Swindon (borough)
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| Borough of Swindon | |
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| Image:EnglandSwindon.png | |
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| Geography | |
| Status: | Unitary, Borough |
| Region: | South West England |
| Ceremonial County: | Wiltshire |
| Area: - Total | Ranked 177th 230.10 km² |
| Admin. HQ: | Swindon |
| ONS code: | 00HX |
| Demographics | |
| Population: - Total (2006 est.) - Density | Ranked 78th 186,600 811 / km² |
| Ethnicity: | 95.2% White 2.1% S.Asian |
| Politics | |
| Swindon Borough Council http://www.swindon.gov.uk/ | |
| Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet |
| Executive: | Conservative |
| MPs: | Anne Snelgrove (L) Michael Wills (L) |
The Borough of Swindon is a local government district in South West England. It is centred on the town of Swindon and forms part of the ceremonial county of Wiltshire. It was formed in 1974 as the Thamesdown district of Wiltshire, from former areas of the municipal borough of Swindon and Highworth Rural District.
On April 1, 1997 it was made administratively independent of Wiltshire, with its council becoming a unitary authority.[1] It adopted the name Swindon on April 24, 1997. The former Thamesdown name and logo is still used by the main local bus company of Swindon, called Thamesdown Transport Limited.[2]
Swindon Borough Council is now a 2 star Council according to the Audit Commission.[3]
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[edit] Economy
This is a chart of trend of regional gross value added of Swindon at current basic prices published (pp.240-253) by Office for National Statistics with figures in millions of British Pounds Sterling.
| Year | Regional Gross Value Added | Agriculture | Industry | Services |
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| 1995 | 2,654 | 13 | 1,023 | 1,618 |
| 2000 | 4,085 | 9 | 1,368 | 2,708 |
| 2003 | 4,259 | 8 | 1,185 | 3,067 |
^ includes hunting and forestry
^ includes energy and construction
^ includes Financial Intermediation Services Indirectly Measured
^ Components may not sum to totals due to rounding
[edit] Area covered
The Borough covers not just the town of Swindon, but surrounding countryside and the town of Highworth and villages including
- Badbury
- Bishopstone
- Blunsdon
- Chiseldon
- Liddington
- Sevenhampton
- South Marston
- Wanborough
- Wroughton
[edit] Wards
The following are the Electoral Wards within the Borough.
- Moredon
- St Margaret
- Freshbrook and Grange Park
- Parks
- Highworth
- Covingham and Nythe
- Blunsdon
- Walcot
- Central
- Dorcan
- Haydon Wick
- Eastcott
- St Philips
- Shaw and Nine Elms
- Ridgeway
- Old Town and Lawn
- Toothill and Westlea
- Gorse Hill and Pinehurst
- Western
- Wroughton and Chiseldon
- Abbey Meads
- Penhill
[edit] References
- ^ The Wiltshire (Borough of Thamesdown)(Structural Change) Order 1995
- ^ Thamesdown Transport Limited Website.
- ^ Audit Commission Reports on Swindon Borough Council.
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| Districts: | Kennet • North Wiltshire • Salisbury • West Wiltshire | Image:Stonehenge back wide.jpg |
| Unitary authorities: | Swindon | |
| Main Settlements: | Amesbury • Bradford on Avon • Calne • Chippenham • Corsham • Devizes • Malmesbury • Market Lavington • Marlborough • Pewsey • Ramsbury • Salisbury • Swindon • Tidworth • Tisbury • Trowbridge (County Town) • Warminster • Westbury • Wilton | |
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