Weymouth and Portland
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Borough of Weymouth and Portland | |
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Shown within Dorset |
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Geography | |
Status: | Borough |
Region: | South West England |
Admin. County: | Dorset |
Area: - Total |
Ranked 315th 41.75 km² |
Admin. HQ: | Weymouth |
ONS code: | 19UJ |
Demographics | |
Population: - Total (2005 est.) - Density |
Ranked 319th 64,600 1,547 / km² |
Ethnicity: | 98.5% White |
Politics | |
Weymouth and Portland Borough Council http://www.weymouth.gov.uk |
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Leadership: | Alternative - Sec.31 |
Control: | Liberal Democrats / Conservative |
MP: | Jim Knight |
Weymouth and Portland is a local government district and borough in Dorset, England. It consists of the towns of Weymouth, Preston, Melcombe Regis, Upwey, Broadwey, Fortuneswell and Easton as well as the Isle of Portland.
The district was formed on April 1, 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, and was a merger between the borough of Weymouth and Melcombe Regis and the Portland urban district.
Districts of South West England | |
Bath and North East Somerset | Bournemouth | Bristol | Caradon | Carrick | Cheltenham | Christchurch | Cotswold | East Devon | East Dorset | Exeter | Forest of Dean | Gloucester | Isles of Scilly | Kennet | Kerrier | Mendip | Mid Devon | North Cornwall | North Devon | North Dorset | North Somerset | North Wiltshire | Penwith | Plymouth | Poole | Purbeck | Restormel | Salisbury | Sedgemoor | South Gloucestershire | South Hams | South Somerset | Stroud | Swindon | Taunton Deane | Teignbridge | Tewkesbury | Torbay | Torridge | West Devon | West Dorset | West Somerset | West Wiltshire | Weymouth and Portland |
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Counties with multiple districts: Cornwall - Devon - Dorset - Gloucestershire - Somerset - Wiltshire |