Non-metropolitan district in Cambridgeshire, England
Non-metropolitan district in England
Fenland District
Non-metropolitan district
March town centre
Fenland shown within Cambridgeshire
Sovereign state
United Kingdom
Constituent country
England
Region
East of England
Non-metropolitan county
Cambridgeshire
Status
Non-metropolitan district
Admin HQ
March
Incorporated
1 April 1974
Government
• Type
Non-metropolitan district council
• Body
Fenland District Council
Area
• Total
210.99 sq mi (546.45 km2)
• Rank
72nd (of 296)
Population
(2022)
• Total
103,035
• Rank
234th (of 296)
• Density
490/sq mi (190/km2)
Ethnicity (2021)
[1]
• Ethnic groups
List
95.9% White
1.4% Mixed
1.2% Asian
0.8% Black
0.7% other
Religion (2021)
[1]
• Religion
List
52.1% Christianity
39.9% no religion
7.3% other
0.7% Islam
Time zone
UTC0 (GMT)
• Summer (DST)
UTC+1 (BST)
ONS code
12UD (ONS) E07000010 (GSS)
OS grid reference
TL417969
Fenland District Council
Type
Type
Non-metropolitan district
Leadership
Chair
Nick Meekins, Conservative since 22 May 2023
Leader
Chris Boden, Conservative since 23 May 2019
Chief Executive
Paul Medd since October 2011
Structure
Seats
43 councillors[2]
Political groups
Administration
Conservative (35)
Other parties
Independent (6)
Liberal Democrats (2)
Elections
Voting system
First-past-the-post
Last election
4 May 2023
Next election
2027
Meeting place
Fenland Hall, County Road, March, PE158NQ
Website
www.fenland.gov.uk
Wisbech, known as the "Capital of the Fens" is the largest settlement in the district
Fenland is a local government district in Cambridgeshire, England. It was historically part of the Isle of Ely. The district covers around 500 square kilometres (190 sq mi) of mostly agricultural land in the extremely flat Fens. The council is based in March. Other towns include Chatteris, Whittlesey and Wisbech.
Since 2017 the district has been a constituent member of the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority, led by the directly-elected Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.[3]
The neighbouring districts are East Cambridgeshire, Huntingdonshire, Peterborough, South Holland and King's Lynn and West Norfolk.
Chatteris, one of the Fenland market townsWhittlesey, one of the Fenland market towns
^ abUK Census (2021). "2021 Census Area Profile – Fenland Local Authority (E07000010)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
^"Councillors". Fenland District Council. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
^"The Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority Order 2017", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2017/251, retrieved 13 June 2023
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Chatteris (/ˈtʃætərɪs/) is a market town and civil parish in the Fenlanddistrict of Cambridgeshire, England, situated in the Fens between Huntingdon,...
(/ˈwɪzbiːtʃ/ WIZ-beech) is a market town, inland port and civil parish in the Fenlanddistrict in Cambridgeshire, England. In 2011 it had a population of 31,573....
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The 2015 FenlandDistrict Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of the FenlandDistrict Council in England. It was held on the same...
The 2011 FenlandDistrict Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members of FenlandDistrict Council in Cambridgeshire, England. The whole...
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The 2007 FenlandDistrict Council election took place on 4 May 2007 to elect members of FenlandDistrict Council in Cambridgeshire, England. The whole...
The 2003 FenlandDistrict Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of FenlandDistrict Council in Cambridgeshire, England. The whole...
The 2019 FenlandDistrict Council election took place on 2 May 2019 for all 39 seats of the FenlandDistrict Council in England. It was held on the same...
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The Black Sluice is the name given to the structure that controls the flow of the South Forty-Foot Drain into The Haven, at Boston, Lincolnshire, England...
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