Breckland District

Breckland District
Non-metropolitan district

Breckland shown within Norfolk
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Constituent country England
Region East of England
Non-metropolitan county Norfolk
Status Non-metropolitan district
Admin HQ East Dereham
Incorporated 1 April 1974
Government
 • Type Non-metropolitan district council
 • Body Breckland District Council
 • Leadership Leader & Cabinet (Conservative)
 • MPs George Freeman
Elizabeth Truss
Area
 • Total 399.7 sq mi (1,035.1 km2)
Area rank 16th (of 326)
Population (mid-2017 est.)
 • Total 138,600
 • Rank 156th (of 326)
 • Density 350/sq mi (130/km2)
 • Ethnicity 98.5% White
Time zone UTC0 (GMT)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+1 (BST)
ONS code 33UB (ONS)
E07000143 (GSS)
OS grid reference TG018081
Website www.breckland.gov.uk

Breckland District is a local government district in Norfolk, England. Its head office is located at Elizabeth House, Walpole Loke, East Dereham, Norfolk, NR19 1EE. It is a second tier local government authority that sits below Norfolk County Council.

The population of the council at the 2011 Census was 130,491.[1]

Breckland District Council derives its name from the Breckland landscape region, a gorse-covered sandy heath of south Norfolk and north Suffolk. The term Breckland is ancient, and is found as early as the 13th century in the form Brakelond.

History

Breckland District Council was formed on 1 April 1974 by the merger of the Borough of Thetford, East Dereham Urban District, Swaffham Urban District, Wayland Rural District, Mitford and Launditch Rural District, and Swaffham Rural District.

Politics

The Council consists of 49 Councillors elected every four years, the last election being 2015.

It is currently controlled by the Conservative Party who won 42 of the 49 seats on the council at the last election.

Leader of the Council

The Leader is Cllr. William Nunn (Conservative)

The Deputy Leader is Cllr. Sam Chapman Allen (Conservative)

Chairman of the Council

The Chairman is Cllr. Richard Duffield (Lincoln Ward)

The Vice-Chairman is Cllr. Lynda Turner (Shipdham Ward)

Past Chairmen of the Council

  • 2017-2018 Cllr. Kate Millbank (Dereham Tofwood Ward)
  • 2016-2017 Cllr. Bill Borrett (Upper Wensum Ward)
  • 2015-2016 Cllr. Gordon Bambridge (Upper Wensum Ward)
  • 2014-2015 Cllr. Robert Kybird (Thetford Guildhall Ward)
  • 2013-2014 Cllr. Paul Claussen (Two Rivers Ward)
  • 2012-2013 Cllr. Robin Goreham (Dereham Central Ward)
  • 2011-2012 Cllr. Nigel Wilkin (Necton Ward)

Election Results

For the results of the last election to the council click on this link, Breckland District Council election, 2015

For further information on previous elections click on link, Breckland District Council -elections

Composition

The council is entirely parished, and is made up of 113 civil parishes. At the time of the 2001 census, the district had an area of 1,305 km2 (504 sq mi), with a population of 121,418 in 50,715 households.[2]

The council contains the following civil parishes:

References

  1. ↑ "Local Authority District population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
  2. ↑ Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes. Retrieved 2 December 2005.
  • Diss Express - website of local newspaper covering part of district

Coordinates: 52°38′N 0°59′E / 52.633°N 0.983°E / 52.633; 0.983

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