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Harborough District Council
Local authority area: Harborough
Harborough is a district council in Leicestershire, in the East Midlands region of England. It covers 591.8 km² and had 100,481 residents in 2022 — about 170 people per km². The authority dates from 1974. The council is based in Market Harborough.
Town hall in the administrative centreMarket Harborough Town Hall
Photo: Jonathan Thacker · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
People
Population
Estimates recorded for Harborough, 2012–2022.
Residents, 2022100,481+16.3% since 2012
Land area591.8km²228.5 sq mi
Density170/ km²people per square kilometre
Rank by population#312of 382 UK councils · #265 in England
Population estimates4 data points
86.4K89.3K92.5K100.5K
2012201520182022
History
How the council came to be
- 1974Created
Harborough became a local authority area.
Same county
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Elections
19 electoral wards
Census 2021: 97,622 residents in 40,411 households across the wards; 22.0% aged 65+, 75.8% of homes owned, 10.0% of households without a car.
1Thurnby & Houghton3,689 households · 22.4% aged 65+9,3372Market Harborough-Welland3,779 households · 19.9% aged 65+8,8563Kibworths3,626 households · 22.0% aged 65+8,7104Market Harborough-Great Bowden & Arden2,719 households · 23.5% aged 65+5,9355Glen2,375 households · 22.5% aged 65+5,8806Fleckney2,426 households · 22.1% aged 65+5,842
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Council offices
Offices, town halls and local council offices in the area.
PGreat Glen Parish CouncilParish council · Leicester LE8 9FE · hours listedPHusbands Bosworth Parish CouncilParish council · Lutterworth LE17 6LJ · hours listed
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Constituencies
Source: Wikidata Q1556307 (CC0)Figures as recorded with their reference year; boundaries may have changed since.