Tendring District is a local government district in north-east Essex, England. Its council is based in Clacton-on-Sea, the largest town. Other towns are Brightlingsea, Harwich, Frinton-on-Sea and Walton-on-the-Naze.
Tendring District | |
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 Clacton-on-Sea, the administrative centre of the district | |
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 Tendring shown within Essex | |
| Coordinates: 51°47′N 1°08′E / 51.783°N 1.133°E | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Country | England |
| Region | East of England |
| County | Essex |
| Incorporated | 1 April 1974 |
| Named for | Tendring Hundred |
| Administrative HQ | Clacton-on-Sea |
| Government | |
| • Type | Non-metropolitan district |
| • Body | Tendring District Council |
| • Executive | Leader and cabinet |
| • Control | No overall control |
| • Leader | Mark Stephenson (Ind.) |
| • Chair | Dan Casey |
| • MPs | |
| Area | |
| • Total | 141 sq mi (366 km2) |
| • Land | 130 sq mi (336 km2) |
| • Rank | 110th |
| Population (2022)[3] | |
| • Total | 151,451 |
| • Rank | 145th |
| • Density | 1,200/sq mi (450/km2) |
| Ethnicity (2021) | |
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| Religion (2021) | |
| • Religion | List
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| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (BST) |
| Postcode areas | |
| Dialling codes | 01255 |
| GSS code | E07000076 |
| Website | tendringdc |
Tendring District Council | |
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| Leadership | |
Ian Davidson since 1 December 2010[6] | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 48 councillors |
Political groups |
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| Elections | |
| First-past-the-post | |
Last election | 4 May 2023 |
Next election | 6 May 2027 |
| Meeting place | |
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| Town Hall, Station Road, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, CO15 1SE | |
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The district borders the City of Colchester to the west and the Babergh District of Suffolk, across the estuary of the River Stour, to the north. To the east and south, it faces the North Sea, with the estuary of the River Colne to the south-west. The area is sometimes referred to as the Tendring Peninsula.
The modern local government district was formed in 1974. The name Tendring comes from the ancient Tendring Hundred which was named after the small village of Tendring.
History
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The district was formed on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, covering the whole area of five former districts, which were all abolished at the same time:[7]
- Brightlingsea Urban District
- Clacton Urban District
- Frinton and Walton Urban District
- Harwich Municipal Borough
- Tendring Rural District
The new district was named Tendring after the ancient Tendring Hundred, which was in turn named after the small village of Tendring at the centre of the area.[8]
The 1086 Domesday Book records the name as Tenderinga and in 1242 the Pipe Rolls mention it as Terring.[9]
The Tendring Poor Law Union, established in 1835, had covered the same area as the present district.[10]
During the English Civil War, the self-appointed Witchfinder General Matthew Hopkins carried out many trials throughout this and the surrounding area, especially in the town of Manningtree and village of Mistley on the River Stour.
Governance
editTendring District Council provides district-level services. County-level services are provided by Essex County Council. Much of the district is also covered by civil parishes, which form a third tier of local government.[11]
Political control
editThe council has been under no overall control since the 2023 election, being led by a coalition of independent councillors, Labour and the Liberal Democrats.[12]
The first election to the council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority alongside the outgoing authorities until the new arrangements came into effect on 1 April 1974. Political control of the council since 1974 has been as follows:[13][14]
| Party in control | Years | |
|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 1974–1991 | |
| No overall control | 1991–1995 | |
| Labour | 1995–1999 | |
| No overall control | 1999–2011 | |
| Conservative | 2011–2015 | |
| No overall control | 2015–present | |
Leadership
editThe leaders of the council since 2009 have been:[15]
| Councillor | Party | From | To | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neil Stock[16] | Conservative | 2009 | 27 Nov 2012 | |
| Peter Halliday[17] | Conservative | 27 Nov 2012 | 13 Dec 2013 | |
| Mick Page | Conservative | 11 Feb 2014 | 10 May 2015 | |
| Neil Stock | Conservative | 26 May 2015 | 7 May 2023 | |
| Mark Stephenson | Independent | 23 May 2023 | ||
Composition
editSince the last boundary changes in 2019 there have been 48 councillors representing 32 wards, with each ward electing one, two or three councillors. Elections are held every four years.[18]
Following the 2023 election, a by-election in January 2024 and changes of allegiance up to June 2024, the composition of the council was:[19]
| Party | Councillors | |
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| Independent | 21 | |
| Conservative | 11 | |
| Labour | 7 | |
| Reform UK | 4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 4 | |
| Tendring First | 1 | |
| Total | 48 | |
Of the independent councillors, eleven sit with the Tendring First councillor as the "Tendring Independents" group, five sit as the "Independent Group", three form the "Tendring Residents' Alliance" and two do not belong to any group. The council's administration is a coalition of the Tendring Independents, the Independent Group, Labour and the Liberal Democrats.[20] The next election is due in 2027.
