Maldon District

Maldon District Council
Maldon District Council
Type
Type	Non-metropolitan district council
Leadership
Chair	Kevin Laggan, ; Independent ; since 18 May 2023
Leader	Richard Siddall, ; Maldon Independents ; since 8 June 2023
Head of paid service	Richard Holmes ; since August 2018
Structure
Seats	31
Political groups	Conservative (9) Independent (9) Liberal Democrats (6) Maldon Independents (6) Labour (1)
Elections
Last election	4 May 2023
Next election	2027
Meeting place
	Council Offices, Princes Road, Maldon, CM9 5DL
Website
	www.maldon.gov.uk

Maldon District
Maldon District
Non-metropolitan district
	Maldon, the administrative centre of the district
	Maldon shown within Essex
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Country	England
Region	East of England
Non-metropolitan county	Essex
Status	Non-metropolitan district
Admin HQ	Maldon
Founded	1 April 1974
Government
• Type	Non-metropolitan district council
• Body	Maldon District Council
• MPs	Priti Patel; John Whittingdale
Area
• Total	138.53 sq mi (358.78 km2)
• Rank	99th (of 296)
Population (2022)
• Total	67,554
• Rank	287th (of 296)
• Density	490/sq mi (190/km2)
Ethnicity (2021)
• Ethnic groups	List 96.9% White ; 1.4% Mixed ; 1.1% Asian ; 0.4% Black ; 0.3% other ;
Religion (2021)
• Religion	List 49.5% Christianity ; 43.4% no religion ; 6.6% other ; 0.5% Islam ;
Time zone	UTC0 (GMT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (BST)
ONS code	22UK (ONS); E07000074 (GSS)
OS grid reference	TL848070

Maldon District is a local government district^[4]^[5] in Essex, England. The district is managed by Maldon District Council, which is based in Maldon, the largest town in the district. The district also includes the town of Burnham-on-Crouch and numerous villages, including Heybridge, Wickham Bishops, Southminster, Tolleshunt D'Arcy and Tollesbury. The district covers the Dengie peninsula to the south of Maldon and the Thurstable Hundred area to the north of the Blackwater Estuary, a total area of 358.78 km².^[6]

The majority of people live in the small rural villages, many of which have their origins in connections with the coast or agricultural economy. The district has a long association with sailing, as is referenced in the council's logo.

^ ^a ^b UK Census (2021). "2021 Census Area Profile – Maldon Local Authority (E07000074)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
^ "Council meeting, 18 May 2023". Maldon District Council. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
^ "Council minutes, 25 July 2019". Maldon District Council. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
^ "Maldon Town Council – Working for You". Retrieved 6 July 2021.
^ Council, Maldon District. "Maldon District Council". maldon.gov.uk. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
^ "Output Geography". statistics.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 2 January 2007. Retrieved 24 January 2007.

[2021_Nomis-1] UK Census (2021). "2021 Census Area Profile – Maldon Local Authority (E07000074)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 5 January 2024.

[2] "Council meeting, 18 May 2023". Maldon District Council. Retrieved 19 May 2023.

[3] "Council minutes, 25 July 2019". Maldon District Council. Retrieved 7 June 2023.

[4] "Maldon Town Council – Working for You". Retrieved 6 July 2021.

[5] Council, Maldon District. "Maldon District Council". maldon.gov.uk. Retrieved 6 July 2021.

[6] "Output Geography". statistics.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 2 January 2007. Retrieved 24 January 2007.

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