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| Wokingham District | |
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| Geography | |
| Status: | Unitary, District |
| Region: | South East England |
| Ceremonial County: | Berkshire |
| Area: - Total | Ranked 197th 178.98 kmē |
| Admin. HQ: | Wokingham |
| ONS code: | 00MF |
| Demographics | |
| Population: - Total ( 2002 est.) - Density | Ranked 105th 151,159 845 / kmē
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| Ethnicity: | 93.9% White 3.1% S.Asian |
| Politics | |
| Wokingham District Council http://www.wokingham.gov.uk/ | |
| Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet |
| Executive: | Conservative |
| MPsThis 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: | Jane GriffithsJane Patricia Griffiths is a United Kingdom politician and linguist. She is Labour Party member of Parliament for Reading East parliamentary constituency. However in 2004 it was announced that her constituency party had deselected her, and would replace h, Andrew Mackay, Theresa MayThe Right Honourable Theresa May (born 1956) is a British politician, former chairman of the Conservative Party, and MP for Maidenhead. She studied at St Hugh's College, Oxford and obtained a Geography MA. From 1985 to 1997, she was a consultant for a fin, John RedwoodThe Right Honourable John Redwood (born June 15, 1951) is a British Conservative politician, MP for Wokingham and Shadow Secretary of State for Deregulation. Redwood, born in Dover, Kent, had a brilliant academic career behind him (Fellow of All Souls' Co |
Wokingham 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 in Berkshire, 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 is named for its main town, Wokingham. Other places in the district include Aborfield , Barkham, Charvil , Earley, Finchampstead , Newland , Remenham , Ruscombe , Shinfield , Twyford, Wargrave , Winnersh and Woodley.
The district was formed on April 1, 1974 by the merger of the borough of Wokingham and Wokingham Rural District. It is governed by Wokingham District Council , which has been a unitary authority since April 1, 1998, following the abolition of Berkshire County Council.