[{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki8\/city-of-winchester-wikipedia\/#BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki8\/city-of-winchester-wikipedia\/","headline":"City of Winchester – Wikipedia","name":"City of Winchester – Wikipedia","description":"From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Place in England The City of Winchester () is a local government district in Hampshire,","datePublished":"2016-06-03","dateModified":"2016-06-03","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki8\/author\/lordneo\/#Person","name":"lordneo","url":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki8\/author\/lordneo\/","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c9645c498c9701c88b89b8537773dd7c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c9645c498c9701c88b89b8537773dd7c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/wiki4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/download.jpg","url":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/wiki4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/download.jpg","width":600,"height":60}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/7\/78\/180509-0953_23C3441_%2842076195902%29.jpg\/220px-180509-0953_23C3441_%2842076195902%29.jpg","url":"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/7\/78\/180509-0953_23C3441_%2842076195902%29.jpg\/220px-180509-0953_23C3441_%2842076195902%29.jpg","height":"220","width":"220"},"url":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki8\/city-of-winchester-wikipedia\/","wordCount":3309,"articleBody":"From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaPlace in England  The City of Winchester () is a local government district in Hampshire, England, with a city status.The district covers the ancient settlement of the city of Winchester itself, but also covers a large area of central Hampshire including Bishop’s Waltham, Denmead, New Alresford, and Kings Worthy (for a full list of these, see the “Settlements and parishes” section below), for a total area of 255.2 square miles (661\u00a0km2). The 2011 Census recorded the population of the district as 116,600.[1]The district was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, by the merger of the City of Winchester with Droxford Rural District and part of Winchester Rural District. It borders Basingstoke and Deane to the north, East Hampshire to the east, the Borough of Havant and the unitary authority area of Portsmouth to the south-east, the Borough of Fareham to the south, the Borough of Eastleigh to the south-west, and Test Valley to the west.The city traces its history to the Roman Era, developing from the town of Venta Belgarum. It saw historic significance from its reconstruction under Alfred the Great in the 9th century, and grew in prominence until London replaced it as capital; Winchester saw a decline after plague swept the country, but began to recover from the 19th century.Governance[edit]Parliamentary constituencies[edit]The City of Winchester is made up of two parliamentary constituencies. Winchester constituency covers the north-eastern part of the city, as well as Chandler’s Ford, which is part of Eastleigh. The remainder constitutes Meon Valley, which also covers part of East Hampshire and Havant. Winchester constituency has been represented by Steve Brine since 2010, whilst Meon Valley has been represented by Flick Drummond since the 2019 general election.Winchester City Council[edit]Elections to the council are held in three out of every four years, with one third of the seats on the council being elected at each election. From 1995 to the 2004 election the Liberal Democrats had a majority on the council, but after 2 years when no party held a majority the 2006 election saw the Conservative party gain control.[2] The elections on 6 May 2010 saw the Liberal Democrats re take control of the council, however the council soon switched to NOC a year later in 2011.  In 2012, the Conservative Party made their only Council gain of the entire English local elections and won a majority in Winchester once again.[3] Subsequently, two Conservative councillors defected to the Liberal Democrat group, placing the council under No Overall Control.[4] Following local elections on 7 May 2015, the Conservatives re-gained majority control of the council.[5] Since the 2016 council election, in which new boundaries were introduced, no other parties than the Conservative and Liberal Democrats have held seats on the council. After the local elections on 2 May 2019, the Liberal Democrats gained majority control. Three independent councillors were elected as Conservatives. Cllr Weston resigned from the party in late 2019.[6] Cllr Clementson was suspended from the party pending an investigation.[7] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the scheduled 2020 local elections were postponed until 2021, when they took place alongside elections for Hampshire County Council. In November 2020 Alresford & Itchen Valley councillor Lisa Griffiths resigned from the Conservative Party to sit as an independent.