Basingstoke and Deane
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Borough of Basingstoke and Deane | |
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Missing image HampshireBasingstokeDeane.png Basingstoke and Deane Shown within Hampshire | |
Geography | |
Status: | Borough |
Region: | South East England |
Admin. County: | Hampshire |
Area: - Total | Ranked 69th 633.81 km² |
Admin. HQ: | Basingstoke |
ONS code: | 24UB |
Demographics | |
Population: - Total (2003 est.) - Density | Ranked 103rd 154,446 244 / km² |
Ethnicity: | 96.6% White 1.2% S.Asian |
Politics | |
Missing image Arms-bas-deane.jpg Arms of Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council http://www.basingstoke.gov.uk/ | |
Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet |
Executive: | Liberal Democrats + Labour |
MPs: | Maria Miller, George Young |
Basingstoke and Deane is a local government district and borough in Hampshire, England. Its main town is Basingstoke. Other settlements include Bramley, Tadley, Kingsclere, Oakley and Whitchurch.
The borough was formed on April 1, 1974 by the merger of the borough Basingstoke, Basingstoke Rural District and Kingsclere and Whitcurch Rural District.