Governance
The civil parish of Wymondham has an area of 44.31 km2 (17.11 sq mi) and in the 2001 census, had a population of 12,539 in 5,477 households. This relatively large parish includes one nearby village, Spooner Row.
Wymondham is governed by a town council of 15 councillors. The town is split into five wards, each of which returns three members. Since the last election (2011) and subsequent by-elections, 11 councillors are members of the Conservative Party, two are from the Liberal Democrats and two are independent. The current mayor is Robert Savage.
For the purposes of local government, Wymondham civil parish falls within the district of South Norfolk, returning five district councillors, one for each ward. The town as a whole returns one county councillor to Norfolk County Council – Joseph Mooney. Nationally, Wymondham is in the Mid Norfolk constituency and is therefore represented at Westminster by George Freeman.
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