North Warwickshire
| Borough of North Warwickshire | |
|---|---|
| Borough & Non-metropolitan district | |
 Shown within Warwickshire |
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| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | England |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Administrative county | Warwickshire |
| Founded | 1974 |
| Admin. HQ | Atherstone |
| Government | |
| • Type | Non-metropolitan borough |
| • Leadership: | Alternative - Section 31 |
| • MPs: |
Craig Tracey Marcus Jones |
| • Leader | David Humphreys |
| • Executive | Conservative |
| Area | |
| • Total | 109.8 sq mi (284.3 km2) |
| Area rank | 143rd |
| Population (2011 census) | |
| • Total | 62,014 |
| • Rank | Ranked 311th |
| Time zone | Greenwich Mean Time (UTC+0) |
| • Summer (DST) | British Summer Time (UTC+1) |
| Postcode | B46 ,B79 ,B78, CV7, CV9, CV10 |
| ONS code | 44UB (ONS) E07000218 (GSS) |
| Ethnicity | 97.8% White (95.9% White British) 1.1% Asian 0.7% Mixed 0.2% Black 0.1% Other |
| Website | northwarks.gov.uk |
North Warwickshire is a local government district and borough in Warwickshire, England. The main town in the district is Atherstone where the offices of North Warwickshire Borough Council are based. Other significant places include Coleshill, Polesworth and Kingsbury.
The North Warwickshire district was created on 1 April 1974 by a merger of the Atherstone Rural District and parts of the Meriden Rural District (the rest of which was merged into the West Midlands county).
North Warwickshire is a mostly rural area with several small towns. The area historically had a large coal mining industry, but this has almost died out. The district is relatively remote from the rest of Warwickshire, as the county is almost split in two by the West Midlands.
The boundaries of North Warwickshire are similar to those of the North Warwickshire parliamentary constituency. However the constituency also includes the town of Bedworth. The local MP is Craig Tracey.
In 2007 the Conservatives took overall control of the Borough Council for the first time since the creation of the council within its current boundaries. The Council was retaken by Labour in 2011.
It borders the Warwickshire district of Nuneaton and Bedworth to the east, the county of Leicestershire to the north-east, Staffordshire to the north-west, and the West Midlands to the south and south-west.
Settlements in North Warwickshire include:
For a list of wards in North Warwickshire by population see here
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