Tendring District

Tendring District
Clacton-on-Sea, the administrative centre of the district
Clacton-on-Sea, the administrative centre of the district
Motto(s): 
Latin: Pro Bono Omnium, lit.'for the good of all'
Tendring shown within Essex
Tendring shown within Essex
Coordinates: 51°47′N 1°08′E / 51.783°N 1.133°E / 51.783; 1.133
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
CountryEngland
RegionEast of England
CountyEssex
Incorporated1 April 1974
Named forTendring Hundred
Administrative HQClacton-on-Sea
Government
 • TypeNon-metropolitan district
 • BodyTendring District Council
 • ExecutiveLeader and cabinet
 • ControlNo overall control
 • LeaderMark Stephenson (Ind.)
 • ChairDan Casey
 • MPs
Area
 • Total141 sq mi (366 km2)
 • Land130 sq mi (336 km2)
 • Rank110th
Population
 (2022)[3]
 • Total151,451
 • Rank145th
 • Density1,200/sq mi (450/km2)
Ethnicity (2021)
 • Ethnic groups
List
Religion (2021)
 • Religion
List
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (BST)
Postcode areas
Dialling codes01255
GSS codeE07000076
Websitetendringdc.gov.uk
Tendring District Council
Type
Type
Leadership
Dan Casey,
Independent
since 30 April 2024[5]
Mark Stephenson,
Independent
since 23 May 2023
Ian Davidson
since 1 December 2010[6]
Structure
Seats48 councillors
Political groups
Administration (28)
  Independent (16)
  Labour (7)
  Liberal Democrats (4)
  Tendring First (1)
Other parties (20)
  Conservative (11)
  Independent (5)
  Reform UK (4)
Elections
First-past-the-post
Last election
4 May 2023
Next election
6 May 2027
Meeting place
Town Hall, Station Road, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, CO15 1SE
Website
www.tendringdc.gov.uk

Tendring District is a local government district in north-east Essex, England. Its council is based in Clacton-on-Sea, the largest town. Other towns are Brightlingsea, Harwich, Frinton-on-Sea and Walton-on-the-Naze.

The district borders the City of Colchester to the west and the Babergh District of Suffolk, across the estuary of the River Stour, to the north. To the east and south, it faces the North Sea, with the estuary of the River Colne to the south-west. The area is sometimes referred to as the Tendring Peninsula.

The modern local government district was formed in 1974. The name Tendring comes from the ancient Tendring Hundred which was named after the small village of Tendring.

  1. ^ "Meetings, agendas and minutes". Tendring District Council. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Mid-Year Population Estimates, UK, June 2022". Office for National Statistics. 26 March 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Mid-Year Population Estimates, UK, June 2022". Office for National Statistics. 26 March 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  4. ^ a b UK Census (2021). "2021 Census Area Profile – Tendring Local Authority (E07000076)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Chairman of the Council". Tendring District Council. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Council minutes, 5 January 2022". Tendring District Council. Retrieved 8 June 2023.