The Borough of Charnwood is a local government district with borough status in the north of Leicestershire, England, which has a population of 166,100 as of the 2011 census. It borders Melton to the east, Harborough to the south east, Leicester and Blaby to the south, Hinckley and Bosworth to the south west, North West Leicestershire to the west and Rushcliffe in Nottinghamshire to the north. It is named after Charnwood Forest, an area which the borough contains much of.
South Holland is a local government district of Lincolnshire. The district council is based in Spalding.
Rushcliffe is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament from 2019 by Ruth Edwards, a Conservative. From 1970 until 2019, it was represented by Kenneth Clarke who was the Father of the House of Commons from 2017 until 2019. He also served under the governments of Margaret Thatcher, John Major and David Cameron respectively. Clarke was one of only 5 ministers to serve throughout the whole 18 years of the governments of Margaret Thatcher and John Major. His political career is the fifth-longest in the modern era and he is a notable figure in British politics.
Loughborough is a constituency in Leicestershire represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2019 by Jane Hunt, a Conservative. From 2010 until 2019, it was represented by Nicky Morgan who served under the governments of David Cameron, Theresa May and Boris Johnson. In 2020, she was elevated to the Peerage and became a member of the House of Lords. The constituency is a considered a bellwether, as it has reflected the national result at every general election since February 1974.
The Loughborough Rural District was a rural district of Leicestershire, England, from 1894 to 1935/1936. It was created by the Local Government Act 1894 and covered that part of the Loughborough Rural Sanitary District in Leicestershire.
Oakham was a rural district in Rutland, England from 1894 to 1974, covering the north of the county.
Biggleswade was a rural district in Bedfordshire, England from 1894 to 1974.
Banbury was a rural district in Oxfordshire, England from 1894 to 1974. It was formed under the Local Government Act 1894 from the bulk of the Banbury rural sanitary district, which had been divided among three counties. The Warwickshire part of the rural sanitary district formed the Farnborough Rural District, whilst the area in Northamptonshire formed the Middleton Cheney Rural District.
Tadcaster Rural District was a rural district in the West Riding of Yorkshire from 1894 to 1974. It was named after Tadcaster.
Kettering was a rural district in Northamptonshire in England from 1894 to 1974.
Barnack was a rural district in the Soke of Peterborough and later Huntingdon and Peterborough from 1894 to 1974.
Peterborough was a rural district adjoining the city and municipal borough of Peterborough, England, from 1894 to 1974. The council offices were at 51 Priestgate, in the city of Peterborough.
Spalding was a rural district in Holland in Lincolnshire, England from 1894 to 1974.
South East Derbyshire was a rural district in Derbyshire, England from 1894 to 1974. It covered an area to the south-east of Derby.
Repton was a rural district in Derbyshire, England from 1894 to 1974.
Leake was a rural district in Nottinghamshire, England from 1894 to 1935.
Stapleford was a rural district in Nottinghamshire, England from 1894 to 1935.
The Daventry Rural District was a rural district in Northamptonshire, England from 1894 to 1974. It entirely surrounded the municipal borough of Daventry. The district was administered from Daventry but did not include the town.
Bourne was a rural district in Lincolnshire, Parts of Kesteven from 1894 to 1931.
Wincanton was a rural district in Somerset, England, from 1894 to 1974.