Basingstoke and Deane - Definition and Overview

Borough of 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 (2002 est.) - Density	Ranked 103rd 153,032 241 / km²
Ethnicity:	96.6% White 1.2% S.Asian
Politics
Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council http://www.basingstoke.gov.uk/
Leadership:	Leader & Cabinet
Executive:	Liberal Democrats + Labour
MPs:	Andrew Hunter, George Young

Basingstoke and Deane is a local government district and borough in Hampshire, England. Its main town is Basingstoke. Other settlements include 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.

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