Wychavon
52°06′50″N 2°04′52″W / 52.114°N 2.081°W
Wychavon District | |
|---|---|
 Wychavon shown within Worcestershire | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | England |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Non-metropolitan county | Worcestershire |
| Status | Non-metropolitan district |
| Admin HQ | Pershore |
| Incorporated | 1 April 1974 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Non-metropolitan district council |
| • Body | Wychavon District Council |
| • Leadership | Leader & Cabinet (Conservative) |
| • MPs | Harriett Baldwin Nigel Huddleston Rachel Maclean |
| Area | |
| • Total | 256.2 sq mi (663.5 km2) |
| • Rank | 50th (of 296) |
| Population (2022) | |
| • Total | 134,536 |
| • Rank | 176th (of 296) |
| • Density | 530/sq mi (200/km2) |
| • Ethnicity | 97.9 White 0.9% Mixed Race 0.6% S.Asian 0.2% Black 0.5% Chinese or Other |
| Time zone | UTC0 (GMT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (BST) |
| ONS code | 47UF (ONS) />E07000238 (GSS) |
| OS grid reference | SO9445346235 |
| Website | www |
Wychavon is a local government district in Worcestershire, England. Its council is based in the town of Pershore, and the other towns in the district are Droitwich Spa and Evesham. The district extends from the south-east corner of Worcestershire north and west. It borders all the other districts of Worcestershire, as well as the counties of Gloucestershire and Warwickshire.
The district was created under the Local Government Act 1972, on 1 April 1974. It was a merger of the boroughs of Droitwich and Evesham along with Evesham Rural District and most of Droitwich Rural District and most of Pershore Rural District.
The district's name, which was invented in 1973, contains two elements. "Wych" recalls the Saxon Kingdom of Hwicca, and "Avon" is for the River Avon.
Wychavon District Council was joint 'Council of the Year 2007', along with High Peak Borough Council. It was also featured as the 'Best Council to work for' by the Sunday Times. It increasingly shares management and staff with neighbouring Malvern Hills District Council.[1]
Governance
Wychavon District Council is elected every four years, with currently 45 councillors being elected at each election. Since gaining a majority on the council in 1987 the Conservatives have had control apart from a period between 1995 and the 1999 election when no party had a majority. As of the 2015 election the council was composed of the following councillors:[2]
#0087DC #FAA61A #6D3177| Party | Councillors | |
| Conservative Party | 39 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 5 | |
| UK Independence Party | 1 | |
Subsequently, the sole UKIP member has joined the Conservatives and one Conservative member resigned to sit as an independent[3]. The current composition of the council is:[4]
#0087DC #FAA61A #DCDCDC| Party | Councillors | |
| Conservative Party | 39 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 5 | |
| Independent | 1 | |
Wards
The Wychavon district spreads across the 3 Parliamentary constituencies[5] of Mid Worcestershire, West Worcestershire and Redditch County and comprises 31 wards (represented by 45 councillors) containing 73 Civil parishes.
