Swindon (borough)
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| Borough of Swindon | |
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| Image:EnglandSwindon.png | |
| Geography | |
| Status: | Unitary, Borough |
| Region: | South West England |
| Ceremonial County: | Wiltshire |
| Area: - Total | Ranked 177th 230.10 km² |
| Admin. HQ: | Swindon |
| ONS code: | 00HX |
| Demographics | |
| Population: - Total (2004 est.) - Density | Ranked 80th 182,200 792 / km² |
| Ethnicity: | 95.2% White 2.1% S.Asian |
| Politics | |
| Image:Arms-swindon.jpg Swindon Borough Council http://www.swindon.gov.uk/ | |
| Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet |
| Executive: | Conservative |
| MPs: | Anne Snelgrove, Michael Wills |
Swindon is a borough in South West England. It was formed in 1974 as the Thamesdown district of Wiltshire, from the municipal borough of Swindon and Highworth Rural District.
It covers not just the town of Swindon, but surrounding countryside and the town of Highworth and villages including Wroughton, Chiseldon, Wanborough, Liddington and Badbury
On April 1, 1998 it was made independent of Wiltshire, with its council becoming a unitary authority. It remains part of Wiltshire ceremonial county.
| Districts of South West England | Image:Flag of England.svg |
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Bath and North East Somerset | Bournemouth | Bristol | Caradon | Carrick | Cheltenham | Christchurch | Cotswold | East Devon | East Dorset | Exeter | Forest of Dean | Gloucester | Isles of Scilly | Kennet | Kerrier | Mendip | Mid Devon | North Cornwall | North Devon | North Dorset | North Somerset | North Wiltshire | Penwith | Plymouth | Poole | Purbeck | Restormel | Salisbury | Sedgemoor | South Gloucestershire | South Hams | South Somerset | Stroud | Swindon | Taunton Deane | Teignbridge | Tewkesbury | Torbay | Torridge | West Devon | West Dorset | West Somerset | West Wiltshire | Weymouth and Portland | |
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Counties with multiple districts: Cornwall - Devon - Dorset - Gloucestershire - Somerset - Wiltshire |
