Waveney District

Waveney was a local government district in Suffolk, England, named after the River Waveney that formed its north-east border. The district council was based in Lowestoft, the major settlement in Waveney. The other towns in the district were Beccles, Bungay, Halesworth and Southwold.

Waveney District
Non-metropolitan district
Lowestoft Town Hall, the district headquarters.
Waveney shown within Suffolk and England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	East of England
Non-metropolitan county	Suffolk
Status	Non-metropolitan district
Admin HQ	Lowestoft
Established	1 April 1974
Merged	31 March 2019
Government
• Type	Non-metropolitan district council
• Body	Waveney District Council
• Leadership	Leader & Cabinet ( )
Area
• Total	143.0 sq mi (370.4 km2)
Population  (2018)
• Total	117,900
• Density	820/sq mi (320/km2)
• Ethnicity	98.8% White
Time zone	UTC0 (GMT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (BST)
ONS code	42UH
GSS code	E07000206
OS grid reference	TM5500193916
Website	www.waveney.gov.uk

The district was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, as a merger of the municipal boroughs of Beccles, Lowestoft and Southwold, along with Bungay and Halesworth urban districts, Wainford Rural District and part of Lothingland Rural District. The population of the district at the 2011 Census was 115,254.^[1] The last elections to the council were held on 7 May 2015, the second election after the council moved to a Whole Council election system, meaning all 48 council seats were contested.^[2] Before the 2011 elections the council was under Conservative Party control.

At the 2011 election the Conservatives had lost overall control, with both it and the Labour party represented by 23 councillors, the balance of the council being made up of one Green Party and one Independent councillor.^[3][4] A series of procedural moves led to the formation of a Conservative-led administration.^[5][6] At the 2015 election the Conservatives won an absolute majority, with 27 seats, with Labour winning 20 and the Green Party 1.

Waveney district was merged with Suffolk Coastal district on 1 April 2019 to form the new East Suffolk district.^[7]

Politics

Main article: Waveney local elections

List of communities

There were 59 towns and civil parishes in Waveney:

All Saints and St Nicholas, South Elmham Barnby Barsham Beccles (town) Benacre Blundeston Blyford Brampton with Stoven Bungay (town) Carlton Colville Corton Covehithe Ellough Flixton, Lothingland Flixton, The Saints Frostenden Gisleham Halesworth (town) Henstead with Hulver Street Holton Kessingland Lound Lowestoft (town) Mettingham Mutford North Cove Oulton Oulton Broad Redisham Reydon

Ringsfield Rumburgh Rushmere Shadingfield Shipmeadow Somerleyton, Ashby and Herringfleet Sotherton Sotterley South Cove Southwold (town) Spexhall St Andrew, Ilketshall St Cross, South Elmham St James, South Elmham St John, Ilketshall St Lawrence, Ilketshall St Margaret, Ilketshall St Margaret, South Elmham St Mary, South Elmham St Michael, South Elmham St Peter, South Elmham Uggeshall Wangford with Henham Westhall Weston Willingham St Mary Wissett Worlingham Wrentham

References

1. "Local Authority population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
2. Changing to Whole Council Elections – Explanatory Document, Waveney District Council, 2010. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
3. Waveney, BBC news, 6 May 2011. Retrieved 2011-05-06.
4. 'Battle for power at Waveney District Council', Eastern Daily Press, 10 May 2011. Retrieved 2011-05-12.
5. Colin Law is new leader, Waveney District Council, 25 May 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-06.
6. New leader chosen for Waveney District Council, Eastern Daily Press, 26 May 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-06.
7. Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (24 May 2018). "The East Suffolk (Local Government Changes) Order 2018". legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 12 August 2018.

External links

• Waveney District Council

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