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Rother is a local government district in East Sussex, England. Its council is based in Bexhill-on-Sea. The district is named after the River Rother which flows within its boundaries.

Rother District
Non-metropolitan district
Rother shown within East Sussex
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	South East England
Non-metropolitan county	East Sussex
Status	Non-metropolitan district
Admin HQ	Bexhill-on-Sea
Incorporated	1 April 1974
Government
• Type	Non-metropolitan district council
• Body	Rother District Council
• Leadership	Leader and Cabinet (Rother Alliance)
• MPs	Huw Merriman Sally-Ann Hart
Area
• Total	197.6 sq mi (511.8 km2)
• Rank	90th (of 309)
Population  (mid-2019 est.)
• Total	96,080
• Rank	252nd (of 309)
• Density	490/sq mi (190/km2)
• Ethnicity	98.1% White
Time zone	UTC0 (GMT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (BST)
ONS code	21UG (ONS) E07000064 (GSS)
OS grid reference	TQ7388508555
Website	www.rother.gov.uk

History

The District of Rother was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, by the merger of the Municipal Borough of Bexhill, the Municipal Borough of Rye and Battle Rural District. It is one of three districts within the county without borough status and is the easternmost one: the other two being Lewes to the west, and Wealden in the centre. The borough of Hastings lies surrounded by Rother.

Governance

Rother District Council
Type
Type	District Council
Leadership
Leader	Doug Oliver, Independent since 22 May 2019[1]
Deputy Leader	Sue Prochak, Liberal Democrats since 22 May 2019
Structure
Seats	38 councillors
Political groups	Rother Alliance (24)   Independents (13)   Liberal Democrat (7)   Labour (3)   Green (1) Opposition (14)   Conservative (14)
Elections
Voting system	First past the post
Last election	2 May 2019
Next election	May 2023
Meeting place
Town Hall, London Road, Bexhill-on-Sea, TN39 3JX
Website
www.rother.gov.uk

Rother District Council is elected every four years, with currently 38 councillors being elected at each election. From 1983 until 2019, the Conservatives have had a majority on the council, apart from between 1991 and the 1999 election when no party had a majority.

Since 2019, the 'Rother Alliance' has controlled the council, formed of a mixture of Independent, Liberal Democrat, Labour and Green Party councillors.[2][3]

Party		Councillors
	Conservative Party	14
	Independent	13
	Liberal Democrats	7
	Labour Party	3
	Green Party	1

Premises

The council is based at Bexhill Town Hall on London Road in Bexhill, which was built in 1895 for the Bexhill Urban District Council, which became Bexhill Borough Council in 1902. The building continued to serve as the seat of local government following the reorganisation in 1974 which created Rother District.

Wards

Bexhill has nine wards: the remaining councillors represent the other 11 wards.

Ward	Population (2007)	Councillors	Ratio
Battle Town	4919	2	2460
Brede Valley	4698	2	2349
Central (Bexhill)	5106	2	2553
Collington (Bexhill)	4292	2	2146
Crowhurst	2546	1	2546
Darwell	4901	2	2451
Eastern Rother [includes Winchelsea and Camber]	4817	2	2409
Ewhurst and Sedlescombe	2382	1	2382
Kewhurst (Bexhill)	4500	2	2250
Marsham	3736	2	1868
Old Town (Bexhill)	3780	2	1890
Rother Levels [includes Northiam and Peasmarsh]	4627	2	2314
Rye	4108	2	2054
Sackville (Bexhill)	4577	2	2289
St Marks (Bexhill)	4590	2	2295
St Michaels (Bexhill)	4629	2	2315
St Stephens (Bexhill)	4366	2	2183
Salehurst	4430	2	2215
Sidley (Bexhill)	5333	2	2667
Ticehurst and Etchingham	4168	2	2084
Total Rother	86505	38	2276

Parishes

The lowest level of local government is the civil parish: there are 29 within the Rother District[4] which are:

Parish	Type	Area (sq mi)	Population (2007)	Pop Density /sq mi
Ashburnham and Penhurst	Parish Council	22.4	370	43
Battle	Town Council	31.8	6171	503
Beckley	Parish Council	22.8	1012	115
Bexhill-on-Sea	None	32.3	41173	3300
Bodiam	Parish Council	6.5	391	156
Brede	Parish Council	17.6	1715	252
Brightling	Parish Council	19.8	366	48
Burwash	Parish Council	30.1	2511	216
Camber	Parish Council	14.1	1229	227
Catsfield	Parish Council	12.2	805	171
Crowhurst	Parish Council	10.1	859	219
Dallington	Parish Council	7.9	310	102
Etchingham	Parish Council	13.4	747	145
Ewhurst	Parish Council	23.6	1052	115
Fairlight	Parish Council	6.1	1682	711
Guestling	Parish Council	15.9	1273	207
Hurst Green	Parish Council	10.4	1451	362
Icklesham [includes Winchelsea and Rye Harbour]	Parish Council	23.5	2804	309
Iden	Parish Council	12.0	457	98
Mountfield	Parish Council	15.3	573	97
Northiam	Parish Council	14.5	2094	374
Peasmarsh	Parish Council	15.8	1167	191
Pett	Parish Council	6.5	781	311
Playden & East Guldeford	See note	16.6	327	51
Rye	Town Council	4.2	4108	2564
Rye Foreign	Parish Council	3.9	354	238
Salehurst and Robertsbridge	Parish Council	18.2	2588	369
Sedlescombe	Parish Council	12.6	1330	273
Ticehurst	Parish Council	32.5	3421	272
Udimore	Parish Council	11.7	365	81
Westfield	Parish Council	19.1	2618	355
Whatlington	Parish Council	6.0	401	172
Total Rother		509.4	86505	440

Playden and East Guldeford are merged in the statistical analysis although they are both civil parishes in their own right. Playden has a Parish Council whilst East Guldeford holds a Parish Meeting. Ashburnham and Penhurst are also separate parishes.

Geography

Rother District covers two areas of relief: to the south, a section of the High Weald; and to the north the lower land, named the Rother Levels, across which flow the River Rother, which rises on the Weald and flows easterly towards Rye Bay, and its tributaries. For much of the course of the main river it constitutes the boundary between East Sussex and Kent, and is given the alternative title of the ’’Kent Ditch’’. Tributaries of the river include the Rivers Dudwell, Tillingham and Brede.

The district reaches the coast in the vicinity of Bexhill, and on the shores of Rye Bay.

Climate

Climate in this area has mild differences between highs and lows, and there is adequate rainfall year round. The Köppen Climate Classification subtype for this climate is "Cfb" (Marine West Coast Climate/Oceanic climate).[5]

Demographics

Rother has one of the oldest populations (with a median age of 52 years)[7] and the lowest per capita income[8] in the UK.

Transport

There are several main roads crossing the district. The major trunk road is the A21, London to Hastings road; it is joined by the A28 road from Ashford road near Hastings; which in turn is crossed by the A268 Hawkhurst to Rye road. There is also the A259 coastal route

The Hastings Line, East Coastway Line and the Marshlink Line are the three railway lines in the District; The Kent and East Sussex Railway tourist line terminates at Bodiam.

Long-distance footpaths include the Sussex Border Path; and the Saxon Shore Way, which links with the 1066 Country Walk.

Landmarks

Major landmarks include Bodiam and Camber Castles; and Battle Abbey.

References

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[ru] Ротер (район)

Ро́тер (англ. Rother) — неметрополитенский район (англ. non-metropolitan district) в графстве Восточный Суссекс (Англия). Административный центр — город Бексхилл-он-Си.

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