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Covingham And Dorcan (ward)
Covingham and Dorcan is an electoral ward in the Borough of Swindon, England. Since 2012, the ward has elected three councillors to Swindon Borough Council. History The ward was created in 2012. Geography The ward covers the areas of Covingham and Dorcan Dorcan is an area in the east of Swindon, Wiltshire, England, located close to the A419 (). The population of the Dorcan electoral ward taken at the 2011 census was 8,684. Taking its name from the nearby ''Dorkerne'' (now ''Dorcan'') brook, Do .... The ward is part of the Swindon South parliamentary constituency. Demographics In the 2021 census, the population of the ward was 10,635. References See also * List of electoral divisions and wards in Wiltshire {{coord missing, Wiltshire Wards of Swindon 2012 establishments in England Constituencies established in 2012 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Borough Of Swindon
The Borough of Swindon is a unitary authority area with borough status in Wiltshire, England. Centred on Swindon, it is the most north-easterly district of South West England. History The first borough of Swindon was a municipal borough, created in 1900 as a merger of the two urban districts of Old Swindon and New Swindon. In 1974 the borough of Thamesdown was created under the Local Government Act 1972. Thamesdown covered the areas of the municipal borough of Swindon and the neighbouring Highworth Rural District (which had been created in 1894), which were both abolished at the same time. Thamesdown was a lower-tier non-metropolitan district, with Wiltshire County Council being the higher-tier authority for the area. Thamesdown was given borough status from its creation, allowing the chair of the council to take the title of mayor. On 1 April 1997 Thamesdown was made a unitary authority, making it administratively independent from Wiltshire County Council. In June 199 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 Swindon Borough Council Election
Elections to Swindon Borough Council were held on 3 May 2012, with every ward up for election after the implementation of boundary changes. The Conservatives were the largest party on the council going into the elections, and were looking to hold on to power, while Labour were aiming to oust the Conservatives and take control of the council. The election resulted in the Conservatives maintaining control of the council with a majority of one seat, while Labour made gains but not enough to win control. Following this election, the Borough Council will be elected a third at a time. The candidates who finished third in their three-seat ward in 2012 will serve a two-year term before facing re-election in 2014. Those who finished second will face re-election in 2015, and those who finished first will serve until 2016. In the two-seat Chiseldon & Lawn Ward, the candidate who finished second will face re-election in 2014, and the first place candidate the following year, while the singl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swindon Borough Council
Swindon Borough Council is the local authority of the Borough of Swindon in the ceremonial county of Wiltshire, England. It was founded in 1974 as Thamesdown Borough Council, and was a lower-tier district council until 1997. In 1997 it was renamed Swindon Borough Council and became a unitary authority, being a district council which also performs the functions of a county council; it is independent from Wiltshire Council, the unitary authority which administers the rest of the county. The council has been under Labour majority control since 2023. It is based at the Civic Offices on Euclid Street. History The town of Swindon was made a municipal borough in 1900 as a merger of the two urban districts of Old Swindon and New Swindon. Swindon was then governed by a body formally called the 'mayor, aldermen and burgesses of the borough of Swindon', generally known as the corporation, town council or borough council. That first borough of Swindon and its council were abolished ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Covingham
Covingham is an eastern area of Swindon, England, which was developed in the 1960s as part of Swindon's eastward expansion towards the A419. St Paul's Church was built in 1971 and is the home of a partnership between the Church of England and the Methodist Church. Covingham civil parish was formed in 1983, from parts of Stratton St Margaret and Wanborough parishes. The area is part of the Covingham and Dorcan ward for elections to Swindon Borough Council. Freedom of the Parish The following people have received the Freedom of the Parish of Covingham. * Councillor A councillor, alternatively councilman, councilwoman, councilperson, or council member, is someone who sits on, votes in, or is a member of, a council. This is typically an elected representative of an electoral district in a municipal or re ... Derek J. Benfield: 17 May 2021. References External links Covingham Parish Council Civil parishes in Wiltshire Villages in Wiltshire Geography of Swindon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dorcan
Dorcan is an area in the east of Swindon, Wiltshire, England, located close to the A419 (). The population of the Dorcan electoral ward taken at the 2011 census was 8,684. Taking its name from the nearby ''Dorkerne'' (now ''Dorcan'') brook, Dorcan is within the civil parish of Nythe, Eldene and Liden, and is bounded to the north by Covingham parish. It is the site of the Dorcan Industrial Estate which includes the UK headquarters of Tyco Electronics and offices of Npower (UK), Equiinet, MMG MagDev, Romec, House of Fraser (information systems) and a Royal Mail Royal Mail Group Limited, trading as Royal Mail, is a British postal service and courier company. It is owned by International Distribution Services. It operates the brands Royal Mail (letters and parcels) and Parcelforce Worldwide (parcels) ... sorting office. The pharmaceutical company Patheon also has a large facility here. The Dorcan Academy, a secondary school, is also in this area. Politics and govern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swindon South (UK Parliament Constituency)
Swindon South is a constituency in the Borough of Swindon, Wiltshire, represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Heidi Alexander of the Labour Party. Alexander had previously been MP for Lewisham East from 2010 to 2018. In the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat was renamed from South Swindon to Swindon South, first contested at the 2024 general election. Boundaries 1997–2010: The Borough of Thamesdown wards of Central, Chiseldon, Dorcan, Eastcott, Freshbrook, Lawns, Park, Ridgeway, Toothill, Walcot, and Wroughton. The constituency was created in 1997 from parts of the Swindon and Devizes seats. It covered the southern half of the town as well as farms, villages and hamlets to the immediate south and east of Swindon. 2010–2024: The Borough of Swindon wards of Central, Covingham and Dorcan (part), Eastcott, Liden + Eldene and Park South, Lydiard and Freshbrook, Old Town, Chiseldon and Lawn, Ridgeway, Shaw, Mannin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021 United Kingdom Census
1 (one, unit, unity) is a number, Numeral (linguistics), numeral, and glyph. It is the first and smallest Positive number, positive integer of the infinite sequence of natural numbers. This fundamental property has led to its unique uses in other fields, ranging from science to sports, where it commonly denotes the first, leading, or top thing in a group. 1 is the unit (measurement), unit of counting or measurement, a determiner for singular nouns, and a gender-neutral pronoun. Historically, the representation of 1 evolved from ancient Sumerian and Babylonian symbols to the modern Arabic numeral. In mathematics, 1 is the multiplicative identity, meaning that any number multiplied by 1 equals the same number. 1 is by convention not considered a prime number. In Digital electronics, digital technology, 1 represents the "on" state in binary code, the foundation of computing. Philosophically, 1 symbolizes the ultimate reality or source of existence in various traditions. In math ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Electoral Divisions And Wards In Wiltshire
This is a list of Wards and electoral divisions of the United Kingdom, electoral divisions and wards in the ceremonial county of Wiltshire in South West England. All changes since the re-organisation of local government following the passing of the Local Government Act 1972 are shown. The number of Councillor#United Kingdom, councillors elected for each electoral division or ward is shown in brackets. Unitary authority councils Wiltshire Electoral divisions of the Wiltshire Council unitary authority from 4 June 2009 to 6 May 2021, each electing one councillor: Electoral divisions since 6 May 2021, again each electing one councillor: Borough of Swindon Wards of the new Borough of Swindon unitary authority, created in 1997, from 4 May 2000 to 3 May 2012: Wards since 3 May 2012: † minor boundary changes in 2015 Former county council Wiltshire Electoral Divisions of Wiltshire County Council from 1 April 1974 (first election 12 April 1973) to 7 May 1981: † minor bou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
