Warwick (district)
| Warwick District | |
|---|---|
| Non-metropolitan district | |
 Shown within Warwickshire |
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| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | England |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Administrative county | Warwickshire |
| Admin. HQ | Leamington Spa |
| Government | |
| • Leadership: | Leader and cabinet |
| • MPs: |
Chris White (C) Jeremy Wright (C) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 109.2 sq mi (282.9 km2) |
| Area rank | 144th |
| Population (mid-2015 est.) | |
| • Total | 139,900 |
| • Rank | Ranked 145th |
| • Density | 1,300/sq mi (490/km2) |
| Time zone | Greenwich Mean Time (UTC+0) |
| • Summer (DST) | British Summer Time (UTC+1) |
| ONS code | 44UF (ONS) E07000222 (GSS) |
| Ethnicity | 89.2% White (83.4% White British) 7.2% Asian 0.7% Black 2.1% Mixed Race 0.9% Other |
| Website | warwickdc.gov.uk |
Warwick is a local government district of central Warwickshire in England. The current leader of the district council is Conservative Party member Andrew Mobbs. The council is currently controlled by the Conservative group, who hold 31 of the 46 council seats. Labour has 9 councillors, the Liberal Democrats have 2 councillors, the Green Party 1 councillor with the remaining 3 councillors sitting as independents.
The district comprises the towns of Warwick itself, Leamington Spa, Kenilworth and Whitnash, and also includes the surrounding rural areas. The district is bordered to the south and west by Stratford-on-Avon district, to the north-east by Rugby borough, and to the north by the metropolitan boroughs of Coventry and Solihull (both in the county of West Midlands).
The district council headquarters are in Leamington Spa. It employs more than 500 people in a four storey building close to the River Leam. The district council deals with issues such as waste management, the collection of council tax, planning/building regulations, council housing and council house repairs.
The political makeup of Warwick District Council following the 2015 local elections is as follows:
The district was created on 1 April 1974, by a merger of the former Leamington Spa and Warwick municipal boroughs, the Kenilworth urban district and the Warwick Rural District. The council claimed to have the 33rd cheapest council tax out of the 238 shire districts in the country.
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