Braintree District
Braintree District | |
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![]() Braintree shown within Essex | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
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 309) |
Population (mid-2019 est.) | |
• Total | 152,604 |
• Rank | 129th (of 309) |
• Density | 650/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 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, , and 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.
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
Arms[]
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References[]
- ^ "Braintree District Council".
- ^ "East of England Region". Civic Heraldry of England. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
External links[]
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Categories:
- Braintree District
- Non-metropolitan districts of Essex
- Essex geography stubs