holverston; Kirby Bedon; Rockland St Mary; Surlingham; Yelverton style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" \|	Conservative	Vic Thomson
Roydon	Roydon style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" \|	Conservative	David Goldson
Rustens	Wymondham style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" \|	Conservative	Peter Broome
Scole	Brockdish; Needham; Scole style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" \|	Conservative	Jenny Wilby
Stoke Holy Cross	Bixley; Caistor St Edmund; Dunston; Stoke Holy Cross; Trowse with Newton style="width: 2px; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" \|	Liberal Democrats	Trevor Lewis
Stratton	Long Stratton; Tharston; Hapton; Wacton style="width: 2px; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" \|	Liberal Democrats	Des Fulcher
Stratton		Conservative	Kevin Worsley
Tasburgh	Saxlingham Nethergate; Shotesham; Tasburgh style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" \|	Conservative	Florence Ellis
Thurlton	Aldeby; Burgh St Peter; Haddiscoe; Norton Subcourse; Thurlton; Toft Monks; Wheatacre style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" \|	Conservative	William Kemp
Town	Wymondham style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" \|	Conservative	Lee Hornby
Wicklewood	Barnham Broom; Kimberley & Carleton Forehoe; Morley; Runhall; Wicklewood style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" \|	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:

Alburgh, Aldeby, Alpington, Ashby St. Mary, Ashwellthorpe and Fundenhall, Aslacton
Barford, Barnham Broom, Bawburgh, Bedingham, Bergh Apton, Bixley, Bracon Ash, Bramerton, Brandon Parva, Coston, Runhall and Welborne, 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, Dickleburgh and Rushall, Diss, Ditchingham
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, Hethersett, Heywood, Hingham, Holverston, Howe
Keswick and Intwood, Ketteringham, Kimberley, Kirby Bedon, Kirby Cane, Kirstead
Langley with Hardley, Little Melton, Loddon, Long Stratton
Marlingford and Colton,
Morley, Morningthorpe and Fritton, Mulbarton, Mundham
Needham, Newton Flotman, Norton Subcourse
Poringland, Pulham Market, Pulham St. Mary
Raveningham, Redenhall with Harleston, Rockland St. Mary, Roydon
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 with Newton,
Wacton, Wheatacre, Wicklewood, Winfarthing, Woodton, Wortwell, Wramplingham, Wreningham, Wymondham
Yelverton

Merger

In October 2020, Private Eye reported a total of £594,000 was paid to two managers leaving South Norfolk council as a result of the merger^[when?] of the management teams at South Norfolk and Broadland councils, which included £540,000 to outgoing chief executive Sandra Dinneen.^[7] (A further £357,000 in termination payments was to be shared between three managers leaving Broadland council due to the merger.) The councils stated these so-called "golden goodbyes" would save them money, as they would have fewer highly paid senior officials after they departed.^[8]

Neighbouring districts

References

^ "Local Authority District population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
^ "South Norfolk District Council Election Statistics". South Norfolk Council. Retrieved 11 June 2010.
^ "Members of Youth Parliament - Norfolk County Council". www.norfolk.gov.uk.
^ "Your Norfolk -". yournorfolk.norfolkpublications.org.uk.
^ Cope, Lauren. "Norfolk's four new Members of Youth Parliament are announced". Eastern Daily Press.
^ 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.
^ "Eastern Daily Press".
^ Private Eye, Issue 1532, p.21

External links

Diss Express - district's local newspaper website

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[1] "Local Authority District population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 26 July 2016.

[SNC-list-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.

[7] "Eastern Daily Press".

[8] Private Eye, Issue 1532, p.21

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