Gedling is a
local government districtNon-metropolitan districts, or colloquially shire districts, are a type of local government district in England. As originally created, they are sub-divisions of non-metropolitan counties in a so-called "two-tier" arrangement...
with
boroughA borough is an administrative division of various countries. In principle, the term borough designates a self-governing township although, in practice, official use of the term varies widely....
status in
NottinghamshireNottinghamshire is an English county in the East Midlands, which borders South Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire and Derbyshire...
, England. Its council is based in
ArnoldArnold is a suburb of Nottingham, England. It is to the north-east of the city boundary, and is in the local government district of Gedling. It has only had a market since 1968, and had a number of factories associated with the hosiery industry...
. It is part of the Greater Nottingham metropolitan area lying to the North and East of the City of Nottingham.
It was formed on 1 April 1974 by merging the Arnold and
CarltonCarlton is a suburb to the east of the city of Nottingham in the borough of Gedling. It is close to Sneinton, Bakersfield, Mapperley, and St Anns. It is near the River Trent and has an NG4 postcode....
urban districts and part of
Basford Rural DistrictBasford was an rural district close to Nottingham, England, from 1894 to 1974. The district consisted of two detached parts, to the north and south of Nottingham. It was created under the Local Government Act 1894 based on the existing Basford rural sanitary district...
. It is named after the village of
GedlingGedling is a village in Nottinghamshire, England, that is now a suburb of Greater Nottingham. It is situated four miles north-east of Nottingham city centre in the NG4 postcode...
located within the borough. Other settlements in the borough include
Burton JoyceBurton Joyce is a large village and civil parish in the Gedling district of Nottinghamshire, England. It has a population of 4,000 and acts mainly as a commuter village for Nottingham....
,
CalvertonCalverton is a village in Nottinghamshire, England, situated approximately 8 miles from Nottingham.The inventor of the stocking frame, William Lee, was born here in the 16th century...
,
ColwickColwick is a suburb in the east of Greater Nottingham in England. It forms part of the Nottinghamshire borough of Gedling, although Colwick Country Park is actually within the city boundary. It lies between the River Trent and the railway line, with nearby places being Netherfield , Bakersfield ,...
and
RavensheadRavenshead is a village and civil parish in the Gedling district of Nottinghamshire, England. It borders Papplewick, Newstead Abbey and Blidworth, and is part of Nottinghamshires Hidden Valleys area.According to the 2001 census it had a population of 5,636....
.
Description
The Borough covers the mainly affluent north eastern suburbs of
Greater NottinghamThe Nottingham Urban Area is an area of land defined by the Office for National Statistics consisting of the city of Nottingham and the adjoining urban areas of Nottinghamshire, in the East Midlands of England...
including Arnold, Carlton and part of Mapperley and then covers the area north of the City into the rural villages of Calverton, Woodborough, Ravenshead and Newstead extending north to Mansfield.
The Borough is one of contrasts; its centre, Arnold, has a significant amount of council housing, whereas properties in the
Newstead AbbeyNewstead Abbey, in Nottinghamshire, England, originally an Augustinian priory, is now best known as the ancestral home of Lord Byron.-Monastic foundation:The priory of St...
area of the borough often retail at between £1 and 3 million. The area is split into urban commuter base and rural farmland, an unusual situation for a district in the East Midlands.
Arnold's Bonington Theatre is named after the painter
Richard Parkes BoningtonRichard Parkes Bonington was an English Romantic landscape painter. One of the most influential British artists of his time, the facility of his style was inspired by the old masters, yet was entirely modern in its application.-Life and work:Richard Parkes Bonington was born in the town of Arnold,...
. The borough's most famous former resident is Lord Byron who resided at Newstead Abbey.
In the older part of Gedling is All Saints Anglican Church. It dates from the 11th century, with the oldest part of the church (the entrance) dating back to 1089.
Politics
The borough council is currently under the control of the
Conservative PartyThe Conservative and Unionist Party, more commonly known as the Conservatives, the Conservative Party, or Tory Party is a conservative political party in the United Kingdom...
following the
local elections of May 3, 2007The 2007 UK local government elections were held on 3 May, 2007. These elections took place in most of England and all of Scotland. There were no local government elections in Wales though the Welsh Assembly had a general election on the same day. There were no local government elections in...
.
The borough is covered by two parliamentary constituencies. The more urban part of the borough adjoining
NottinghamNottingham is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands. It is located in the ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire, England and is one of only eight members of the English Core Cities Group....
is in the
GedlingGedling is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-Boundaries:...
constituency, which until 1983 was known as
CarltonCarlton was a constituency in Nottinghamshire which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1950 until it was abolished for the 1983 general election. It was then partly replaced by the new Gedling constituency.-Members of Parliament:...
. This was held by the Conservatives from its creation in 1950 until 1997 when it was taken by the Labour Party.
Vernon CoakerVernon Rodney Coaker is the Labour Member of Parliament for Gedling in Nottinghamshire, England. Coaker is currently the newly appointed Minister of State for Schools and Learners at the Department for Children, Schools and Families.-Early life:He is the son of Edwin Coaker and Denise Bunn. He...
has been the
Member of ParliamentA Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a parliament. In many countries the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a unique title, such as senate, and thus also have unique titles for its members, such as senators. Members of...
(MP) since then. The rural part of the borough, including Calverton and Ravenshead, forms part of the
SherwoodSherwood is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-Boundaries:...
constituency, whose MP since 1992 has been Labour's
Paddy TippingSimon Patrick Tipping is a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom. He has been the Member of Parliament for Sherwood in Nottinghamshire since 1992.-Early life:...
. The constituency was created in 1983 and, as the area covered included many ex-mining areas, it was anticipated that it would be an easy target for
LabourThe Labour Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century, it has been seen since 1920 as the principal party of the Left in England, Scotland and Wales, but not Northern Ireland, where it has only recently begun to organise again...
; however the Tories won and held it until 1992. This is perceived to be due to the fact that the majority of Nottinghamshire miners did not strike during the
1984-85 miners strikeThe UK Miners' Strike was major industrial action affecting the British coal industry. It was a defining moment in British industrial relations, and its defeat significantly weakened the British trades union movement...
and that the area also contains ironically some of the most affluent areas in the north of the county such as Ravenshead and Newstead Abbey Park.
See also