| Parliamentary Constituency | Wards | Seats |
|---|---|---|
| Mid Worcestershire | Hartlebury | 1 |
| Mid Worcestershire | Lovett & North Claines | 2 |
| Mid Worcestershire | Dodderhill | 1 |
| Mid Worcestershire | Ombersley | 1 |
| Mid Worcestershire | Droitwich Central | 1 |
| Mid Worcestershire | Droitwich West | 2 |
| Mid Worcestershire | Droitwich East | 2 |
| Mid Worcestershire | Droitwich South West | 2 |
| Mid Worcestershire | Droitwich South East | 2 |
| Mid Worcestershire | Bowbrook | 1 |
| Mid Worcestershire | Upton Snodsbury | 1 |
| Mid Worcestershire | Norton & Whittington | 1 |
| Mid Worcestershire | Drakes Broughton | 1 |
| Mid Worcestershire | Pinvin | 1 |
| Mid Worcestershire | Fladbury | 1 |
| Mid Worcestershire | Harvington & Norton | 1 |
| Mid Worcestershire | The Littletons | 1 |
| Mid Worcestershire | Honeybourne & Pebworth | 1 |
| Mid Worcestershire | Bretforton & Offenham | 1 |
| Mid Worcestershire | Badsey | 1 |
| Mid Worcestershire | Evesham North | 2 |
| Mid Worcestershire | Great Hampton (Evesham) | 1 |
| Mid Worcestershire | Bengeworth (Evesham) | 2 |
| Mid Worcestershire | Little Hampton (Evesham) | 2 |
| Mid Worcestershire | Evesham South | 2 |
| Mid Worcestershire | Broadway & Wickhamford | 2 |
| Redditch County | Inkberrow | 2 |
| West Worcestershire | Pershore | 3 |
| West Worcestershire | Eckington | 1 |
| West Worcestershire | Elmley Castle & Somerville | 1 |
| West Worcestershire | Bredon | 1 |
| West Worcestershire | South Bredon Hill | 1 |
Civil parishes
The Wychavon district includes the following civil parishes:
- Abberton Parish Meeting
- Abbots Morton Parish Council
- Ashton under Hill Parish Council
- Badsey and Aldington Parish Council
- Beckford Parish Council
- Bickmarsh Parish Meeting
- Birlingham Parish Council
- Bishampton and Throckmorton Parish Council
- Bredicot Parish Meeting
- Bredon, Bredon's Norton and Westmancote Parish Council
- Bretforton Parish Council
- Broadway Parish Council
- Broughton Hackett Parish Meeting
- Charlton Parish Council
- Childswickham Parish Council
- Churchill Parish Meeting
- Cleeve Prior Parish Council
- Cookhill Parish Council
- Cropthorne Parish Council
- Crowle Parish Council
- Defford and Besford Parish Council
- Dodderhill Parish Council
- Drakes Broughton and Wadborough with Pirton Parish Council
- Droitwich Spa Town Council
- Eckington Parish Council
- Elmbridge Parish Council
- Elmley Castle, Bricklehampton and Netherton Parish Council
- Elmley Lovett Parish Council
- Evesham Town Council
- Fladbury Parish Council
- Flyford Flavell, Grafton Flyford and North Piddle Parish Council
- Great Comberton Parish Council
- Hadzor, Himbleton, Huddington and Oddingley (Saleway) Parish Council
- Hampton Lovett and Westwood Parish Council
- Hanbury Parish Council
- Hartlebury Parish Council
- Harvington Parish Council
- Hill and Moor Parish Council
- Hindlip, Martin Hussingtree and Salwarpe Parish Council
- Hinton-on-the-Green and Aston Somerville Parish Council
- Honeybourne Parish Council
- Inkberrow Parish Council
- Kemerton Parish Council
- Kington and Dormston Parish Council
- Little Comberton Parish Council
- Naunton Beauchamp Parish Council
- North and Middle Littleton Parish Council
- North Claines Parish Council
- Norton and Lenchwick Parish Council
- Norton juxta Kempsey Parish Council
- Offenham Parish Council
- Ombersley and Doverdale Parish Council
- Overbury and Conderton Parish Council
- Pebworth Parish Council
- Peopleton Parish Council
- Pershore Town Council
- Pinvin Parish Council
- Rous Lench Parish Council
- Sedgeberrow Parish Council
- South Littleton Parish Council
- Spetchley Parish Meeting
- South Lenches Parish Council
- Stock and Bradley Parish Council
- Stoulton Parish Council
- Strensham Parish Council
- Tibberton Parish Council
- Upton Snodsbury Parish Council
- Upton Warren Parish Council
- White Ladies Aston Parish Meeting
- Whittington Parish Council
- Wick Parish Council
- Wickhamford Parish Council
- Wyre Piddle Parish Council
References
- ^ Malvern Hills District Council Council structure
- ^ "Local election results 2015 in full". The Guardian. 15 May 2015. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
- ^ "Evesham councillor resigns from Conservative group after controversial Hitler retweet". Evesham Journal. 17 January 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
- ^ "Councillors and Decision-making". Retrieved 27 August 2018.
- ^ http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/election-maps/gb/
