Rushmoor

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Borough of Rushmoor
Shown within Hampshire
Geography
Status:	Borough
Region:	South East England
Admin. County:	Hampshire
Area: - Total	Ranked 321st 39.04 km²
Admin. HQ:	Farnborough
ONS code:	24UL
Demographics
Population: - Total (2006 est.) - Density	Ranked 265th 88,700 2272 / km²
Ethnicity^[1]:	94.2% White 2.4% S.Asian 1.0% Black 1.3% Mixed Race 1.2% Chinese or Other
Politics
Rushmoor Borough Council http://www.rushmoor.gov.uk/
Leadership:	Leader & Cabinet
Executive:	Conservative
MP:	Gerald Howarth

Rushmoor is a local government district and borough in Hampshire, England. It covers the towns of Aldershot and Farnborough.

It was formed on 1 April 1974 by the merger of the borough of Aldershot and the Farnborough urban district.

The borough took its name from Rushmoor Arena, a military showground constructed at Rushmoor Bottom in 1923. In May 2000, a referendum was held to on whether to change the name of the borough. Two alternative names were suggested in place of Rushmoor: Aldershot and Farnborough or Farnborough and Aldershot. In the event, more than 81% of those who voted chose to retain the name, on a turnout of 29%^[2]

Rushmoor's population has grown from 1,366 in 1801, through 39,616 in 1901 to over 90,000 in 2001.

In the 3 May 2007 elections, Rushmoor was a Conservative hold with 28 seats. The Liberal Democrats achieved 8; the Labour party gained 5 whilst another party (an independent Liberal Democrat, who was elected as a Liberal Democrat)achieved one seat.^[3]

The Liberal Democrats are unrepresented in Aldershot (Con 9 and Lab 6) and the Labour Party are unrepresented in Farnborough (Con 19 and Lib Dem 8).

In 2006, Rushmoor gained a Silver Gilt award in the South and South East in Bloom awards.^[4]

Rushmoor is twinned with Oberursel in Germany, Meudon in France and Sulechów in Poland.^[5]