Congleton (borough)
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- For the principal settlement of this borough, see Congleton.
| Borough of Congleton | |
 Shown within Cheshire |
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| Geography | |
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| Status: | Borough |
| Region: | North West England |
| Admin. County: | Cheshire |
| Area: Total: |
Ranked 184th 202.80 km² |
| Admin. HQ: | Sandbach |
| ONS code: | 13UC |
| Demographics | |
| Population: Total (2006 est.): Density: |
Ranked 245th 92,400 438 / km² |
| Ethnicity: | 98.8% White |
| Politics | |
Congleton Borough Council http://www.congleton.gov.uk/ |
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| Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet |
| Executive: | Conservative |
| MPs: | Ann Winterton |
Congleton is a local government district and borough in Cheshire, in North West England. It covers Congleton, Alsager, Holmes Chapel, Middlewich and Sandbach. The headquarters of the borough council are located in Sandbach.
The borough was formed on April 1, 1974 by the merger of the former borough of Congleton, the urban districts of Alsager, Middlewich and Sandbach, and the Congleton Rural District.
Current proposals by the government are that the Borough of Congleton will be abolished in April 2009, when it will be merged with Macclesfield and Crewe and Nantwich to form the new unitary authority of Cheshire East.
The resident population of the borough, as measured in the 2001 Census, was 90,655, of which 49 per cent were male and 51 per cent were female.
[edit] Council political composition
| Party | Councillors | |
| Conservative | 26 | |
| Liberal Democrat | 14 | |
| Middlewich First | 6 | |
| Independent | 2 | |
[edit] Local sites of interest
The borough is home to a large number of historic sites:
Little Moreton Hall [1], is one of the country's best-preserved half-timbered and moated manor houses.
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