Melton (borough)
| Borough of Melton | |
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| Borough | |
Entering the borough on the A607 at Rearsby
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 Shown within Leicestershire |
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| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | England |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Administrative county | Leicestershire |
| Founded | 1974 |
| Admin. HQ | Melton Mowbray |
| Government | |
| • Type | Melton Borough Council |
| • Leadership: | Alternative - Sec.31 |
| • Executive: | Conservative |
| • MPs: | Alan Duncan |
| • Chief Executive | Lynn Aisbett (since 2004) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 185.9 sq mi (481.4 km2) |
| Area rank | 93rd |
| Population (mid-2015 est.) | |
| • Total | 50,900 |
| • Rank | Ranked 320th |
| • Density | 270/sq mi (110/km2) |
| Time zone | Greenwich Mean Time (UTC+0) |
| • Summer (DST) | British Summer Time (UTC+1) |
| ONS code | 31UG (ONS) E07000133 (GSS) |
| Ethnicity | 98.8% White |
| Website | melton.gov.uk |
Melton is a local government district with borough status in north-eastern Leicestershire, England. It is named after its main town, Melton Mowbray. Other settlements include Asfordby and Bottesford. It has a population of 46,861, increasing to 50,376 at the 2011 census.
Melton Borough is an attractive rural area in the north-east part of Leicestershire and at the heart of the East Midlands. It is the 10th smallest district in England. The main activities of the Borough are centred on the single market town of Melton Mowbray which has a population of about 26,000.
There are some 70 small villages within the surrounding rural area and the area of the Borough is 48,138ha.
The population of the Borough at 2011 was 50,376 (2011 Census) and the population is predicted to grow to 53,600 by 2021
It was formed in 1974 from the Melton Mowbray Urban District and the Melton and Belvoir Rural District. The council offices on Nottingham Road burnt down on 30 May 2008. Across the road were situated the main offices of the East Midlands Regional Assembly before it was abolished in 2010.
The borough is the home of Stilton Cheese and Melton Mowbray Pork Pies.
There are 28 Councillors, of which 25 are Conservative and so control the Council. Two Councillors are Independent representing the Melton Egerton Ward and the Waltham on the Wolds Ward and there is one Labour Councillor who also represents the Melton Egerton Ward. The Conservative Leader of the Council represents the Melton Newport Ward.
The Melton and Rutland constituency is Conservative.
East Midlands Councils is based opposite the former Melton borough offices on the A606 within the PERA complex.
The district borders South Kesteven, in Lincolnshire, to the east, Rutland to the south, Charnwood to the west (along the A46 Fosse Way), and Rushcliffe and Newark and Sherwood in Nottinghamshire to the north. The north part of the district is known as the Vale of Belvoir.
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