Eastleigh (borough)
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Borough of Eastleigh | |
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Shown within Hampshire |
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Geography | |
Status: | Borough |
Region: | South East England |
Admin. County: | Hampshire |
Area: - Total |
Ranked 265th 79.78 km² |
Admin. HQ: | Eastleigh |
ONS code: | 24UD |
Demographics | |
Population: - Total (2006 est.) - Density |
Ranked 170th 119,000 1492 / km² |
Ethnicity: | 97.4% White 1.2% S.Asian |
Politics | |
Eastleigh Borough Council http://www.eastleigh.gov.uk/ |
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Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet |
Executive: | Liberal Democrat |
MPs: | Sandra Gidley, Chris Huhne |
Eastleigh is a local government district and borough in Hampshire, England, bordering Southampton. Its main town is Eastleigh. Other places include Bishopstoke, Hamble-le-Rice, Hedge End, Chandler's Ford, Fair Oak, Horton Heath and West End.
The River Hamble forms the eastern border of the district with Fareham.
The current borough was formed on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, by the merger of the old borough of Eastleigh with part of Winchester Rural District.
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