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Waveney District

Former non-metropolitan district in England

Summary

Former non-metropolitan district in England

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settlement_typeNon-metropolitan district
subdivision_typeSovereign state
subdivision_type1Constituent country
subdivision_type2Region
subdivision_type3Non-metropolitan county
subdivision_type4Status
subdivision_type5Admin HQ
subdivision_nameUnited Kingdom
subdivision_name1England
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government_typeNon-metropolitan district council
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official_nameWaveney District
image_skylineTown Hall, Lowestoft - geograph.org.uk - 1091653.jpg
image_captionLowestoft Town Hall, the district headquarters.
image_mapWaveney UK locator map.svg
map_captionWaveney shown within Suffolk and England
subdivision_name2East of England
subdivision_name3Suffolk
subdivision_name5Lowestoft
established_title1Established
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extinct_date31 March 2019
governing_bodyWaveney District Council
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website

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.

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. 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. 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. A series of procedural moves led to the formation of a Conservative-led administration. 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.

Politics

Main article: Waveney local elections

List of communities

There were 59 towns and civil parishes in Waveney:

References

References

  1. "Local Authority population 2011". Office for National Statistics.
  2. link. (19 July 2011 , Waveney District Council, 2010. Retrieved 6 May 2011.)
  3. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/special/election2011/council/html/42uh.stm Waveney], BBC news, 6 May 2011. Retrieved 2011-05-06.
  4. [http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/politics/update_battle_for_power_at_waveney_district_council_1_887640 'Battle for power at Waveney District Council'], ''Eastern Daily Press'', 10 May 2011. Retrieved 2011-05-12.
  5. [http://www.waveney.gov.uk/site/scripts/news_article.php?newsID=142 Colin Law is new leader], Waveney District Council, 25 May 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-06.
  6. [http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/politics/new_leader_chosen_for_waveney_district_council_1_904096 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".
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