Forest of Dean District

Forest of Dean District Council
Forest of Dean District Council
Type
Type	Non-metropolitan district
Leadership
Chair	Di Martin, ; Labour ; since 25 May 2023
Leader	Adrian Birch, ; Green ; since 18 April 2024
Chief Executive	Nigel Brinn ; since November 2023
Structure
Seats	38 councillors
Political groups	Administration (15) Green (15) Other parties (23) Independent (11) Labour (5) Conservative (4) Liberal Democrats (3)
Elections
Voting system	First past the post
Last election	4 May 2023
Next election	6 May 2027
Meeting place
	Council Offices, High Street, Coleford, GL16 8HG
Website
	www.fdean.gov.uk

Forest of Dean District
Forest of Dean District
Non-metropolitan district
	Coleford Market Place, the town where Forest of Dean District Council is based
	Forest of Dean shown within Gloucestershire
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	South West England
Non-metropolitan county	Gloucestershire
Status	Non-metropolitan district
Admin HQ	Coleford
Incorporated	1 April 1974
Government
• Type	Non-metropolitan district council
• Body	Forest of Dean District Council
• Leadership	Leader & Cabinet
• MPs	Mark Harper
Area
• Total	203.2 sq mi (526.4 km2)
• Rank	75th (of 296)
Population (2022)
• Total	87,937
• Rank	270th (of 296)
• Density	430/sq mi (170/km2)
Ethnicity (2021)
• Ethnic groups	List 97.5% White ; 1.1% Mixed ; 0.7% Asian ; 0.4% other ; 0.3% Black ;
Religion (2021)
• Religion	List 50.5% Christianity ; 41.6% no religion ; 7.6% other ; 0.3% Islam ;
Time zone	UTC0 (GMT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (BST)
ONS code	23UD (ONS); E07000080 (GSS)
OS grid reference	SO6206309601

Forest of Dean is a local government district in west Gloucestershire, England, named after the Forest of Dean. Its council is based in Coleford. Other towns and villages in the district include Blakeney, Cinderford, Drybrook, English Bicknor, Huntley, Littledean, Longhope, Lydbrook, Lydney, Mitcheldean, Newnham and Newent.^[4]^[5]