Rushmoor Borough Council
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Rushmoor Borough of Rushmoor |
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| Borough & Non-metropolitan district | |
 Rushmoor shown within Hampshire |
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| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | England |
| Region | South East England |
| Non-metropolitan county | Hampshire |
| Status | Non-metropolitan district |
| Admin HQ | Farnborough |
| Incorporated | 1 April 1974 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Non-metropolitan district council |
| • Body | Rushmoor Borough Council |
| • Leadership | Leader & Cabinet (Conservative) |
| • MPs | Gerald Howarth |
| Area | |
| • Total | 15.1 sq mi (39.0 km2) |
| Area rank | 293rd (of 326) |
| Population (mid-2015 est.) | |
| • Total | 95,300 |
| • Rank | 253rd (of 326) |
| • Density | 6,300/sq mi (2,400/km2) |
| Time zone | GMT (UTC0) |
| • Summer (DST) | BST (UTC+1) |
| ONS code | 24UL (ONS) E07000092 (GSS) |
| OS grid reference | SU8567753918 |
| Website | www |
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%.
Rushmoor's population has grown from 1,366 in 1801, through 39,616 in 1901 to over 90,000 in 2001.
For many years, Rushmoor has done well in the South and South East in Bloom awards and was a national finalist on three occasions, winning the "Best Small City" award in 1999.
Rushmoor is twinned with Oberursel in Germany, Meudon in France and Sulechów in Poland.
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 2015 resulting in the council having 26 Conservative, 2 UKIP and 11 Labour councillors.
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