Arun
| Arun District | |
|---|---|
| Non-metropolitan district | |
 Arun shown within West Sussex |
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| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | England |
| Region | South East England |
| Non-metropolitan county | West Sussex |
| Status | Non-metropolitan district |
| Admin HQ | Littlehampton |
| Incorporated | 1 April 1974 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Non-metropolitan district council |
| • Body | Arun District Council |
| • Leadership | Leader & Cabinet (Conservative) |
| • MPs |
Peter Bottomley Nick Gibb Nick Herbert |
| Area | |
| • Total | 85.3 sq mi (221.0 km2) |
| Area rank | 159th (of 326) |
| Population (mid-2015 est.) | |
| • Total | 155,700 |
| • Rank | 124th (of 326) |
| • Density | 1,800/sq mi (700/km2) |
| • Ethnicity | 96.7% White 1.1% S.Asian |
| Time zone | GMT (UTC0) |
| • Summer (DST) | BST (UTC+1) |
| ONS code | 45UC (ONS) E07000224 (GSS) |
| OS grid reference | TQ029020 |
| Website | www |
Arun is a local government district in West Sussex, England. It contains the towns of Arundel, Bognor Regis and Littlehampton, and takes its name from the River Arun, which runs through the centre of the district.
Arun was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, merging the Urban Districts of Bognor Regis and Littlehampton, the municipal borough of Arundel and parts of Chichester and Worthing Rural Districts.
The council has been under the control of the Conservative Party since its first election in 1973. The last elections to the council were held on 7 May 2015. Following those elections and subsequent by-elections, the composition of the council is as follows:
Arun District Council is a non-metropolitan district council formed of 54 councillors from across the following 23 wards:
The following 31 civil parishes are located within the district:
Arun District occupies the central southern area of West Sussex, and is bordered by Chichester District to the west, Horsham District to the north and Worthing borough and Adur District to the east. The district is bisected by the River Arun, and is divided between a broad rural area in the north of the district that contains Arundel and a host of small villages, part of which sits within the South Downs National Park, and an urban coastal strip that includes Bognor Regis and Littlehampton.
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