Borough of Gedling

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]

Borough of Gedling
Borough
Arnold, the largest settlement and the administrative centre of the district
Arnold, the largest settlement and the administrative centre of the district
Coat of arms of Borough of Gedling
Coat of arms
Official logo of Borough of Gedling
Council Logo
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)
 • Rank197th
Population
 (2021)
 • Total117,264
 • RankRanked 204th
 • 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
Carlton, the second largest settlement in the borough

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 settlements which are heavily contiguous with Nottingham which include the towns of Arnold and Carlton. It also covers part of Mapperley and 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. 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
For historical political control and leadership, see Gedling Borough Council elections.

Gedling Borough Council is elected every four years, with 41 councillors being elected at each election. Labour has held a majority of the seats on the council since 2011, with John Clarke being leader of the council since then. The most recent election was in 2019 Gedling Borough Council election, and the next election is due in 2023. As at August 2022, the council comprises:[4]

Party Councillors
Labour Party 28
Conservative Party 8
Liberal Democrats 3
Independent 2

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. 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
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]

Freedom of the Borough

The following people and military units have received the Freedom of the Borough of Gedling.

Individuals

Military Units


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. "Your councillors by party". Gedling Borough Council. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  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.
  7. "Former MP Vernon Coaker granted freedom of Gedling borough in ceremony". The Gedling Eye. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  8. "Mercian regiment awarded Freedom of Gedling". BBC News Nottingham. Retrieved 19 June 2022.

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