| Borough of Gedling | |
| Type: | Non-metropolitan district and borough |
| Blank Emblem Type: | Council Logo |
| Mapsize: | 160px |
| Subdivision Type: | Sovereign state |
| Subdivision Name: | United Kingdom |
| Subdivision Type1: | Constituent country |
| Subdivision Name1: | England |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Name2: | East Midlands |
| Subdivision Type3: | Administrative county |
| Subdivision Name3: | Nottinghamshire |
| Seat Type: | Administrative headquarters |
| Seat: | Arnold |
| Government Type: | Gedling Borough Council |
| Leader Title2: | MPs |
| Leader Name2: | Tom Randall, Mark Spencer |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Area Rank: | |
| Population Rank: | Ranked |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Ethnicity (2021) |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Ethnic groups |
| Demographics Type2: | Religion (2021) |
| Demographics2 Title1: | Religion |
| Timezone: | Greenwich Mean Time |
| Utc Offset: | +0 |
| Timezone Dst: | British Summer Time |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +1 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postcode |
| Blank Name: | ISO 3166-2 |
| Blank1 Name: | ONS code |
| Blank1 Info: | 37UE (ONS) E07000173 (GSS) |
| Blank2 Name: | OS grid reference |
| Blank3 Name: | NUTS 3 |
| Official Name: | Gedling |
Gedling is a local government district with borough status in Nottinghamshire, England. The council is based in Arnold. The borough also includes Carlton along with villages and rural areas to the north-east of Nottingham. The main built-up part of the borough around Arnold and Carlton forms part of the Nottingham Urban Area.
The neighbouring districts are Ashfield, Newark and Sherwood, Rushcliffe and Nottingham.
The district was formed on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972. The new district covered the whole area of two former districts and part of a third, which were all abolished at the same time:[1]
The new district was named after the old village of Gedling.[2] [3] The civil parish of Gedling had been abolished in 1935 and absorbed into the Carlton Urban District.[4]
The new Gedling district was granted borough status from its creation, allowing the chair of the council to take the title of mayor.[5]
| Gedling Borough Council | |
| Logo Pic: | Gedling Borough Council logo.svg |
| Logo Res: | 250px |
| House Type: | Non-metropolitan district |
| Leader1: | Ron McCrossen |
| Election1: | 22 May 2024[6] |
| Leader2: | John Clarke |
| Election2: | 18 May 2011 |
| Leader3: | Mike Hill |
| Election3: | July 2020[7] |
| Members: | 41 councillors |
| Structure1 Res: | 250px |
| Political Groups1: |
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| Next Election1: | 6 May 2027 |
| Session Room: | Gedling Civic Centre.jpg |
| Session Res: | 250px |
| Meeting Place: | Civic Centre, Arnot Hill Park, Arnold, Nottingham, NG56LU |
Gedling Borough Council provides district-level services. County-level services are provided by Nottinghamshire County Council. Parts of the borough are also covered by civil parishes, which form a third tier of local government.[8]
The council has been under Labour majority control since 2011.
The first election to the council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority alongside the outgoing authorities until the new arrangements took effect on 1 April 1974. Political control of the council since 1974 has been as follows:[9] [10]
| Party in control | Years | |
|---|---|---|
| 1974–1995 | ||
| 1995–1999 | ||
| 1999–2003 | ||
| 2003–2007 | ||
| 2007–2011 | ||
| 2011–present | ||
The role of mayor is largely ceremonial in Gedling. Political leadership is instead provided by the leader of the council. The leaders since 2003 have been:[11] [12]
| Councillor | Party | From | To | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivan Gollop | 2003 | 2004 | ||
| Roland Spencer | 2004 | 11 May 2005 | ||
| Ivan Gollop | 11 May 2005 | 10 May 2006 | ||
| Roland Spencer | 10 May 2006 | 18 May 2011 | ||
| John Clarke | 18 May 2011 | |||
Following the 2023 election and changes of allegiance reported in November 2023, the composition of the council was:[13] [14]
| Party | Councillors | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | |||
| 9 | |||
| 4 | |||
| 2 | |||
| Total | 39 | ||
The council is based at the Civic Centre in Arnot Hill Park. The building was purpose-built for the council in 1985 at a cost of £2.2 million. It was formally opened by Princess Anne on 1 November 1985.[15]
Since the last boundary changes in 2015 the council has comprised 41 councillors representing 19 wards, with each ward electing one, two or three councillors. Elections are held every four years.[16]
The borough is covered by two parliamentary constituencies. The more urban southern part of the borough adjoining Nottingham is in the Gedling constituency, which until 1983 was known as Carlton. The more rural northern part of the borough, including Calverton and Ravenshead, forms part of the Sherwood constituency.[18]
There are twelve civil parishes in the borough. The former Arnold Urban District and most of the former Carlton Urban District comprise an unparished area. The parish of Stoke Bardolph has a parish meeting rather than a parish council due to its small population.[19]
The Bonington Theatre in Arnold is named after the landscape painter Richard Parkes Bonington.[20]
The borough contains Newstead Abbey, a former Augustinian Priory. The building was converted into a house following the dissolution of the monasteries and was later the seat of the Byron family, including Lord Byron.
| Escutcheon: | Azure an oak tree fructed and eradicated Or on a chief lozengy Argent and Sable tree garbs of the second. |
| Crest: | On a wreath of the colours issuant from a mural crown Or in front of two arrows in saltire points downwards a torch Sable enflamed Proper. |
| Supporters: | On the dexter side a stag and on the sinister side a bear both Proper. |
| Motto: | Omnibus Optimum (The Best For All)[21] |
The following people and military units have received the Freedom of the Borough of Gedling.