Braintree District
Braintree District | |
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![]() Braintree. the administrative centre of the district and one of the three towns | |
![]() 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) |
• Rank | 68th (of 309) |
Population (2021) | |
• Total | 155,268 |
• Rank | 131st (of 309) |
• Density | 660/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 three towns of the district are Braintree, Halstead and Witham. The district was formed on 1 April 1974 by the merger of the urban districts of Braintree and Bocking, Halstead, and Witham and (for list of parishes) Braintree Rural District and Halstead Rural District.
Council[edit]
The council is controlled by the Conservatives who hold 34 of the 49 seats. The council is based at Causeway House on Bocking End in Braintree. The building was purpose-built for the council and opened in 1981.[1]
Wards[edit]
There are 26 wards:[2]
- 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
- Yeldham
Arms[edit]
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References[edit]
- ^ Plaque in building's porch reads: "This building was opened on 25th April 1981 by Councillor R. E. W. Hawkins / Chairman, Braintree District Council / Chief Executive P. W. Cotton / Project Manager D. J. Brisley"
- ^ "Braintree District Council".
- ^ "East of England Region". Civic Heraldry of England. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
External links[edit]

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