Braintree District

Braintree District
Non-metropolitan district

Braintree shown within Essex
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Constituent country England
Region East of England
Non-metropolitan county Essex
Status Non-metropolitan district
Admin HQ Braintree
Incorporated 1 April 1974
Government
 • Type Non-metropolitan district council
 • Body Braintree District Council
 • Leadership Leader & Cabinet (Conservative)
 • MPs James Cleverly
Priti Patel
Area
 • Total 236.18 sq mi (611.71 km2)
Area rank 68th (of 326)
Population (mid-2017 est.)
 • Total 151,700
 • Rank 128th (of 326)
 • Density 640/sq mi (250/km2)
 • Ethnicity 95.% White
1.1% Mixed
1.3% S.Asian
1.0% Black
Time zone UTC0 (GMT)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+1 (BST)
ONS code 22UC (ONS)
E07000067 (GSS)
OS grid reference TL7522
Website www.braintree.gov.uk

Braintree is a local government district in the English county of Essex, with a population (2011 census) of 147,084. Its main town is Braintree.

The main centres of population are Braintree, Witham and Halstead.

The district was formed on 1 April 1974 by the merger of the urban districts of Braintree and Bocking, Halstead, and Witham and (for list of Parishes) Braintree Rural District and Halstead Rural District.

Council

The council is controlled by the Conservatives who hold 41 of the 45 seats.[1]

Wards

There are 26 wards[2]:

  • Bocking Blackwater
  • Bocking North
  • Bocking South
  • Braintree Central and Beckers Green
  • Braintree South
  • Braintree West
  • Bumpstead
  • Coggeshall
  • Gosfield & Greenstead Green
  • Great Notley & Black Notley
  • Halstead St Andrews
  • Halstead Trinity
  • Hatfield Peverel and Terling
  • Hedingham
  • Kelvedon and Feering
  • Rayne
  • Silver End and Cressing
  • Stour Valley North (includes Ashen and Foxearth)
  • Stour Valley South (includes Bulmer and Alphamstone)
  • The Colnes
  • Three Fields
  • Witham Central
  • Witham North
  • Witham South
  • Witham West
  • Yeldham

References

  1. ↑ "Braintree | LocalCouncils.co.uk". localcouncils.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-03-30.
  2. ↑ Braintree District Council http://braintree.cmis.uk.com/braintree/Councillors/tabid/63/ScreenMode/Ward/Default.aspx

Coordinates: 51°52′55″N 0°33′09″E / 51.8819°N 0.5525°E / 51.8819; 0.5525


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