Basingstoke and Deane
Coordinates: 51°15′22″N 1°06′40″W / 51.256°N 1.111°W
| Borough of Basingstoke and Deane | |
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 Shown within Hampshire |
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| Geography | |
| Status: | Borough |
| Region: | South East England |
| Admin. County: | Hampshire |
| Area: - Total |
Ranked 66th 633.81 km² |
| Admin. HQ: | Basingstoke |
| ONS code: | 24UB |
| Demographics | |
| Population: - Total (2008 est.) - Density |
Ranked 108th 161,700 255 / km² |
| Ethnicity:[1] | 94.7% White 2.1% S.Asian 1.0% Black 1.3% Mixed 1.0% Chinese or other |
| Politics | |
Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council http://www.basingstoke.gov.uk/ |
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| Leadership: | Leader and Cabinet |
| Executive: | Conservative |
| MPs: | Maria Miller, Sir George Young |
Basingstoke and Deane is a local government district and borough in Hampshire, England. Its primary settlement is Basingstoke. Other settlements include Bramley, Tadley, Kingsclere, Overton, Oakley, Whitchurch and the hamlet of Deane, some 7 miles (11 km) from Basingstoke.
The district was formed as Basingstoke District on 1 April 1974 by the merger of the borough of Basingstoke, Basingstoke Rural District and Kingsclere and Whitchurch Rural District. On 20 January 1978, following the grant of borough status, the district became the Borough of Basingstoke and Deane. The council claims that the new title included the names of the largest town and smallest village in the borough, although there are eight civil parishes with populations smaller than Deane.[2]
Since the first election in 1973, the council has either been controlled by the Conservative Party or under no overall control.[3] Most recently, a by-election in the Buckskin ward of the council on 21 December 2006 saw the Conservatives regain the council.[4] Since 2004 the Borough has had a youth council named "Basingstoke and Deane Youth Council", although formerly known as "Youth of Basingstoke and Deane".[5]
Basingstoke and Deane has over 430 local neighbourhood watch schemes in the area.[6]
[edit] Wards
As of 2009[update], Basingstoke and Deane consists of 29 wards:[7]
- Basing
- Baughurst and Tadley North
- Bramley and Sherfield
- Brighton Hill North
- Brighton Hill South
- Brookvale and Kings Furlong
- Buckskin
- Burghclere, Highclere and St Mary Bourne
- Chineham
- East Woodhay
- Eastrop
- Grove
- Hatch Warren and Beggarwood
- Kempshott
- Kingsclere
- Norden
- Oakley and North Waltham
- Newfound
- Overton, Laverstoke and Steventon
- Pamber and Silchester
- Popley East
- Popley West
- Rooksdown
- Sherborne St John
- South Ham
- Tadley Central
- Tadley South
- Upton Grey and The Candovers
- Whitchurch
- Winklebury
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Neighbourhood Statistics
- ^ "About Basingstoke and Deane". Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council. http://www.basingstoke.gov.uk/about/. Retrieved 29 August 2010.
- ^ Local elections : Basingstoke and Deane (BBC)
- ^ Bucksin ward by-election (Basingstoke and Deane Council)
- ^ Basingstoke and Deane Youth Council
- ^ "Basingstoke and Deane Neighbourhood Watch". 2008. http://www.bdnw.org.uk/prod/index.php. Retrieved 2008-09-24.[dead link]
- ^ "Borough Councillors". Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council. 2009. http://www.basingstoke.gov.uk/council/councillors/councillors.htm?mode=wardname. Retrieved 2009-11-17.
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