North Norfolk
| North Norfolk District Council | |
|---|---|
| District | |
 Shown within Norfolk |
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| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | England |
| Region | East of England |
| Administrative county | Norfolk |
| Formed | 1 April 1974 Local Government Act 1972 |
| Admin. HQ | Cromer |
| Government | |
| • Type | North Norfolk District Council |
| • Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet |
| • Executive: | Conservative |
| • MPs: |
Norman Lamb (LD) Keith Simpson (C) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 371.6 sq mi (962.5 km2) |
| Area rank | 28th |
| Population (mid-2015 est.) | |
| • Total | 103,300 |
| • Rank | Ranked 228th |
| • Density | 280/sq mi (110/km2) |
| Time zone | Greenwich Mean Time (UTC+0) |
| • Summer (DST) | British Summer Time (UTC+1) |
| ONS code | 33UF (ONS) E07000147 (GSS) |
| Ethnicity | 99.2% White |
| Website | north-norfolk.gov.uk |
North Norfolk is a local government district in Norfolk, United Kingdom. Its council is based in Cromer. The council headquarters can be found approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) from the town centre of Cromer on the road to Holt and there is a smaller office for callers in Fakenham. The population of the Local Authority District at the 2011 Census was 101,149.
The district was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972. It was a merger of Cromer Urban District, North Walsham Urban District, Sheringham Urban District, Wells-next-the-Sea Urban District, Erpingham Rural District, Smallburgh Rural District, and Walsingham Rural District.
The district was originally to be called Pastonacres, but changed its name by resolution of the council and permission of the Secretary of State for Environment before it formally came into existence on 1 April 1974.
Elections to the district council are held every four years, with all of the 48 seats on the council up for election every fourth year. The Council is run by a Conservative administration, the Conservative party having gained a majority of 8 seats at the 2011 elections. The council had previously been under Liberal Democrat control from 2003.
In the 2015 elections, the Conservatives won a second successive term after more than doubling their majority to 18. The district is run using the Leader and Cabinet model used by the majority of councils in England and Wales: the current Leader is Tom FitzPatrick, councillor for Walsingham Ward.
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