Basingstoke and Deane

Coordinates: 51°15′22″N 1°06′40″W / 51.256°N 1.111°W / 51.256; -1.111

Basingstoke and Deane District
—  Non-metropolitan district  —
Basingstoke and Deane shown within Hampshire
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 Sir George Young
Area
• Total	244.7 sq mi (633.8 km2)
Area rank	66th (of 326)
Population (2010 est.)
• Total	165,100
• Rank	108th (of 326)
• Density	674.7/sq mi (260.5/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
OS grid reference	SU620511
Website	www.basingstoke.gov.uk

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 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

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. As of the 2011 election the council is composed of the following councillors:-^[3]

Since 2004 the Borough has had a youth council named "Basingstoke and Deane Youth Council", although formerly known as "Youth of Basingstoke and Deane".^[4]

Wards

As of 2009^[update], Basingstoke and Deane consists of 29 wards:^[5]

References

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v d e Towns, villages and hamlets in the Basingstoke and Deane District of Hampshire, England Towns Basingstoke · Tadley · Whitchurch Civil parishes Ashford Hill with Headley · Ashmansworth · Baughurst · Bramley · Burghclere · Candovers · Chineham · Cliddesden · Deane · Dummer · East Woodhay · Ecchinswell, Sydmonton and Bishops Green · Farleigh Wallop · Hannington · Herriard · Highclere · Hurstbourne Priors · Kingsclere · Laverstoke · Litchfield and Woodcott · Mapledurwell and Up Nately · Monk Sherborne · Mortimer West End · Newtown · North Waltham · Nutley · Oakley · Old Basing and Lychpit · Overton · Pamber · Popham · Preston Candover · Rooksdown · Sherborne St John · Sherfield on Loddon · Silchester · St Mary Bourne · Steventon · Stratfield Turgis · Tunworth · Upton Grey · Weston Corbett · Weston Patrick · Winslade · Wootton Villages and hamlets Adbury · Aldermaston Soke · Aldern Bridge · Andwell · Ashe · Ashe Warren · Ashford Hill · Ashley Warren · Axford · Axmansford · Binley · Bishop's Green · Bramley Corner · Bramley Green · Broadmere · Brock's Green · Brown Candover · Charter Alley · Chilton Candover · Cole Henley · Dunley · East Oakley · Ecchinswell · Ellisfield · Ewhurst · Freefolk · Hare Warren · Headley · Heath End · Ibworth · Inhurst · Litchfield · Little London · Lower Woodcott · Lower Wyke · Malshanger · Mapledurwell · Middle Wyke · Nately Scures · Newfound · Newnham · Newtown Common · North Oakley · North Sydmonton · Old Basing · Old Burghclere · Pamber End · Pamber Green · Pamber Heath · Penwood · Plastow Green · Quidhampton · Ramsdell · Southrope · Stoke · Spanish Green · Sydmonton · Tufton Warren · Up Nately · Upper Woodcott · Upper Wootton · Tufton · Turgis Green · Wadwick · Wells-in-the-Field · West Heath · Whitnal · Whitway · Woolton Hill · Wolverton · Wolverton Common · Districts of Basingstoke Brighton Hill · Hatch Warren · Kempshott · Oakridge · South Ham · Winklebury · Worting · Viables