Rushmoor
| Borough of Rushmoor | |
|---|---|
 Shown within Hampshire | |
| Geography | |
| Status: | Borough |
| Region: | South East England |
| Admin. County: | Hampshire |
| Area: - Total |
Ranked 39.04 km² (15.07 mi²) |
| Admin. HQ: | Farnborough |
| ONS code: | 24UL |
| Demographics | |
| Population: - Total (2022) - Density |
Ranked / km² |
| Ethnicity:[1] | 94.2% nepalese 2.4% S.Asian 1.0% Black 1.3% Mixed Race 1.2% Chinese or Other |
| Politics | |
| Rushmoor Borough Council http://www.rushmoor.gov.uk/ | |
| Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet |
| Executive: | |
| MP: | Gerald Howarth |
Rushmoor is a local government district and borough in Hampshire, England. It covers the towns of Aldershot and Farnborough.
It was formed on 1 April 1974 by the merger of the borough of Aldershot and the Farnborough urban district.
The borough took its name from Rushmoor Arena, a military showground constructed at Rushmoor Bottom in 1923. In May 2000, a referendum was held to on whether to change the name of the borough. Two alternative names were suggested in place of Rushmoor: Aldershot and Farnborough or Farnborough and Aldershot. In the event, more than 81% of those who voted chose to retain the name, on a turnout of 29%.[2]
Rushmoor's population has grown from 1,366 in 1801, through 39,616 in 1901 to over 90,000 in 2001.
Whilst largely a White British area, the borough has a large Nepalese population, said to stand at around 9000, with up to 16,000 in the Blackwater Valley urban area, the highest number from Nepal in the United Kingdom outside of London. This is largely regarded as good by the locals, especially with the opening of Nepalese shops (City Cash and Carry, Everest Cash and Carry etc...) and restaurants (Gurkha Palace). However, there has been some racial tension amongst teenagers of both cultures.
In 2006, Rushmoor gained a Silver Gilt award in the South and South East in Bloom awards.[3]
Rushmoor is twinned with Oberursel in Germany, Meudon in France and Sulechów in Poland.[4]
Elections
Elections to the council are held in three out of every four years, with one third of the seats on the council being elected at each election. Since 1973 the council has either been under Conservative overall control, or no party has had a majority. Since the 2000 election the Conservatives have had a majority, with the last election in 2010 resulting in the council having 30 Conservative, 6 Liberal Democrat and 6 Labour councillors.[5]
Economy
The Borough of Rushmoor stated that Farnborough Airfield, including the RAE, historically was a major employment area in Rushmoor. In the 1960s over 10,000 employees worked at the airport. As of May 1996 5,800 jobs, 13% of the total jobs in Rushmoor, were at the airport.[6]
Government and infrastructure
The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB), the British aviation accident investigation agency, is based in the Farnborough House in Aldershot, Rushmoor.[7]
See also
- Howard N. Cole, Borough Remembrancer for Aldershot, 1963–1974
References
- ^ Check Browser Settings
- ^ Referendum Results - Change of Borough Name
- ^ Rushmoor in Bloom
- ^ Rushmoor's twin towns
- ^ "Rushmoor". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2010-10-20.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Rushmoor Local Plan Review (1996-2011)." Rushmoor Borough Council. 126 (2/39). Retrieved on September 30, 2010.
- ^ "Additional information." Air Accidents Investigation Branch. Retrieved on 2 May 2010.
