Oadby and Wigston - Definition and Overview

Borough of Oadby and Wigston
Shown within Leicestershire
Geography
Status:	Borough
Region:	East Midlands
Admin. County:	Leicestershire
Area: - Total	Ranked 344th 23.52 km²
Admin. HQ:	Wigston
ONS code:	31UJ
Demographics
Population: - Total (2002 est.) - Density	Ranked 330th 56,717 2,411 / km²
Ethnicity:	84.0% White 13.3% S.Asian
Politics
Oadby and Wigston Borough Council http://www.oadby-wigston.gov.uk/
Leadership:	Alternative - Sec.31
Control:	Liberal Democrats
MP:	Edward Garnier

Oadby and Wigston is a local government district and borough in the English county of Leicestershire. It is composed of the two areas Oadby, and Wigston and some hinterland. It is predominantly urban, and runs directly into Leicester, to the north-west.

It is part of the Harborough constituency, and was formed in 1974 by the merger of the Oadby and Wigston urban districts.

It is twinned with the towns of Maromme and Norderstedt.