Premises
editThe council has its main offices and meeting place at Clacton Town Hall on Station Road. The building had been built for the former Clacton Urban District Council in 1931.[21]
Geography
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The highest part of the district is a low (115'; 35 metres) ridge running west to east only 2 miles (3 km) south of the River Stour. The greater part of the district is undulating land sloping very gently to the south which is traversed by a number of streams.
In the extreme east of the district is an area formerly known as the Soken which was granted special privileges in Saxon times. It is remembered in the place names Kirby-le-Soken, Thorpe-le-Soken and Walton-le-Soken (an older name for Walton-on-the-Naze).
Demography
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Tendring district contains the most deprived part of England, in the Jaywick area. This area was ranked as the most deprived are in the government's indices of deprivation in 2010, 2015 and 2019 (being the most recent survey as at 2022).[22]
Media
editIn terms of television, the district is served by BBC East and ITV Anglia with television signals received from the Sudbury TV transmitter.[23]
Radio stations for the area are:
Local newspapers are the Colchester Gazette and Essex County Standard.
Parishes
editThere are 27 civil parishes in the district. The former Clacton Urban District is an unparished area.[24] The parish councils of Brightlingsea, Frinton and Walton, Harwich, and Manningtree take the style "town council".[25]
- Alresford
- Ardleigh
- Beaumont-cum-Moze
- Bradfield
- Brightlingsea (town)
- Elmstead
- Frating
- Frinton and Walton (town)
- Great Bentley
- Great Bromley
- Great Oakley
- Harwich (town)
- Lawford
- Little Bentley
- Little Bromley
- Little Clacton
- Little Oakley
- Manningtree (town)
- Mistley
- Ramsey and Parkeston
- St Osyth
- Tendring
- Thorpe-le-Soken
- Thorrington
- Weeley
- Wix
- Wrabness
Arms
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References
edit- ^ "Meetings, agendas and minutes". Tendring District Council. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
- ^ "Mid-Year Population Estimates, UK, June 2022". Office for National Statistics. 26 March 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
- ^ "Mid-Year Population Estimates, UK, June 2022". Office for National Statistics. 26 March 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
- ^ a b UK Census (2021). "2021 Census Area Profile – Tendring Local Authority (E07000076)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
- ^ "Chairman of the Council". Tendring District Council. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ^ "Council minutes, 5 January 2022". Tendring District Council. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
- ^ "The English Non-metropolitan Districts (Definition) Order 1972", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 1972/2039, retrieved 31 May 2023
- ^ "The English Non-metropolitan Districts (Names) Order 1973", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 1973/551, retrieved 31 May 2023
- ^ Tendring Hundred, Survey of English Place-Names, English Place-Name Society, University of Nottingham
- ^ Higginbotham, Peter. "The Workhouse in Tendring, Essex". Retrieved 8 June 2023.
- ^ "Local Government Act 1972", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1972 c. 70, retrieved 31 May 2023
- ^ Dedman, Simon (24 May 2023). "Colchester: Power-sharing ends between Labour and Lib Dems". BBC News. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- ^ "Compositions calculator". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
- ^ "Tendring". BBC News Online. Retrieved 28 September 2009.
- ^ "Council minutes". Tendring District Council. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
- ^ Lodge, Will (30 December 2016). "Tendring District Council leader Neil Stock awarded an OBE in New Year's Honours list". East Anglian Daily Times. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
- ^ Dwan, James (28 November 2012). "Tendring Council elects new leader". Clacton Gazette. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
- ^ "The Tendring (Electoral Changes) Order 2017", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2017/1122, retrieved 8 June 2023
- ^ "Local elections 2023: live council results for England". The Guardian.
- ^ "Tendring". Local Councils. Thorncliffe. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ^ "Council services and office locations". Tendring District Council. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
- ^ "The English Indices of Deprivation 2019" (PDF). Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
- ^ "Sudbury (Suffolk, England) Full Freeview transmitter". May 2004.
- ^ "Election Maps". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
- ^ "Parish Council contact details". Tendring District Council. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
- ^ "East of England Region". Civic Heraldry of England. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
External links
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Media related to Tendring District at Wikimedia Commons
