Nuneaton and Bedworth

Nuneaton and Bedworth
Shown within Warwickshire
Geography
Status:	Borough Non-metropolitan district
Region:	West Midlands
Admin. County:	Warwickshire
Area: - Total	Ranked 243rd 78.96 km²
Admin. HQ:	Nuneaton
ONS code:	44UC
Demographics
Population: - Total (2007 est.) - Density	Ranked 167th 121,200 1535 / km²
Ethnicity:	95.1% White 3.8% South Asian
Politics
Leadership:	Leader and cabinet
Control:	Conservative
MPs:	Bill Olner and Mike O'Brien

Nuneaton and Bedworth is a local government district with borough status, in northern Warwickshire, England, consisting of the towns of Nuneaton and Bedworth, the village of Bulkington and the green belt land in between. It has a population of just over 120,000.

It borders the Warwickshire districts of Rugby to the east, and North Warwickshire to the west. To the south it borders the county of West Midlands, and to the north Leicestershire.

As of the most recent local election, the council is controlled by the Conservative Party.

History

The Nuneaton and Bedworth district was created on 1 April 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972. It was from the merger of the municipal borough of Nuneaton and the urban district of Bedworth (which included Bulkington). The new district was originally named just "Nuneaton"; however, objections from Bedworth residents led to it being renamed "Nuneaton and Bedworth" in 1980^[1].

Nuneaton had gained the status of a municipal borough in 1907^[2], and Bedworth had gained the status of an urban district in 1928^[3]. In 1938, Bulkington became part of the Bedworth Urban District. Borough status was conferred upon the new district of Nuneaton and Bedworth on 15 November 1976.

In 2008, after 34 years of Labour Party control, the ruling Labour council lost to the Conservative Party, who gained the four seats needed to gain control; the BNP also gained two seats on the new council, their first ever seats in the borough.

Subdivisions

Nuneaton and Bedworth is divided into 17 wards, each represented by 2 councillors, giving a total of 34 councillors. The borough has no civil parishes.

For a sortable list of wards in Nuneaton and Bedworth by population click here.

Twinnings

Nuneaton and Bedworth is twinned with:

• Roanne, France
• Guadalajara, Castile-La Mancha, Spain
• Cottbus, Germany

References

External links

• Nuneaton and Bedworth borough council
• Election Results

Coordinates: 52°31′18″N 1°28′03″W / 52.5218°N 1.4676°W / 52.5218; -1.4676