South Derbyshire - Definition and Overview

South Derbyshire District
Shown within Derbyshire
Geography
Status:	District
Region:	East Midlands
Admin. County:	Derbyshire
Area: - Total	Ranked 144th 338.12 km²
Admin. HQ:	Swadlincote
ONS code:	17UK
Demographics
Population: - Total (2002 est.) - Density	Ranked 274th 83,871 248 / km²
Ethnicity:	97.2% White 1.6% S.Asian
Politics
South Derbyshire District Council http://www.south-derbys.gov.uk/
Leadership:	Alternative - Sec.31
Control:	Labour
MP:	Mark Todd

South Derbyshire is a local government district in Derbyshire, England. It contains a third of the National Forest, and the council offices are in Swadlincote.

Other places in the district include Melbourne, Hilton, Hatton, Ashton-on-Trent and Elvaston.