Elections to the borough council are held every four years, with all of the 55 councillors, representing 42 wards, on the council being elected at each election. After being under no overall control from the 1999 election, the Conservative party gained a majority at the 2003 election and has held one ever since, although losing a large number of seats due to the resurgence of the Independent Group in 2019. This meant that at the election the Tories were cut back to 28 seats, and opposition parties 27.
Following the 2023 election the political composition of King's Lynn and West Norfolk council was as follows:
Although the UK Youth Parliament is an apolitical organisation, the elections are run in a way similar to that of the Local Elections. The votes come from 11 to 18 year olds and are combined to make the decision of the next, 2 year Member of Youth Parliament. The elections are run at different times across the country with King's Lynn and West Norfolk's typically being in early Spring and bi-annually.
Compositionedit
The district comprises the urban area of King's Lynn itself, together with 102 surrounding parishes. At the time of the 2001 census, the district had an area of 1,473 km², of which 28 km² was in the urban area and 1,445 km² in the surrounding parishes. The district had a population of 135,345 in 58,338 households, with 34,564 in 15,285 households living in the urban area, whilst 100,781 people in 43,053 households lived in the surrounding parishes.[2]
The urban area of King's Lynn itself is unparished. The remainder of the district lies within the following civil parishes:
Upon a wreath Or and Azure upon a bollard Sable roped Or a seagull Proper gorged with a coronet and holding in the dexter claw a cross botonny fitchy Or.
Escutcheon
Per chevron Azure and Or three dragons' heads erect and erased each transfixed through the mouth by a cross botonny fitchy all within a bordure per chevron counter-changed.
Supporters
On either side a sea lion Or supporting with the exterior leg an ostrich feather Argent.[3]
Badge
A sea lion Or within a garland of oakleaves fructed Proper.
Referencesedit
^"How the population changed in King's Lynn and West Norfolk: Census 2021". ONS. Office for National Statistics. 28 June 2022. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
^Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes 2017-02-11 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved December 2, 2005.
^"East of England Region". Civic Heraldry of England. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
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King s Lynn and West Norfolk is a local government district with borough status in Norfolk England Its council is based in the town of King s Lynn The population of the district at the 2021 census was 154 325 1 Borough of King s Lynn and West NorfolkNon metropolitan district and boroughKing s Lynn best known for both King s Lynn Minster and a statue to George Vancouver The town is the administrative centre and largest settlement in the borough Shown within NorfolkSovereign stateUnited KingdomConstituent countryEnglandRegionEast of EnglandAdministrative countyNorfolkAdmin HQKing s LynnGovernment TypeBorough Council Leadership Leader amp Cabinet Executive Independent Partnership Group MPs James Wild C Liz Truss C Area Total560 sq mi 1 440 km2 Rank15thPopulation 2021 Total154 910 RankRanked 136th Density280 sq mi 110 km2 Time zoneUTC 0 Greenwich Mean Time Summer DST UTC 1 British Summer Time ONS code33UE ONS E07000146 GSS Ethnicity98 7 WhiteWebsitewest norfolk gov ukHunstanton one of the coastal towns on the Norfolk Coast and the only other town in the borough Contents 1 History 2 Politics 3 Composition 4 Arms 5 References 6 External linksHistory editThe district was formed in 1974 by the merger of the Municipal Borough of King s Lynn Hunstanton and Downham Market urban districts along with Docking Rural District Downham Rural District Freebridge Lynn Rural District and Marshland Rural District The district was originally known as just West Norfolk and adopted its present name in 1981 Politics editSee also King s Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council elections Elections to the borough council are held every four years with all of the 55 councillors representing 42 wards on the council being elected at each election After being under no overall control from the 1999 election the Conservative party gained a majority at the 2003 election and has held one ever since although losing a large number of seats due to the resurgence of the Independent Group in 2019 This meant that at the election the Tories were cut back to 28 seats and opposition parties 27 Following the 2023 election the political composition of King s Lynn and West Norfolk council was as follows Year Conservative Labour Green Party Independent Lib Dem2023 21 11 2 18 3UK Youth ParliamentAlthough the UK Youth Parliament is an apolitical organisation the elections are run in a way similar to that of the Local Elections The votes come from 11 to 18 year olds and are combined to make the decision of the next 2 year Member of Youth Parliament The elections are run at different times across the country with King s Lynn and West Norfolk s typically being in early Spring and bi annually Composition editThe district comprises the urban area of King s Lynn itself together with 102 surrounding parishes At the time of the 2001 census the district had an area of 1 473 km of which 28 km was in the urban area and 1 445 km in the surrounding parishes The district had a population of 135 345 in 58 338 households with 34 564 in 15 285 households living in the urban area whilst 100 781 people in 43 053 households lived in the surrounding parishes 2 The urban area of King s Lynn itself is unparished The remainder of the district lies within the following civil parishes Letter ParishA AnmerB Bagthorpe with Barmer Barton Bendish Barwick Bawsey Bircham Boughton Brancaster Burnham Market Burnham Norton Burnham Overy Burnham ThorpeC Castle Acre Castle Rising Choseley Clenchwarton Congham CrimpleshamD Denver Dersingham Docking Downham Market Downham WestE East Rudham East Walton East Winch EmnethF Feltwell Fincham Flitcham with Appleton Fordham FringG Gayton Great Massingham GrimstonH Harpley Heacham Hilgay Hillington Hockwold cum Wilton Holme next the Sea Houghton HunstantonI IngoldisthorpeJKL Leziate Little MassinghamM Marham Marshland St James Methwold MiddletonN Nordelph North Creake North Runcton Northwold North WoottonO Old Hunstanton OutwellP PentneyQR Ringstead Roydon Runcton Holme RystonS Sandringham Sedgeford Shernborne Shouldham Shouldham Thorpe Snettisham South Creake Southery South Wootton Stanhoe Stoke Ferry Stow Bardolph Stradsett SyderstoneT Terrington St Clement Terrington St John Thornham Tilney All Saints Tilney St Lawrence Titchwell TottenhillU UpwellVW Walpole Walpole Cross Keys Walpole Highway Walsoken Watlington Welney Wereham West Acre West Dereham West Rudham West Walton West Winch Wiggenhall St Germans Wiggenhall St Mary Magdalen Wimbotsham Wormegay WrettonXYZArms editCoat of arms of King s Lynn and West Norfolk Crest Upon a wreath Or and Azure upon a bollard Sable roped Or a seagull Proper gorged with a coronet and holding in the dexter claw a cross botonny fitchy Or Escutcheon Per chevron Azure and Or three dragons heads erect and erased each transfixed through the mouth by a cross botonny fitchy all within a bordure per chevron counter changed Supporters On either side a sea lion Or supporting with the exterior leg an ostrich feather Argent 3 Badge A sea lion Or within a garland of oakleaves fructed Proper References edit How the population changed in King s Lynn and West Norfolk Census 2021 ONS Office for National Statistics 28 June 2022 Retrieved 28 August 2023 Office for National Statistics amp Norfolk County Council 2001 Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes Archived 2017 02 11 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved December 2 2005 East of England Region Civic Heraldry of England Retrieved 9 March 2021 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Borough of King s Lynn and West Norfolk Official Website West Norfolk Information 52 45 18 N 0 23 46 E 52 7549 N 0 3962 E 52 7549 0 3962 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title King 27s Lynn and West Norfolk amp oldid 1176419768, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
