Hinckley and Bosworth
| Borough of Hinckley and Bosworth | |
|---|---|
| Borough | |
 Shown within Leicestershire |
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| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | England |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Administrative county | Leicestershire |
| Admin. HQ | Hinckley |
| Government | |
| • Type | Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council |
| • Leadership: | Leader & Executive. The current Leader is Cllr Mike Hall (Conservative ) |
| • Executive: | Conservative |
| • MPs: | David Tredinnick |
| Area | |
| • Total | 114.8 sq mi (297.4 km2) |
| Area rank | 139th |
| Population (mid-2015 est.) | |
| • Total | 108,800 |
| • Rank | Ranked 216th |
| • Density | 950/sq mi (370/km2) |
| Time zone | Greenwich Mean Time (UTC+0) |
| • Summer (DST) | British Summer Time (UTC+1) |
| ONS code | 31UE (ONS) E07000132 (GSS) |
| Ethnicity | 97.9% White 1.1% S.Asian |
| Website | hinckley-bosworth.gov.uk |
Hinckley and Bosworth is a local government district with borough status in south-western Leicestershire, England, administered by Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council. Its only towns are Hinckley, Earl Shilton and Market Bosworth. Villages include Barwell, Burbage, Stoke Golding, Groby, Shackerstone and Twycross. The population of the Borough at the 2011 census was 105,078.
As of the 2015 local election, the council is controlled by the Conservative Party.
The district is broadly coterminous to the Bosworth parliamentary constituency, which is represented in Parliament by David Tredinnick (Conservative).
The Borough was formed in 1974 by the merger of the Hinckley Urban District and the Market Bosworth Rural District less . It was originally to be known as Bosworth, but the council changed its name on 20 November 1973, before it came into its powers. It was granted borough status in 1974.
There are a number of geographical features which shape the landscape of Hinckley & Bosworth.
Two large neighbouring urban areas lie to the south of the borough: Hinckley and Burbage and Barwell and Earl Shilton. A narrow green wedge separates the two conurbations, which is increasingly being occupied by leisure facilities such as the Marston's Stadium and a new leisure centre. To the east of the wedge lies Burbage Common and Woods, a large popular green recreational area.
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