South Norfolk

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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

Formed 1 April 1974 Local 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.

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

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