South Derbyshire

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South Derbyshire District
District
Shown within Derbyshire
Shown within Derbyshire
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Constituent countryEngland
RegionEast Midlands
Administrative countyDerbyshire
Admin. HQSwadlincote
Government
 • TypeSouth Derbyshire District Council
 • Leadership:Alternative - Sec.31
 • Executive:Conservative
 • MP:Heather Wheeler
Area
 • Total130.5 sq mi (338.1 km2)
Area rank122nd
Population
 (mid-2019 est.)
 • Total107,261
 • RankRanked 222nd
 • Density820/sq mi (320/km2)
Time zoneUTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (British Summer Time)
ONS code17UK (ONS)
E07000039 (GSS)
Ethnicity95.6% White
2.3% S.Asian[1]
Websitesouthderbyshire.gov.uk

South Derbyshire is a local government district in Derbyshire, England. The population of the local authority at the 2011 Census was 94,611.[2] It contains a third of the National Forest, and the council offices are in Swadlincote.[3]

The district was formed on 1 April 1974 as a merger of the Swadlincote urban district along with Repton Rural District and part of South East Derbyshire Rural District.

Settlements[]

Settlements in the district include:

Energy policy[]

Panorama of the A50 in South Derbyshire

In May 2006, a report commissioned by British Gas[4] showed that housing in South Derbyshire produced the 19th highest average carbon emissions in the country at 6,929 kg of carbon dioxide per dwelling. As a way of helping to reduce these emissions, the local councils have since given out leaflets and flyers telling people information about climate change.

See also: Energy efficiency in British housing

Population[]

Relative to Derbyshire, the East Midlands and England as a whole the population of South Derbyshire is expected to rise by 23% in forecasts from a 2005 population of 88,000 to a 2025 population of 108,600. Swadlincote is anticipated to absorb most of this expansion. No other district in Derbyshire is expected to grow at even half this rate. The figures for the East Midlands as whole over this time range is 10.5% with both Derbyshire and England as a whole being similar but less. Derby is forecast to grow by only 6%.[5]

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[6]

Politics[]

Elections to the district are held every 4 years, with currently 36 councillors being elected to 15 wards.

Year Labour Conservative Independent
2021[7] 15 15 5

See also[]

  • List of civil parishes in South Derbyshire

References[]

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  2. ^ "Local Authority populalation 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  3. ^ South Derbyshire government site. Retrieved 28 December 2007
  4. ^ Gas report Archived 26 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Population, Derbyshire County Council, 14 October 2008
  6. ^ "East Midlands Region". Civic Heraldry of England. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  7. ^ "Info on Councillors". 24 August 2021.

External links[]

Coordinates: 52°48′N 1°32′W / 52.800°N 1.533°W / 52.800; -1.533

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