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| Braintree District | |
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| Non-metropolitan district | |
 Braintree. the administrative centre of the district and one of the three towns | |
 Braintree shown within Essex | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Country | England |
| Region | East of England |
| Non-metropolitan county | Essex |
| Status | Non-metropolitan district |
| Admin HQ | Braintree |
| Incorporated | 1 April 1974 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Non-metropolitan district council |
| • Body | Braintree District Council |
| • Leadership | Leader & Cabinet (Conservative) |
| • MPs | James Cleverly Priti Patel |
| Area | |
| • Total | 236.18 sq mi (611.71 km) |
| • Rank | 58th (of 296) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 157,681 |
| • Rank | 131st (of 296) |
| • Density | 670/sq mi (260/km) |
| • Ethnicity | 95.% White 1.1% Mixed 1.3% S.Asian 1.0% Black |
| Time zone | UTC0 (GMT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (BST) |
| ONS code | 22UC (ONS) E07000067 (GSS) |
| OS grid reference | TL7522 |
| Website | www |
Braintree is a local government district in the English county of Essex, with a population (2011 census) of 147,084. Its main town is Braintree. The three towns of the district are Braintree, Halstead and Witham. The district was formed on 1 April 1974 by the merger of the urban districts of Braintree and Bocking, Halstead, and Witham and (for list of parishes) Braintree Rural District and Halstead Rural District.
Council
The council is controlled by the Conservatives who hold 34 of the 49 seats. The council is based at Causeway House on Bocking End in Braintree. The building was purpose-built for the council and opened in 1981.
Further information: Braintree District Council electionsWards
There are 26 wards:
- Bocking Blackwater
- Bocking North
- Bocking South
- Braintree Central and Beckers Green
- Braintree South
- Braintree West
- Bumpstead
- Coggeshall
- Gosfield & Greenstead Green
- Great Notley & Black Notley
- Halstead St Andrews
- Halstead Trinity
- Hatfield Peverel and Terling
- Hedingham
- Kelvedon and Feering
- Rayne
- Silver End and Cressing
- Stour Valley North (includes Ashen and Foxearth)
- Stour Valley South (includes Bulmer and Alphamstone)
- The Colnes
- Three Fields
- Witham Central
- Witham North
- Witham South
- Witham West
- Yeldham
Arms
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References
- Plaque in building's porch reads: "This building was opened on 25th April 1981 by Councillor R. E. W. Hawkins / Chairman, Braintree District Council / Chief Executive P. W. Cotton / Project Manager D. J. Brisley"
- "Braintree District Council".
- "East of England Region". Civic Heraldry of England. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
External links
- Enjoy Braintree District; places to stay, arts, museum, culture events listing by the Braintree Council
- Braintree District Council
- Enjoy Braintree District
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