Oadby and Wigston
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| Borough of Oadby and Wigston | |
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| Image:Leics-OadbyWigston.png Shown within Leicestershire | Image:EnglandLeicestershire.png Leicestershire within England |
| Geography | |
| Status: | Borough |
| Region: | East Midlands |
| Admin. County: | Leicestershire |
| Area: - Total | Ranked 344th 23.52 km² |
| Admin. HQ: | Wigston |
| ONS code: | 31UJ |
| Demographics | |
| Population: - Total (2004 est.) - Density | Ranked 333rd 56,100 2,385 / km² |
| Ethnicity: | 84.0% White 13.3% S.Asian |
| Politics | |
| Image:Oadby&wigstonarms.PNG Oadby and Wigston Borough Council http://www.oadby-wigston.gov.uk/ | |
| Leadership: | Alternative - Sec.31 |
| Control: | Liberal Democrats |
| MP: | Edward Garnier |
Oadby and Wigston is a local government district and borough in the English county of Leicestershire. It is composed of the two areas Oadby, and Wigston and some hinterland. It is predominantly urban, and runs directly into Leicester, to the north-west.
It is part of the Harborough constituency, and was formed in 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, by the merger of the Oadby and Wigston urban districts.
It is twinned with the towns of Maromme and Norderstedt.
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