| Arun District | |
|---|---|
 Shown within West Sussex |
|
| Geography | |
| Status: | District |
| Region: | South East England |
| Historic County: | Sussex |
| Admin. County: | West Sussex |
| Area: - Total |
Ranked 159th 221.01 km² |
| Admin. HQ: | Littlehampton |
| ONS code: | 45UC |
| Demographics | |
| Population: - Total (2008 est.) - Density |
Ranked 124th 146,600 664 / km² |
| Ethnicity:[1] | 96.7% White 1.1% S.Asian |
| Politics | |
| Arun District Council http://www.arun.gov.uk/ |
|
| Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet |
| Executive: | Conservative |
| MPs: | Peter Bottomley, Nick Gibb, Nick Herbert |
Arun is a local government district in West Sussex, England. The district is named for the River Arun. Its main towns are Littlehampton, Bognor Regis and Arundel. It was formed on 1 April 1974 from Littlehampton and Bognor Regis urban districts, the borough of Arundel, and parts of Worthing rural district and Chichester rural districts. In 2008 Arun won an Ashden Award for their work on energy efficiency[2].
Contents |
Council structure
The district council comprises 56 councillors representing 26 wards.[3] Elections are held in the Arun district every fourth year, the most recent being held on Thursday 3 May 2007.
| Ward | Councillors |
|---|---|
| Aldwick East | 2 |
| Aldwick West | 2 |
| Angmering | 3 |
| Arundel | 2 |
| Barnham | 3 |
| Beach (Littlehampton) | 2 |
| Bersted | 3 |
| Brookfield (Littlehampton) | 2 |
| East Preston with Kingston | 3 |
| Felpham East | 2 |
| Felpham West | 2 |
| Ferring | 2 |
| Findon | 1 |
| Ham (Littlehampton) | 2 |
| Hotham (Bognor Regis) | 2 |
| Marine (Bognor Regis) | 2 |
| Middleton-on-Sea | 2 |
| Orchard (Bognor Regis) | 2 |
| Pagham & Rose Green | 3 |
| Pevensey (Bognor Regis) | 2 |
| River (Littlehampton) | 2 |
| Rustington East | 2 |
| Rustington West | 3 |
| Walberton | 1 |
| Wick with Toddington (Littlehampton) | 2 |
| Yapton | 2 |
May 2007 Election results
| Arun District Council Election Results 2007 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Seats | |||||||
| Conservatives | 42 | |||||||
| Liberal Democrats | 9 | |||||||
| Labour | 3 | |||||||
| Independent | 2 | |||||||
Full details are located at Arun Council election 2007. The next district council election will occur in 2011.
Civil parishes
Within the Arun District are the following civil parishes:[4]
| Parish | Type | Area (Hectare) | Population (2001) | Pop Density /Hectare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aldingbourne | Parish Council | 1253 | 3612 | 2.88 |
| Aldwick | Parish Council | 425 | 10884 | 25.61 |
| Angmering | Parish Council | 1782 | 5639 | 3.16 |
| Arundel | Town Council | 1227 | 3408 | 2.78 |
| Barnham | Parish Council | 373 | 1372 | 3.68 |
| Bersted | Parish Council | 713 | 8443 | 11.85 |
| Bognor Regis | Town Council | 486 | 22555 | 46.44 |
| Burpham | Parish Meeting | 1245 | 193 | 0.15 |
| Clapham | Parish Council | 515 | 317 | 0.62 |
| Climping | Parish Council | 691 | 600 | 0.87 |
| East Preston | Parish Council | 241 | 5919 | 24.53 |
| Eastergate | Parish Council | 371 | 3107 | 8.39 |
| Felpham | Parish Council | 426 | 9611 | 24.53 |
| Ferring | Parish Council | 431 | 4361 | 10.13 |
| Findon | Parish Council | 1614 | 1848 | 1.14 |
| Ford | Parish Council | 415 | 1358 | 3.27 |
| Houghton | Parish Meeting | 743 | 76 | 0.10 |
| Kingston | Parish Council | 229 | 702 | 3.07 |
| Littlehampton | Town Council | 1135 | 25593 | 22.55 |
| Lyminster | Parish Council | 587 | 351 | 0.60 |
| Madehurst | Parish Meeting | 766 | 105 | 0.14 |
| Middleton-on-Sea | Parish Council | 412 | 5105 | 12.41 |
| Pagham | Parish Council | 1059 | 5729 | 5.41 |
| Patching | Parish Council | 846 | 230 | 0.27 |
| Poling | Parish Meeting | 320 | 173 | 0.54 |
| Rustington | Parish Council | 432 | 13210 | 30.60 |
| Slindon | Parish Council | 1286 | 590 | 0.46 |
| South Stoke | Parish Meeting | 535 | 44 | 0.08 |
| Walberton | Parish Council | 1044 | 1941 | 1.86 |
| Warningcamp | Parish Meeting | 378 | 161 | 0.43 |
| Yapton | Parish Council | 791 | 3522 | 4.46 |
| Arun | Total | 22770 | 140759 | 6.18 |
Football clubs
- Arundel F.C.
- Bognor Regis Town F.C.
- East Preston F.C.
- Littlehampton Town F.C.
- Pagham F.C.
- Rustington F.C.
See also
References
- ^ "Resident Population Estimates by Ethnic Group". Office for National Statistics. http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=277135&c=arun&d=13&e=13&g=495072&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1207137405956&enc=1&dsFamilyId=1812. Retrieved 23 March 2009.
- ^ "District council brings energy efficiency throughout its operations". Ashden Awards. http://www.ashdenawards.org/winners/arun08. Retrieved 22 May 2009.
- ^ "Ward Profiles". Arun District Council. http://www.arun.gov.uk/cgi-bin/buildpage.pl?mysql=2953. Retrieved 27 March 2009.
- ^ "2001 Census: West Sussex – Population by Parish". West Sussex County Council. http://www.westsussex.gov.uk/communityandliving/census2001/pop_parish_summary.pdf. Retrieved 26 March 2009.
|
|||||
|
|||||||||||||||||
Coordinates: 50°48′29.7″N 0°32′18.6″W / 50.80825°N 0.5385°W
This entry is from Wikipedia, the leading user-contributed encyclopedia. It may not have been reviewed by professional editors (see full disclaimer)
