Salisbury

Coordinates: 51°04′01″N 1°47′53″W / 51.067°N 1.798°W / 51.067; -1.798

Salisbury District
Shown within non-metropolitan Wiltshire
Geography
Status:	District
Region:	South West England
Admin. County:	Wiltshire
Area: - Total	Ranked 24th 387 sq. miles (1,004.13 km²)
Admin. HQ:	Salisbury
ONS code:	46UD
Demographics
Population: 115,000 - Total (2008 est.) - Density	Ranked / km²
Ethnicity:	98.7% White
Politics
Salisbury District Council http://www.salisbury.gov.uk/
Leadership:	Leader & Cabinet
Executive:
MPs:	Robert Key, Andrew Murrison

Salisbury was a local government district in Wiltshire, England. It is now defunct. It was formed in 1974. Its main urban area was the city of Salisbury.

The district was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, as a merger of the previous municipal boroughs of Salisbury and Wilton, along with Amesbury Rural District, Mere and Tisbury Rural District and Salisbury and Wilton Rural District.

On 1 April 2009, the district was abolished as part of the 2009 structural changes to local government in England, when its functions were taken over by the new Wiltshire Council unitary authority. At the same time, a parish council serving only Salisbury and its suburbs was formed, called Salisbury City Council.

Political control

The political control of the Council was as follows^[1]

• 1976-1979 NOC (No Overall Control)
• 1979-1983 NOC
• 1983-1987 NOC
• 1987-1991 Conservative
• 1991-1995 Conservative
• 1995-1999 Liberal Democrat
• 1999-2003 NOC
• 2003-2007 Conservative
• 2007-2009 NOC (administration by coalition of Liberal Democrat and Labour)

The political composition of the authority when it came to an end on 31 March 2009 was 22 Conservatives, 19 Liberal Democrats, ten Labour members, and four Independents.

Places

• Alderbury, Allington, Alvediston, Amesbury, Ansty
• Berwick St John, Berwick St Leonard, Broad Chalke, Bulford
• Donhead, Downton, Durrington
• Ebbesbourne Wake
• Laverstock
• Mere
• Redlynch
• Salisbury, Shrewton
• Tilshead, Tisbury
• West Grimstead
• Wilton, Winterbourne Stoke, Winterslow

References

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v • d • e 2009 structural changes to local government in England   Bedfordshire Abolished Bedfordshire • Mid Bedfordshire • South Bedfordshire New Bedford • Central Bedfordshire Existing (1990s) Luton   Cheshire Abolished Cheshire • Chester • Congleton • Crewe and Nantwich • Ellesmere Port and Neston • Macclesfield • Vale Royal New Cheshire West and Chester • Cheshire East Existing (1990s) Warrington • Halton   Cornwall Abolished Penwith • Kerrier • Carrick • Restormel • Caradon • North Cornwall New Cornwall Existing (1890s) Isles of Scilly   Durham Abolished Durham • Easington • Sedgefield • Chester-le-Street • Derwentside • Wear Valley • Teesdale New Durham Existing (1990s) Hartlepool • Darlington • Stockton-on-Tees   Northumberland Abolished Blyth Valley • Wansbeck • Castle Morpeth • Tynedale • Alnwick • Berwick-upon-Tweed New Northumberland Existing (1990s) None   Shropshire Abolished North Shropshire • Oswestry • Shrewsbury and Atcham • South Shropshire • Bridgnorth New Shropshire Existing (1990s) Telford and Wrekin   Wiltshire Abolished Salisbury • West Wiltshire • Kennet • North Wiltshire New Wiltshire Existing (1990s) Swindon

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