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South Derbyshire District Council

Local authority area: South Derbyshire

South Derbyshire is a district council in Derbyshire, in the East Midlands region of England. It covers 338.1 km² and had 111,133 residents in 2022 — about 329 people per km². The authority dates from 1974. The council is based in Swadlincote.

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People

Population

Estimates recorded for South Derbyshire, 2012–2022.

Residents, 2022111,133+15.8% since 2012

Land area338.1km²130.6 sq mi

Density329/ km²people per square kilometre

Rank by population#284of 382 UK councils · #239 in England

Population estimates4 data points

96K99.3K104.5K111.1K

2012201520182022

History

How the council came to be

1974
Created
South Derbyshire became a local authority area.

Abroad

Twinned with

Skövde MunicipalityToyota

Borders

Neighbouring councils

CCity of DerbyUnitary authority263,490 DDerbyshire DalesDistrict council71,752 AAmber ValleyDistrict council126,944 EErewashDistrict council113,080

Same county

Other councils in Derbyshire

All councils in East Midlands

Amber Valley126,944 Erewash113,080 Chesterfield104,110 North East Derbyshire103,783 High Peak91,109 Bolsover81,553 Derbyshire Dales71,752

Elections

15 electoral wards

Census 2021: 107,208 residents in 45,239 households across the wards; 18.6% aged 65+, 74.5% of homes owned, 11.1% of households without a car.

1Hilton3,988 households · 12.1% aged 65+9,997 2Aston3,874 households · 18.6% aged 65+9,288 3Woodville3,879 households · 14.3% aged 65+9,141 4Swadlincote3,886 households · 20.3% aged 65+8,859 5Church Gresley3,713 households · 13.2% aged 65+8,607 6Midway3,438 households · 19.8% aged 65+8,189

All wards of South Derbyshire

Westminster

Constituencies

South Derbyshire · 13 wards Derbyshire Dales · 2 wards

Source: Wikidata Q745385 (CC0)Figures as recorded with their reference year; boundaries may have changed since.