Derbyshire South
Derbyshire South | |
|---|---|
Future unitary authority area | |
.jpg) Derby Council House | |
 Derbyshire South shown within Derbyshire | |
| Coordinates: 52°55′24″N 1°28′26″W / 52.9232°N 1.4740°W | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Country | England |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Ceremonial county | Derbyshire |
| Incorporated | 1 April 2028 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Unitary authority |
| • Body | Derbyshire South Council |
| Area | |
• Total | 238 sq mi (617 km2) |
| Population | |
• Total | 538,381 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (BST) |
Derbyshire South or Southern Derbyshire will be a unitary authority area in the ceremonial county of Derbyshire, England. It is planned to be formed on 1 April 2028.[1][2] The largest settlement will be Derby and other settlements include Swadlincote, Ilkeston, Long Eaton, Belper and Duffield.[3][4] The area has a population of 538,381.[3]
It will be formed from the existing Derby unitary authority area, and the Erewash and South Derbyshire two-tier districts plus 14 parishes from Amber Valley.[5] The rest of Derbyshire will form part of the Derbyshire North unitary.[3]
Formation
[edit]The district is being formed as part of ongoing local government changes throughout England, in which all areas of the country that have separate county councils and district councils will see those replaced with single-tier, or unitary, local governance.[6] The proposal was backed by Chesterfield, Derby, Erewash and High Peak Councils.[7] The three alternative proposals for a different split between northern and southern unitaries in Derbyshire, and Derbyshire County Council's proposal for a single unitary for the whole county, including Derby, were not accepted.[8]
Governance
[edit]It will be run by Derbyshire South Council, which will comprise 79 councillors.[9]
Parishes
[edit]Derby, Ilkeston, Long Eaton and Swadlincote are currently unparished, the rest of the area is parished.[10] The parishes that will come from Amber Valley are: Duffield, Holbrook, Horsley, Horsley Woodhouse, Kedleston, Kirk Langley, Mackworth, Mapperley, Quarndon, Ravensdale Park, Smalley, Turnditch, Weston Underwood, Windley.[11][12]
References
[edit]- ↑ Hawley, Zena (21 July 2026). "List of where towns and villages will be located after reorganisation". Derbyshire Live.
- ↑ Miller, Ruth (20 July 2026). "Letter to Chief Executives of Derbyshire and Derby" (PDF). Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Retrieved 29 July 2026.
- 1 2 3 "Case for change" (PDF). One Derbyshire Two Councils. Retrieved 16 July 2026.
- ↑ "Towns and cities, characteristics of built-up areas, England and Wales: Figure 1". Office for National Statistics.
- ↑ "Local government reorganisation: decision letter to Derbyshire and Derby council leaders" (PDF). gov.uk. Retrieved 16 July 2026.
- ↑ Forsyth, Alex (16 July 2026). "New councils to be created in 14 areas of England in local government shake-up". BBC News.
- ↑ Bisknell, Eddie (16 July 2026). "Derbyshire to be split in two with all 10 councils scrapped". Derbyshire Live.
- ↑ "Proposals for local government reorganisation in Derbyshire and Derby". Gov.uk. Retrieved 16 July 2026.
- ↑ "Local government reorganisation: implementation letter to Derbyshire and Derby chief executives" (PDF). Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
- ↑ "Election Maps". Ordnance Survey.
- ↑ "Case for change" (PDF). One Derbyshire Two Councils. p. 47. Retrieved 16 July 2026.
- ↑ Torr, George (16 July 2026). "Derbyshire to be split to create two new councils". BBC News.
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