Chiltern District
| Chiltern District | |
|---|---|
| Non-metropolitan district | |
 Chiltern shown within Buckinghamshire |
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| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | England |
| Region | South East England |
| Non-metropolitan county | Buckinghamshire |
| Status | Non-metropolitan district |
| Admin HQ | Amersham |
| Incorporated | 1 April 1974 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Non-metropolitan district council |
| • Body | Chiltern District Council |
| • Leadership | Leader & Cabinet (Conservative) |
| • MPs | Cheryl Gillan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 75.81 sq mi (196.35 km2) |
| Area rank | 168th (of 326) |
| Population (mid-2015 est.) | |
| • Total | 94,500 |
| • Rank | 254th (of 326) |
| • Density | 1,200/sq mi (480/km2) |
| • Ethnicity | 91.4% White 5.5% Asian 0.6% Black 2.2% Mixed Race 0.3% Other (2,011 Census) |
| Time zone | GMT (UTC0) |
| • Summer (DST) | BST (UTC+1) |
| ONS code | 11UC (ONS) E07000005 (GSS) |
| OS grid reference | SU965985 |
| Website | www |
Chiltern is one of four local government districts of Buckinghamshire in south central England. It is named after the Chiltern Hills on which the region sits.
The main towns in the district are Amersham and Chesham which are both served by London Underground's Metropolitan Line.
It was formed on April 1, 1974 by the merger of the Chesham Urban District and surrounding Amersham Rural District.In 1988 it was the first Council to take up . 4,650 homes were transferred.
The parishes that make up Chiltern District are:
See also the list of civil parishes in Buckinghamshire
As of the most recent elections held in May 2015, saw the Liberal Democrats decrease their seats on the council to 3 & UKIP receiving representation on the Council for the first time. The Conservative and Unionist Party, most commonly known as the "Conservatives" or "Tory's" also increased their seats on the council. The composition of the council is as follows:
Along with the Aylesbury Vale district, Chiltern contains no motorways except for a very small section of the M25 in the south-eastern corner. The major roads through the district are the A413 and the A404, the two meeting in Amersham. Railway services are provided by Chiltern Railways and London Underground's Metropolitan line. The Great Central Main Line carried traffic between London and Manchester until 1966, the section to Aylesbury is all that remains, and is now part of the London to Aylesbury Line. The railway stations in the district are; Great Missenden, Amersham, Chalfont and Latimer and Chesham, the furthest tube station from London.
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