Tendring District

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
Non-metropolitan district
Clacton-on-Sea, the administrative centre of the district
Clacton-on-Sea, the administrative centre of the district
Tendring shown within Essex
Tendring shown within Essex
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Constituent countryEngland
RegionEast of England
Non-metropolitan countyEssex
StatusNon-metropolitan district
Admin HQClacton-on-Sea
Incorporated1 April 1974
Government
 • TypeNon-metropolitan district council
 • BodyTendring District Council
 • MPsGiles Watling (Conservative);
Bernard Jenkin (Conservative)
Area
 • Total130.34 sq mi (337.58 km2)
 • Rank110th (of 296)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total148,934
 • Rank144th (of 296)
 • Density1,100/sq mi (440/km2)
 • Ethnicity
97.5% White
0.9% Asian
0.3% Black
1.0% Mixed Race
Time zoneUTC0 (GMT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (BST)
ONS code22UN (ONS)
E07000076 (GSS)
OS grid referenceTM170150
Tendring District Council
Type
Type
Leadership
Gary Scott,
Liberal Democrat
since 23 May 2023
Mark Stephenson,
Independent
since 23 May 2023
Ian Davidson
since 1 December 2010[1]
Structure
Seats48 councillors
Political groups
  Conservative (19)
  Independent (16)
  Labour (8)
  Liberal Democrats (4)
  Tendring First (1)
Elections
First-past-the-post
Last election
4 May 2023
Next election
2027
Meeting place
Town Hall, Station Road, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, CO15 1SE
Website
www.tendringdc.gov.uk
Harwich, an important port town in both the district and Essex

The district extends from the River Stour in the north to River Colne in the south, with the coast to the east and the city of Colchester to the west. The area is sometimes referred to as the Tendring Peninsula. The neighbouring districts are Colchester and Babergh.

Walton-on-the-Naze, one of the many coastal settlements in the district

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.

Jaywick, a shanty settlement on the coast near Clacton

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.

Etymology

Theories about the origin of its name:

History

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:[2]

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.[3] The Tendring Poor Law Union, established in 1835, had covered the same area as the present district.[4]

Governance

Tendring 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.[5]

Political control

The council has been under no overall control since the 2023 election, being led by a coalition of independent councillors, Labour and the Liberal Democrats.[6]

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:[7][8]

Party in controlYears
Conservative1974–1991
No overall control1991–1995
Labour1995–1999
No overall control1999–2011
Conservative2011–2015
No overall control2015–present

Leadership

The leaders of the council since 2009 have been:[9]

CouncillorPartyFromTo
Neil Stock[10] Conservative200927 Nov 2012
Peter Halliday[11] Conservative27 Nov 201213 Dec 2013
Mick Page Conservative11 Feb 201410 May 2015
Neil Stock Conservative26 May 20157 May 2023
Mark Stephenson Independent23 May 2023

Composition

Following the 2023 election, the composition of the council was:[12]

PartyCouncillors
Conservative19
Independent16
Labour8
Liberal Democrats4
Tendring First1
Total48

Of the 16 independent councillors, 10 sit with the Tendring First councillor as the "Tendring Independents" group, 5 sit as the "Independent Group", and one does not belong to any group.[13] The next election is due in 2027.

Premises

The 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.[14]

Elections
Main article: Tendring District Council elections

Since 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.[15]

Geography

The highest part of the district is a low (35 metres) ridge running west to east only 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

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).[16]

Parishes

There are 27 civil parishes in the district. The former Clacton Urban District is an unparished area.[17] The parish councils of Brightlingsea, Frinton and Walton, Harwich, and Manningtree take the style "town council".[18]

Arms
Coat of arms of Tendring District
Crest
On a wreath of the colours an ancient ship Gules sail furled Proper flying flags and forked pennon of St. George and charged on the hull with three escallops Or pendent from the yardarm by chains a portcullis Or nailed and spiked Azure.
Escutcheon
Azure on a fess between two chevrons Argent a mural crown Gules all between two flaunches Argent each charged with two bars wavy Azure surmounted of a seaxe point upwards Proper hilt and pommel Or.
Motto
Pro Bono Omnium (For The Good of All)[19]
Badge
On a roundel Azure fimbriated Argent and environed of a wreath of laurel Or a tau cross Argent.

Notes
  1. "Council minutes, 5 January 2022". Tendring District Council. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  2. "The English Non-metropolitan Districts (Definition) Order 1972", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 1972/2039, retrieved 31 May 2023
  3. "The English Non-metropolitan Districts (Names) Order 1973", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 1973/551, retrieved 31 May 2023
  4. Higginbotham, Peter. "The Workhouse in Tendring, Essex". Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  5. "Local Government Act 1972", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1972 c. 70, retrieved 31 May 2023
  6. Dedman, Simon (24 May 2023). "Colchester: Power-sharing ends between Labour and Lib Dems". BBC News. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  7. "Compositions calculator". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  8. "Tendring". BBC News Online. Retrieved 28 September 2009.
  9. "Council minutes". Tendring District Council. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  10. 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.
  11. Dwan, James (28 November 2012). "Tendring Council elects new leader". Clacton Gazette. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  12. "Local elections 2023: live council results for England". The Guardian.
  13. "Council minutes, 23 May 2023". Tendring District Council. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  14. "Council services and office locations". Tendring District Council. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  15. "The Tendring (Electoral Changes) Order 2017", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2017/1122, retrieved 8 June 2023
  16. "The English Indices of Deprivation 2019" (PDF). Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  17. "Election Maps". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  18. "Parish Council contact details". Tendring District Council. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  19. "East of England Region". Civic Heraldry of England. Retrieved 9 March 2021.

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