Braintree District

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.

Braintree District
Non-metropolitan district
Braintree shown within Essex
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Constituent countryEngland
RegionEast of England
Non-metropolitan countyEssex
StatusNon-metropolitan district
Admin HQBraintree
Incorporated1 April 1974
Government
 • TypeNon-metropolitan district council
 • BodyBraintree District Council
 • LeadershipLeader & Cabinet (Conservative)
 • MPsJames Cleverly
Priti Patel
Area
 • Total236.18 sq mi (611.71 km2)
Area rank68th (of 317)
Population
 (mid-2019 est.)
 • Total152,604
 • Rank132nd (of 317)
 • Density650/sq mi (250/km2)
 • Ethnicity
95.% White
1.1% Mixed
1.3% S.Asian
1.0% Black
Time zoneUTC0 (GMT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (BST)
ONS code22UC (ONS)
E07000067 (GSS)
OS grid referenceTL7522
Websitewww.braintree.gov.uk

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 34 of the 49 seats.

Further information: Braintree District Council elections

Wards

There are 26 wards:[1]

  • 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 District Council http://braintree.cmis.uk.com/braintree/Councillors/tabid/63/ScreenMode/Ward/Default.aspx

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