South Derbyshire

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South Derbyshire District
Swadlincote Town Centre.jpg
Swadlincote, the administrative centre of the South Derbyshire district
South Derbyshire UK locator map.svg
Shown within Derbyshire
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Constituent country England
Region East Midlands
Administrative county Derbyshire
Admin. HQ Swadlincote
Government
  Type Non-metropolitan district
  Body South Derbyshire District Council
   MP: Heather Wheeler
Area
  Total130.5 sq mi (338.1 km2)
  Rank 109th
Population
 (2021)
  Total108,063
  Rank Ranked 222nd
  Density830/sq mi (320/km2)
Ethnicity (2021)
[1]
   Ethnic groups
List
Religion (2021)
[1]
   Religion
List
Time zone UTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time)
  Summer (DST) UTC+1 (British Summer Time)
Postcode
DE
ONS code 17UK (ONS)
E07000039 (GSS)

South Derbyshire is a local government district in Derbyshire, England. The district covers the towns of Melbourne and Swadlincote as well as numerous villages and hamlets such as Hilton, Hatton, Etwall, Aston-on-Trent, Repton, Weston-on-Trent and Willington. About a third of the National Forest lies within the district.

Contents

The neighbouring districts are Derbyshire Dales, Amber Valley, Derby, Erewash, North West Leicestershire, Lichfield and East Staffordshire.

History

The district was formed on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, covering the whole area of two former districts and part of a third, which were all abolished at the same time: [2]

The new district was named South Derbyshire, reflecting its position within the wider county. [3]

Governance

South Derbyshire District Council
South Derbyshire District Council logo.svg
Type
Type
Leadership
Sean Bambrick,
Labour
since 25 May 2023
Robert Pearson,
Labour
since 18 May 2023
Justin Ives
since 2 May 2023 [4]
Structure
Seats36 councillors
Political groups
Administration (23)
  Labour (23)
Other parties (13)
  Conservative (10)
  Liberal Democrats (2)
  Independent (1)
Elections
Last election
4 May 2023
Next election
6 May 2027
Meeting place
South Derbyshire Civic Offices.jpg
Civic Offices, Civic Way, Swadlincote, DE11 0AH
Website
www.southderbyshire.gov.uk

South Derbyshire District Council provides district-level services. County-level services are provided by Derbyshire County Council. [5] Much of the borough is also covered by civil parishes, which form a third tier of local government. [6]

Political control

The council has been under Labour majority control since the 2023 election. [7]

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: [8]

Party in controlYears
Labour 1974–1976
No overall control 1976–1983
Labour 1983–2007
Conservative 2007–2020
No overall control 2020–2023
Labour 2023–present

Leadership

The leaders of the council since 2001 have been: [9]

CouncillorPartyFromTo
Bill Dunn Labour 1 Jul 2001
Barry Whyman Labour 2 Jul 20016 May 2007
Heather Wheeler Conservative 24 May 200720 May 2010
Bob Wheeler [10] Conservative 20 May 20108 Jan 2018
Hilary Coyle Conservative 18 Jan 201817 May 2018
Martyn Ford [11] Conservative 17 May 20183 Jan 2021
Kevin Richards Labour 14 Jan 20217 May 2023
Robert Pearson Labour 18 May 2023

Composition

Following the 2023 election, the composition of the council was: [12]

PartyCouncillors
Labour 23
Conservative 10
Liberal Democrats 2
Independent 1
Total36

The next election is due in 2027.

Elections

Since the last boundary changes in 2011 the council has comprised 36 councillors, representing 15 wards, with each ward electing one, two or three councillors. Elections are held every four years. [13]

Premises

The council is based at the Civic Offices on Civic Way in Swadlincote. The building was purpose-built for the council and was completed in 1977, being formally opened on 18 February 1977 by Jack Longland. [14] The council's annual meeting each May, when new the new chair is appointed, is held at Swadlincote Town Hall on The Delph, which had been built as a market hall in 1861. [15] [16]

Parishes and settlements

The former Swadlincote Urban District is an unparished area. The rest of the district is covered by civil parishes. None of the parishes is styled as a "town council". Some of the smaller parishes have a parish meeting instead of a parish council. [17]

Settlements in the district include:

Arms

Coat of arms of South Derbyshire
Crest
On a wreath of the colours upon a mount Sable inflamed a tower Argent rising therefrom clouds of steam Proper.
Escutcheon
Vert on a chevron Or masoned Sable between three garbs Or a like number of annulets also Sable a chief vairy Ermine and Gules.
Supporters
On the dexter side a lion Ermine gorged with a collar vairy Ermine and Gules and on the sinister side a wolf Erminois gorged with a collar quarterly Ermine and Gules each charged on the shoulder with a Rose Gules barbed Proper thereon another Argent barbed and seeded also Proper.
Motto
The Earth Our Wealth [18]

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