Basingstoke and Deane
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Basingstoke and Deane Borough of Basingstoke and Deane |
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Borough and Non-metropolitan district | |
Basingstoke and Deane shown within Hampshire |
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Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Constituent country | England |
Region | South East England |
Non-metropolitan county | Hampshire |
Status | Non-metropolitan district |
Admin HQ | Basingstoke |
Incorporated | 1 April 1974 |
Government | |
• Type | Non-metropolitan district council |
• Body | Basingstoke and Dean Borough Council |
• Leadership | Leader & Cabinet (Conservative) |
• MPs | Maria Miller Kit Malthouse |
Area | |
• Total | 244.7 sq mi (633.8 km2) |
Area rank | 66th (of 326) |
Population (mid-2014 est.) | |
• Total | 172,870 |
• Rank | 106th (of 326) |
• Density | 710/sq mi (270/km2) |
• Ethnicity | 94.7% White 2.1% South Asian 1.0% Black 1.3% Mixed 1.0% Chinese or other |
Time zone | GMT (UTC0) |
• Summer (DST) | BST (UTC+1) |
ONS code | 24UB (ONS) E07000084 (GSS) |
OS grid reference | SU620511 |
Website | www |
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.
It is the northernmost borough of Hampshire, bordered by Berkshire to the north.
The first Basingstoke Mayor, George Baynard, was appointed in 1641. The district was formed as the District of Basingstoke 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.[1]
Basingstoke and Deane has over 430 local neighbourhood watch schemes in the area.[2]
Governance
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Elections to the borough council are held in three out of every four years, with one third of the 60 seats on the council being elected at each election. Since the first election in 1973, the council has either been controlled by the Conservative Party or under no overall control.[3] Most recently the Conservatives have formed the administration on the council since the 2006 election and had a majority since the 2008 election. Following the 2012 election and the subsequent defection of a Conservative Party councillor (to independent),[4] and one to UKIP the council is composed of the following councillors:-[3]
Party | Councillors |
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Conservative Party | 30 | |
Labour Party | 14 | |
Liberal Democrats | 11 | |
Independent | 4 | |
UKIP | 1 |
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]
Wards
As of 2009[update], Basingstoke and Deane consists of 29 wards:[6]
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- 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
- Cliddesden
- East Woodhay
- Eastrop
- Farleigh Wallop
- 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
References
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- Local government in Hampshire
- Basingstoke and Deane
- Non-metropolitan districts of Hampshire
- Local government districts of South East England