Borough of Wellingborough

Borough of Wellingborough
Borough

Shown within Northamptonshire
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Constituent country England
Region East Midlands
Ceremonial county Northamptonshire
Admin. HQ Wellingborough
Government
 • Type Borough Council of Wellingborough
 • Leadership: Alternative - Sec.31
 • Executive: Conservative
 • MPs: Peter Bone
 • Leader of the Council Cllr. Paul Bell
Area
 • Total 62.9 sq mi (163.0 km2)
Area rank 181st
Population (mid-2014 est.)
 • Total 76,446
 • Rank Ranked 296th
 • Density 1,200/sq mi (470/km2)
Time zone Greenwich Mean Time (UTC+0)
 • Summer (DST) British Summer Time (UTC+1)
ONS code 34UH (ONS)
E07000156 (GSS)
Ethnicity 90.8% White
4.5% S.Asian
2.5% Afro-Caribbean
Website wellingborough.gov.uk

The Borough of Wellingborough is a Non-metropolitan district and borough in Northamptonshire, England. It is named after Wellingborough, its main town, but also includes surrounding rural areas.

The local council prefers to call itself the 'Borough Council of Wellingborough' rather than the more usual form 'Wellingborough Borough Council'.

The borough covers almost the same area as the Wellingborough constituency. It was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, by a merger of the borough of Wellingborough with Wellingborough Rural District.

Settlements and parishes

Other than Wellingborough itself the borough includes:

Future developments

The Borough Council have approved major building work to the East of the main town of Wellingborough as part of the government's 'Milton Keynes and South Midlands plan'. The area called 'Stanton Cross' will increase the size of the town by 30%.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Wellingborough East

Coordinates: 52°18′05″N 0°41′40″W / 52.30139°N 0.69444°W / 52.30139; -0.69444

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