Surrey Heath
| Borough of Surrey Heath | |
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 Shown within Surrey | |
| Geography | |
| Status: | Borough |
| Region: | South East England |
| Admin. County: | Surrey |
| Area: - Total |
Ranked 95.09 km² (36.7 mi²) |
| Admin. HQ: | Camberley |
| ONS code: | 43UJ |
| Demographics | |
| Population: - Total (2022) - Density |
Ranked / km² |
| Ethnicity[1]: | 95.4% White 2.1% S.Asian 1.0% Black 1.4% Chinese or Other 1.4% Mixed Race |
| Politics | |
Surrey Heath Borough Council http://www.surreyheath.gov.uk/ | |
| Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet |
| Executive: | |
| MP: | Michael Gove |
Surrey Heath is a local government district with Borough status in Surrey, England. Its Council is based in Camberley. Much of the area is within the Metropolitan Green Belt.
Surrey Heath was voted the 6th best place to live in Channel 4's Location, Location, Location 'best and worst' survey.[2]
History
The district was formed on April 1, 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, as a merger of Frimley and Camberley Urban District, and Bagshot Rural District. The Borough acquired its name because it includes extensive areas of heath and woodland including Chobham Common and Lightwater Country Park.
Governance
The Borough is governed by Surrey Heath Borough Council. Parish councils in Surrey Heath are in Bisley with the chairman being Cllr Barry Woodhead; Chobham with the chairman being Cllr Ian AC Taylor; West End with the chairman being Cllr David Elliott and Windlesham (which includes Lightwater and Bagshot) where the chairman is Cllr Keith Hand.[3]
Politics
The 3 May 2007 borough elections produced 30 Conservative seats, 7 Liberal Democrat seats, 2 Labour seats and 1 other.[4]
Geography
The western section of the district is urbanised, with Camberley, Lightwater, Deepcut, Frimley, Frimley Green and Mytchett. The east of the district is less urbanised, and contains Surrey Heath's four civil parishes[5]:
- Bisley
- Chobham
- West End
- Windlesham (contains Bagshot and Lightwater, in addition to Windlesham village itself).
Within the borough there are five Sites of Special Scientific Interest, four of which are part of the Thames Basin Heaths Special Protection Area of European Importance as a habitat for certain endangered bird species.
Notable people
- Plymouth Argyle F.C and Wales national football team captain Carl Fletcher was born in Surrey Heath.[where?]
Twinning
Surrey Heath is twinned with Sucy-en-Brie, Franc, and Bietigheim-Bissingen, Germany.[6]
Energy policy
See also: Energy efficiency in British housing. In May 2006, a report commissioned by British Gas [1] showed that housing in Surrey Heath produced the 3rd highest average carbon emissions in the country at an average of 7,477 kg of carbon dioxide per dwelling.
References
External links
- Chobham Common
- Lightwater Country Park
- Surrey Heath Borough Council
- Surrey County Council local pages
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