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| Borough of Spelthorne | |
|---|---|
Shown within Surrey | |
| Geography | |
| Status: | Borough |
| Region: | South East England |
| Admin. County: | Surrey |
| Area: - Total | Ranked 298th 51.16 kmē |
| Admin. HQ: | Staines |
| ONS code: | 43UH |
| Demographics | |
| Population: - Total ( 2002 est.) - Density | Ranked 249th 89,700 1,753 / kmē |
| Ethnicity: | 94.3% White 2.8% S.Asian |
| Politics | |
Spelthorne Borough Council http://www.spelthorne.gov.uk/ | |
| Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet |
| Executive: | Conservative |
| MPThis is a list of MPs elected to the House of Commons for the Fifty-Third Parliament of the United Kingdom at the UK general election, 2001, arranged by constituency. New MPs elected since the general election and changes in party allegiance are noted at: | David WilshireDavid Wilshire (born 16 September 1943) is a politician in the United Kingdom. He is member of Parliament for Spelthorne in Surrey, and was first elected in 1987. He is a member of the Conservative Party. Wilshire, David. |
Spelthorne is a local government districtThe Districts of England are the lowest level of local government in England except for civil parishes. England is first divided into governmental regions, then administrative counties. Counties are then subdivided into districts. Status Most districts ca and boroughA borough is a political division originally used in England. The equivalent, burgh was used in Scotland. Bury often ends towns' names in the South of England, but borough more often in the Midlands. Bury is more common in America's New England but burg in Surrey, EnglandEngland is the largest, the most populous, and the most densely populated of the four " Home Nations" which make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK). Occupying the south-eastern portion of the island of Great Britain, England. It includes the towns of AshfordAshford is a stable, suburban dormitory town in Surrey (or Middlesex see below), on the edge of Greater London. It is in an area of mostly green belt land, rivers, flood plain and reservoirs. Ashford is part of the borough of Spelthorne, a suburb in South, Laleham , SheppertonShepperton is a small town in Surrey in the borough of Spelthorne, in England. To the South is is bounded by the river Thames at Desborough Island and is bisected by the M3 motorway. The name is derived from 'Shepherds Town' and the name of one of the old, Staines, Stanwell and Sunbury.
The borough was originally part of Middlesex. When the rest of Middlesex was absorbed into Greater London in 1965, the area of Spelthorne was transferred to Surrey. On April 1, 1974 the Sunbury and Staines urban districts were merged to form the borough of Spelthorne.
The borough remained inside the Metropolitan Police District, and was not transferred to Surrey Police until 2000.
The district is named after an ancient hundred of Middlesex, which covered also East Bedfont , Feltham and Hanworth, all in the London Borough of Hounslow.
Spelthorne is twinned with Melun in France.