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Winchester City Council
Local authority area: Winchester
Winchester is a district council in Hampshire, in the South East England region of England. It covers 661.0 km² and had 130,268 residents in 2022 — about 197 people per km². The authority dates from 1974. The council is based in Winchester.
Town hall in the administrative centreWinchester Guildhall
Photo: David Pearson · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
People
Population
Estimates recorded for Winchester, 2012–2022.
Residents, 2022130,268+10.7% since 2012
Land area661.0km²255.2 sq mi
Density197/ km²people per square kilometre
Rank by population#240of 382 UK councils · #203 in England
Population estimates4 data points
117.7K120.7K124.3K130.3K
2012201520182022
History
How the council came to be
- 1974Created
Winchester became a local authority area.
Borders
Neighbouring councils
Elections
16 electoral wards
Census 2021: 127,448 residents in 51,715 households across the wards; 20.9% aged 65+, 65.6% of homes owned, 13.5% of households without a car.
1St Paul3,077 households · 11.9% aged 65+9,9922Central Meon Valley3,926 households · 23.6% aged 65+9,6443St Bartholomew4,155 households · 17.0% aged 65+9,3014St Barnabas3,606 households · 24.5% aged 65+9,1055St Michael3,990 households · 21.1% aged 65+8,9916Denmead3,697 households · 21.1% aged 65+8,988
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Council offices
Offices, town halls and local council offices in the area.
PBadger Farm Parish CouncilParish council · Winchester SO22 4QB · hours listedPCheriton Parish CouncilParish council · Alresford SO24 0PZ
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Constituencies
Source: Wikidata Q1094226 (CC0)Figures as recorded with their reference year; boundaries may have changed since.