Elmbridge

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Borough of Elmbridge
Shown within Surrey
Geography
Status:	Borough
Region:	South East England
Admin. County:	Surrey
Area: - Total	Ranked 249th 96.34 km²
Admin. HQ:	Esher
ONS code:	43UB
Demographics
Population: - Total (2006 est.) - Density	Ranked 146th 129,500 1344 / km²
Ethnicity:	94.0% White 2.3% S.Asian
Politics
Elmbridge Borough Council http://www.elmbridge.gov.uk/
Leadership:	Leader & Cabinet
Executive:	Conservative
MPs:	Philip Hammond, Ian Taylor

Elmbridge is a local government district and borough in Surrey, England. Its council is based in Esher. The district has only one civil parish, which is Claygate.^[1] It has a boundary with Greater London to the north east and is located almost entirely within the bounds of the M25 motorway.

Contents 1 History 2 Politics 3 "The Beverly Hills of Surrey" 4 Twinning 5 References 6 External links

[edit] History

The district was formed on 1 April 1974 by the merger of Esher and Walton and Weybridge urban districts. It is named for the old Elmbridge hundred, which appears in Domesday Book of 1086 as Amelebrige.^[2]

[edit] Politics

Following the 3 May 2007 borough elections, the overall make up of Elmbridge Borough Council is Conservatives 28, Residents' Groups 21, Liberal Democrats eight, Hinchley Wood Residents' Association two and Hersham Village Society one.^[3] Members of Parliament are Ian Taylor MP (Esher & Walton) and Phillip Hammond MP (Runnymede & Weybridge).

[edit] "The Beverly Hills of Surrey"

On 11 August 2006 Elmbridge was labelled 'The Beverly Hills of Surrey' by newspaper The Daily Mail^[4], due to the fact it reportedly has the best quality of life in Britain following a survey conducted by Halifax Estate agency.

[edit] Twinning

Elmbridge is twinned with Rueil-Malmaison, France.^[5]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Elbridge Borough Council

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