South Derbyshire

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 also forms part of the wider Burton upon Trent and Swadlincote Green Belt, which covers the towns of Burton-upon-Trent in East Staffordshire and Swadlincote in South Derbyshire. The district is also landlocked between the districts of Derby, Derbyshire Dales, East Staffordshire, Erewash District, Lichfield District, North Warwickshire, North West Leicestershire and Tamworth.

This article is about the district. For the parliamentary constituency, see South Derbyshire (UK Parliament constituency).

South Derbyshire District
Non-metropolitan district
Swadlincote, the administrative centre of the South Derbyshire district
Swadlincote, the administrative centre of the South Derbyshire district
Shown within Derbyshire
Shown within Derbyshire
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Constituent countryEngland
RegionEast Midlands
Administrative countyDerbyshire
Admin. HQSwadlincote
Government
 • TypeNon-metropolitan district
 • BodySouth Derbyshire District Council
 • Leadership:Cllr Kevin Richards (L)
 • Executive:Conservative
 • MP:Heather Wheeler
 • ChairmanCllr Malcolm Gee (L)
Area
 • Total130.5 sq mi (338.1 km2)
 • Rank122nd
Population
 (2021)
 • Total107,205
 • RankRanked 225th
 • Density820/sq mi (320/km2)
Time zoneUTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (British Summer Time)
Postcode
DE
ONS code17UK (ONS)
E07000039 (GSS)
Ethnicity95.6% White
2.3% S.Asian[1]
Websitesouthderbyshire.gov.uk

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]

Council
For historical political control and leadership, see South Derbyshire District Council elections.

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

YearLabourConservativeIndependent
2021[6] 15 15 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[7]

See also

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. "Info on Councillors". 24 August 2021.
  7. "East Midlands Region". Civic Heraldry of England. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
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