Tendring District

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Tendring District
Non-metropolitan district
Clacton-on-Sea.jpg
Clacton-on-Sea, the administrative centre of the district
Motto(s): 
Latin: Pro Bono Omnium, lit.  'For the good of all'
Tendring UK locator map.svg
Tendring shown within Essex
Coordinates: 51°47′N1°08′E / 51.783°N 1.133°E / 51.783; 1.133
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Country England
Region East of England
Non-metropolitan county Essex
Incorporated 1 April 1974
Named for Tendring Hundred
Administrative HQ Clacton-on-Sea
Government
[1]
 • Type Non-metropolitan district
 • BodyTendring District Council
 •  Executive Leader and cabinet
 •  Control No overall control
 •  Leader Mark Stephenson (Ind.)
 • ChairDan Casey
 •  MPs
Area
[2]
 • Total141 sq mi (366 km2)
 • Land130 sq mi (336 km2)
 • Rank 110th
Population
 (2022) [3]
 • Total151,451
 • Rank 145th
 • Density1,200/sq mi (450/km2)
Ethnicity (2021)
[4]
 •  Ethnic groups
List
Religion (2021)
[4]
 •  Religion
List
Time zone UTC+0 (GMT)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+1 (BST)
Postcode areas
CO
Dialling codes 01255
GSS code E07000076
Website tendringdc.gov.uk
Tendring District Council
Tendring District Council logo.svg
Type
Type
Leadership
Dan Casey,
Independent
since 30 April 2024 [5]
Mark Stephenson,
Independent
since 23 May 2023
Ian Davidson
since 1 December 2010 [6]
Structure
Seats48 councillors
Political groups
Administration (28)
  Independent (16)
  Labour (7)
  Liberal Democrats (4)
  Tendring First (1)
Other parties (20)
  Conservative (15)
  Independent (5)
Elections
First-past-the-post
Last election
 4 May 2023
Next election
6 May 2027
Meeting place
Clacton-on-Sea- Clacton Town Hall (geograph 5966342).jpg
Town Hall, Station Road, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, CO15 1SE
Website
www.tendringdc.gov.uk

Tendring District is a local government district in north-east Essex, England. Its council is based in Clacton-on-Sea, the largest town. Other towns are Brightlingsea, Harwich, Frinton-on-Sea and Walton-on-the-Naze.

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The district borders the City of Colchester to the west and the Babergh District of Suffolk, across the estuary of the River Stour, to the north. To the east and south, it faces the North Sea, with the estuary of the River Colne to the south-west. The area is sometimes referred to as the Tendring Peninsula.

The modern local government district was formed in 1974. The name Tendring comes from the ancient Tendring Hundred which was named after the small village of Tendring.

History

Harwich, an important port town in both the district and Essex Harwich England.jpg
Harwich, an important port town in both the district and Essex

The district was formed on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, covering the whole area of five former districts, which were all abolished at the same time: [7]

The new district was named Tendring after the ancient Tendring Hundred, which was in turn named after the small village of Tendring at the centre of the area. [8]

The 1086 Domesday Book records the name as Tenderinga and in 1242 the Pipe Rolls mention it as Terring. [9]

The Tendring Poor Law Union, established in 1835, had covered the same area as the present district. [10]

During the English Civil War, the self-appointed Witchfinder General Matthew Hopkins carried out many trials throughout this and the surrounding area, especially in the town of Manningtree and village of Mistley on the River Stour.

Governance

Tendring District Council provides district-level services. County-level services are provided by Essex County Council. Much of the district is also covered by civil parishes, which form a third tier of local government. [11]

Political control

The council has been under no overall control since the 2023 election, being led by a coalition of independent councillors, Labour and the Liberal Democrats. [12]

The first election to the council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority alongside the outgoing authorities until the new arrangements came into effect on 1 April 1974. Political control of the council since 1974 has been as follows: [13] [14]

Party in controlYears
Conservative 1974–1991
No overall control 1991–1995
Labour 1995–1999
No overall control 1999–2011
Conservative 2011–2015
No overall control 2015–present

Leadership

The leaders of the council since 2009 have been: [15]

CouncillorPartyFromTo
Neil Stock [16] Conservative 200927 Nov 2012
Peter Halliday [17] Conservative 27 Nov 201213 Dec 2013
Mick Page Conservative 11 Feb 201410 May 2015
Neil Stock Conservative 26 May 20157 May 2023
Mark Stephenson Independent 23 May 2023

Composition

Since the last boundary changes in 2019 there have been 48 councillors representing 32 wards, with each ward electing one, two or three councillors. Elections are held every four years. [18]

Following the 2023 election, a by-election in January 2024 and changes of allegiance up to February 2024, the composition of the council was: [19]

PartyCouncillors
Independent 21
Conservative 15
Labour 7
Liberal Democrats 4
Tendring First 1
Total48

Of the independent councillors, eleven sit with the Tendring First councillor as the "Tendring Independents" group, five sit as the "Independent Group", three form the "Tendring Residents' Alliance" and two do not belong to any group. The council's administration is a coalition of the Tendring Independents, the Independent Group, Labour and the Liberal Democrats. [20] The next election is due in 2027.

Premises

The council has its main offices and meeting place at Clacton Town Hall on Station Road. The building had been built for the former Clacton Urban District Council in 1931. [21]

Geography

Walton-on-the-Naze, one of the many coastal settlements in the district Walton-on-the-Naze.jpg
Walton-on-the-Naze, one of the many coastal settlements in the district

The highest part of the district is a low (115'; 35 metres) ridge running west to east only 2 miles (3 km) south of the River Stour. The greater part of the district is undulating land sloping very gently to the south which is traversed by a number of streams.

In the extreme east of the district is an area formerly known as the Soken which was granted special privileges in Saxon times. It is remembered in the place names Kirby-le-Soken, Thorpe-le-Soken and Walton-le-Soken (an older name for Walton-on-the-Naze).

Demography

Jaywick, a shanty settlement on the coast near Clacton Jaywick Sands - geograph.org.uk - 538562.jpg
Jaywick, a shanty settlement on the coast near Clacton

Tendring district contains the most deprived part of England, in the Jaywick area. This area was ranked as the most deprived are in the government's indices of deprivation in 2010, 2015 and 2019 (being the most recent survey as at 2022). [22]

Media

In terms of television, the district is served by BBC East and ITV Anglia with television signals received from the Sudbury TV transmitter. [23]

Radio stations for the area are:

Local newspapers are the Colchester Gazette and Essex County Standard .

Parishes

There are 27 civil parishes in the district. The former Clacton Urban District is an unparished area. [24] The parish councils of Brightlingsea, Frinton and Walton, Harwich, and Manningtree take the style "town council". [25]

Arms

Coat of arms of Tendring District
Crest
On a wreath of the colours an ancient ship Gules sail furled Proper flying flags and forked pennon of St. George and charged on the hull with three escallops Or pendent from the yardarm by chains a portcullis Or nailed and spiked Azure.
Escutcheon
Azure on a fess between two chevrons Argent a mural crown Gules all between two flaunches Argent each charged with two bars wavy Azure surmounted of a seaxe point upwards Proper hilt and pommel Or.
Motto
Pro Bono Omnium (For The Good of All) [26]
Badge
On a roundel Azure fimbriated Argent and environed of a wreath of laurel Or a tau cross Argent.

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