Gedling

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Situated in Nottinghamshire, Gedling covers suburban areas to the northeast of Nottingham, including Carlton, Mapperley, and Netherfield. It blends residential neighbourhoods with green spaces such as Gedling Country Park and Colwick Country Park, offering a balance of urban convenience and outdoor leisure. The River Trent runs along its edge, and excellent transport links connect Gedling to Nottingham city centre and the wider East Midlands.

Wards in Gedling

Gedling is divided into 17 wards, listed below in alphabetical order.

  • Bestwood St Albans
  • Carlton
  • Carlton Hill
  • Cavendish
  • Colwick
  • Coppice
  • Daybrook
  • Dumbles
  • Ernehale
  • Gedling
  • Netherfield
  • Phoenix
  • Plains
  • Porchester
  • Redhill
  • Trent Valley
  • Woodthorpe

Gedling is a constituency that covers these wards in Gedling.

Population by age group

The most recent data for constituencies in England and Wales comes from mid-year estimates for 2022. This tells us what the population was estimated to be on 30 June 2022.

Population by age group, June 2022
Age Band Constituency (Number) Constituency (%) Region (Number) Region (%) England & Wales (Number) England & Wales (%)
0 to 17 20,220 19.93% 1,004,082 20.35% 12,506,535 20.76%
18 to 24 6,388 6.30% 427,551 8.66% 5,008,522 8.31%
25 to 34 12,835 12.65% 624,485 12.65% 8,098,257 13.44%
35 to 49 19,305 19.02% 912,213 18.48% 11,575,752 19.22%
50 to 64 21,350 21.04% 994,272 20.15% 11,745,365 19.50%
65 and over 21,379 21.07% 972,336 19.70% 11,303,607 18.76%

Population by ethnic group

The most recent census asked people about their ethnic group. The census was carried out in March 2021 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and in March 2022 in Scotland.

Population by ethnic group March 2021
Ethnic Group Constituency (Number) Constituency (%) Region (%) England & Wales (%)
English, Welsh, Scottish, Northern Irish or British 85,343 84.43% 79.56% 74.42%
Other White 3,338 3.30% 5.30% 6.15%
White and Black Caribbean 1,973 1.95% 0.95% 0.86%
Indian 1,567 1.55% 4.71% 3.13%
Pakistani 1,412 1.40% 1.46% 2.66%
Caribbean 1,195 1.18% 0.63% 1.05%
African 975 0.96% 1.70% 2.50%
Irish 809 0.80% 0.56% 0.85%
White and Asian 776 0.77% 0.63% 0.82%
Any other ethnic group 755 0.75% 1.00% 1.55%
Other Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 728 0.72% 0.53% 0.78%
Other Asian 703 0.70% 0.95% 1.63%
Chinese 439 0.43% 0.47% 0.75%
Other Black 376 0.37% 0.33% 0.50%
White and Black African 324 0.32% 0.29% 0.42%
Arab 180 0.18% 0.27% 0.56%
Bangladeshi 106 0.10% 0.43% 1.08%
Roma 55 0.05% 0.15% 0.17%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller 25 0.02% 0.09% 0.11%
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