Borough of Gedling

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Borough of Gedling
Borough
Official logo of Borough of Gedling
Coat of Arms
Shown within Nottinghamshire
Shown within Nottinghamshire
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Constituent countryEngland
RegionEast Midlands
Administrative countyNottinghamshire
Administrative headquartersArnold
Government
 • TypeGedling Borough Council
 • Leadership:Leader & Cabinet
 • Executive:Labour Party
 • MPs:Tom Randall,
Mark Spencer
Area
 • Total46.3 sq mi (120.0 km2)
Area rank197th
Population
 (mid-2019 est.)
 • Total117,896
 • RankRanked 200th
 • Density2,500/sq mi (980/km2)
Time zoneUTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (British Summer Time)
ONS code37UE (ONS)
E07000173 (GSS)
Ethnicity94.4% White
2.2% S Asian
1.4% Black British
1.4% Mixed Race
Websitewww.gedling.gov.uk

Gedling is a local government district with borough status in Nottinghamshire, England, whose council is based in Arnold, north-east of Nottingham. The population at the time of the 2011 census was 113,543.[1]

It was formed on 1 April 1974 by merging the urban districts of Arnold and Carlton and part of the rural district of Basford. It is named after the village of Gedling.[2] Other settlements include Burton Joyce, Calverton, Colwick and Ravenshead.

Description[]

The Borough covers mainly affluent suburbs north-east of Nottingham including Arnold, Carlton and part of Mapperley and the area north of Nottingham into the rural villages of Calverton, Woodborough, Ravenshead and Newstead extending north towards Mansfield.

The Borough is one of contrasts: Arnold has a significant amount of council housing, whereas properties in the Newstead Abbey area of the borough often retail at between £1 million and £3 million.[citation needed] The area is split into an urban commuter base and rural farmland.

The Bonington Theatre in Arnold is named after the landscape painter Richard Parkes Bonington.[3] The borough's most famous former resident is Lord Byron, who resided at Newstead Abbey.

In the older part of Gedling is All Hallows Anglican Church. It dates from the 11th century, with the oldest part of the church (the entrance) dating back to 1089. The Mary Hardstaff Homes were built on Arnold Lane in 1936.

Politics[]

Council[]

See also: Gedling Borough Council elections

Gedling Borough Council is elected every four years, with 41 councillors being elected at each election. The Conservative Party controlled the council from the first election in 1973 through to 1995. Since then, both the Conservative and Labour parties have controlled the council, including a period between the 2003 election and the 2007 election when the parties shared power. At the most recent election in 2011 Labour gained control from the Conservatives and after a subsequent by-election the council is composed of the following councillors:-[4]

Party Councillors
Labour Party 32
Conservative Party 15
Liberal Democrats 3

Parliamentary[]

The borough is covered by two parliamentary constituencies. The more urban part of the borough adjoining Nottingham is in the Gedling constituency, which until 1983 was known as Carlton. This was held by the Conservatives from its creation in 1950 until 1997 when it was taken by the Labour Party. Vernon Coaker was the Member of Parliament from 1997 to 2019. In 2019 it was retaken by the Conservatives and Tom Randall became MP.

The rural part of the borough, including Calverton and Ravenshead, forms part of the Sherwood constituency, whose MP from 1992 to 2010 was Labour’s Paddy Tipping. It is now is held by Mark Spencer, who won by 214 votes in the 2010 general election.[citation needed] The constituency was created in 1983 and, as the area covered included many ex-mining areas, it was anticipated that it would be an easy target for Labour. However, Andy Stewart, a Conservative, won and held it until 1992. This is perceived to be because the majority of Nottinghamshire miners did not strike during the 1984-85 miners' strike and that the area also contains some of the most affluent areas in the county such as Ravenshead and Newstead Abbey Park.

Wards[]

  • Calverton
  • Carlton
  • Carlton Hill
  • Cavendish
  • Colwick
  • Coppice
  • Daybrook
  • Dumbles
  • Ernehale
  • Gedling
  • Netherfield
  • Newstead Abbey
  • Phoenix
  • Plains
  • Porchester
  • Redhill
  • Trent Valley
  • Woodthorpe[5]

Arms[]

Coat of arms of Borough of Gedling hide
Crest
On a wreath of the colours issuant from a mural crown Or in front of two arrows in saltire points downwards a torch Sable enflamed Proper.
Escutcheon
Azure an oak tree fructed and eradicated Or on a chief lozengy Argent and Sable tree garbs of the second.
Supporters
On the dexter side a stag and on the sinister side a bear both Proper.
Motto
Omnibus Optimum (The Best For All)[6]

References[]

  1. ^ "Local Authority population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
  2. ^ "Gedling". Britannica. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Arnold". Gedling Borough Council website. Gedling Borough Council. Archived from the original on 8 April 2014. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
  4. ^ "England council elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 28 August 2011.
  5. ^ Council, Gedling Borough. "Data about our Wards - Gedling Borough Council". www.gedling.gov.uk. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  6. ^ "East Midlands Region". Civic Heraldry of England. Retrieved 5 March 2021.

External links[]

Coordinates: 52°58′31″N 1°04′33″W / 52.97531°N 1.07597°W / 52.97531; -1.07597

Retrieved from ""