West Berkshire

West Berkshire District

Geography
Status:	Unitary, District
Region:	South East England
Ceremonial County:	Berkshire
Area: - Total	Ranked 55th 704.17 km²
Admin. HQ:	Newbury
ONS code:	00MB
Demographics
Population: - Total (2003 est.) - Density	Ranked 113th 144,156 205 / km²
Ethnicity:	97.4% White
Politics
West Berkshire Council http://www.westberks.gov.uk/
Leadership:	Leader & Cabinet
Executive:	Conservative
MPs:	Richard Benyon, John Redwood, Martin Salter

West Berkshire is an local government district in Berkshire, South East England, governed by a unitary authority (West Bershire Council). Its administrative capital is Newbury and it is approximately coterminous with the parliamentary constituency of Newbury, except for areas to the east where parts of West Berkshire are incorporated into the constituencies of Wokingham and Reading West.

Apart from Newbury, other places in the district include Hungerford and Thatcham.

Until April 1, 1998, Newbury District Council and Berkshire County Council were responsible for the region at local government level. On April 1, 1998, Berkshire County Council was abolished and Newbury District Council changed its name to West Berkshire Council and took on the former County Council's responsibilities.

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Districts of England – South East England
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Administrative counties with multiple districts: Berkshire – Buckinghamshire – East Sussex – Hampshire – Kent – Oxfordshire – Surrey – West Sussex

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