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Sovereign state
  
United Kingdom

Region
  
East of England

Admin. HQ
  
Long Stratton

University
  
Easton & Otley College

Constituent country
  
England

Administrative county
  
Norfolk

Area
  
907.8 km²

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Formed
  
1 April 1974Local Government Act 1972

Team
  
Harleston Magpies Hockey Club

Points of interest
  
Bressingham Steam and Gardens, Wymondham Abbey, Redgrave and Lopham, The Broads, Whitlingham Country Park

Destinations
  
Norwich, The Broads, Beccles, Diss, Bungay

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.

Contents

Map of South Norfolk District, UK

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.

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.

[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.

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 St Mary, Tibenham, Tivetshall St Margaret, Tivetshall St. Mary, Toft Monks, Topcroft, Trowse,
  • Wacton, Wheatacre, Wicklewood, Winfarthing, Woodton, Wortwell, Wramplingham, Wreningham, Wymondham
  • Yelverton

    • References

    South Norfolk Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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