[8] In September 2020, Liberal Democrat Councillor Kim Gottlieb (who joined the party after leaving the Conservatives) resigned as a Councillor, leaving one of the three St Michael seats vacant. The vacancy was subsequently won in 2021 City Council election by the Liberal Democrats, who retained an overall majority on the council despite losing a seat to the Conservatives.The council is currently led by a Liberal Democrat administration. The make up of the council as of February 2022 is:[6]WardPartyMemberElectionAlresford & Itchen ValleyLiberal DemocratMargot Power2018Liberal DemocratRussel Gordon-Smith2019ConservativeFiona Isaacs2021Badger Farm & Oliver’s BatteryLiberal DemocratBrian Laming2018Liberal DemocratHannah Williams2019ConservativeJan Warwick2021Bishops WalthamConservativeSteve Miller2018ConservativeDavid Mclean2019ConservativeMichael Kurn2021Central Meon ValleyGreenMalcolm Wallace2022IndependentVictoria Weston2019ConservativeFrank Pearson2021Colden Common and TwyfordIndependentSusan Cook2018Liberal DemocratTony Bronk2019DenmeadConservativeCaroline Brook2018IndependentJudith Clementson2019ConservativeMichael Read2016Southwick and WickhamLiberal DemocratNeil Cutler2018Liberal DemocratTherese Evans2019Liberal DemocratAngela Clear2021St BarnabasLiberal DemocratJames Batho2022Liberal DemocratMike Craske2019Liberal DemocratKelsie Learney2021St BartholomewLiberal DemocratKathleen Becker2018Liberal DemocratPaula Ferguson2019Liberal DemocratJohn Tippett-Cooper2021St LukeLiberal DemocratDerek Green2019Liberal DemocratJamie Scott2021St MichaelLiberal DemocratCharles Radcliffe2021Liberal DemocratChris Edwards2021Liberal DemocratMark Reach2022St PaulLiberal DemocratLucille Thompson2018Liberal DemocratMartin Tod2019Liberal DemocratChris Westwood2021The WorthysLiberal DemocratJackie Porter2022Liberal DemocratJane Rutter2019Liberal DemocratSteve Cramoysan2021Upper Meon ValleyConservativeNeil Bolton2022ConservativeHugh Lumby2019Whiteley & ShedfieldLiberal DemocratAnne Small2022Liberal DemocratJohnathan Fern2019Liberal DemocratVivian Achwal2021Wonston & MicheldeverConservativePatrick Cunningham2018ConservativeCaroline Horrill2019ConservativeStephen Godfrey2021County Council[edit]Hampshire County Council holds elections every four years. Several Councillors are members of both the City and County Councils. In the 2021 elections the Winchester City district area elected seven representatives, out of 78:WardPartyMember[9]Winchester EastgateLiberal DemocratDominic Charles Alan HiscockWinchester DownlandsConservativeJan WarwickWinchester WestgateLiberal DemocratMartin TodWinchester Southern ParishesConservativePatricia StallardItchen ValleyLiberal DemocratJackie PorterMeon ValleyConservativeHugh LumbyBishop’s WalthamConservativeRob HumbyDemographics[edit]  Population pyramid of the City of WinchesterA Legatum Prosperity Index published by the Legatum Institute in October 2016 showed the City of Winchester as the third most prosperous council area in the United Kingdom, after the Borough of Waverley and Mole Valley.[10]Ethnicity[edit]Ethnic Group1991[11]2001[12]2011[13]Number%Number%Number%White: Total95,42799%104,90797.8%111,57795.7%White: British\u2013\u2013101,68994.8%107,07091.8%White: Irish\u2013\u2013750733White: Gypsy or Irish Traveller\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013263White: Other\u2013\u20132,4683,511Asian or Asian British: Total5630.6%1,0631%2,6392.3%Asian or Asian British: Indian144382665Asian or Asian British: Pakistani314492Asian or Asian British: Bangladeshi80180222Asian or Asian British: Chinese142324745Asian or Asian British: Other Asian166133915Black or Black British: Total1470.2%2700.3%4570.4%Black or Black British: Caribbean54118147Black or Black British: African41126250Black or Black British: Other Black522660Mixed or British Mixed: Total\u2013\u20137080.7%1,6261.4%Mixed: White and Black Caribbean\u2013\u2013142321Mixed: White and Black African\u2013\u201386180Mixed: White and Asian\u2013\u2013283684Mixed: Other Mixed\u2013\u2013197441Other: Total2490.3%2740.3%2960.3%Other: Arab\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013110Other: Any other ethnic group2490.3%2740.3%186Total96,386100%107,222100%116,595100%Settlements and parishes[edit]Ward Boundaries in the City of Winchester following the 2016 boundary changes.[14] Wonston and Micheldever The Worthies Alresford and Itchen Valley St Paul (Winchester) St Barnabas (Winchester) St Bartholomew (Winchester) St Luke (Winchester) St Michael (Winchester) Badger Farm and Oliver’s Battery Colden Common and Twyford Upper Meon Valley Bishop’s Waltham Central Meon Valley Whiteley and Shedfield Southwick and Wickham DenmeadSettlements in the district include:Abbotts Barton, Abbots Worthy, AvingtonBadger Farm, Beauworth, Bighton, Bishops Sutton, Bishops Waltham, Boarhunt, Bramdean, Brockwood ParkCheriton, Chilcomb, Colden Common, Compton and Shawford, Corhampton, Crawley, CurdridgeDenmead, Droxford, DurleyEaston, ExtonHambledon, Headbourne Worthy, Hinton Ampner, HursleyItchen Abbas,  Itchen Stoke, Itchen ValleyKilmeston, Kings WorthyLittleton and HarestockMartyr Worthy, Meonstoke, Micheldever, MoresteadNew Alresford, NorthingtonOld Alresford, Olivers Battery, Otterbourne, Ovington, OwsleburyShedfield, Soberton, Southwick, South Wonston, Sparsholt, Stoke Charity, Sutton Scotney, SwanmoreTichborne, TwyfordUphamWarnford, West Meon, Whiteley (part), Wickham, Widley, Winchester, Winnall, WonstonParishes[edit]References[edit]Coordinates: 51\u00b003\u203243\u2033N 1\u00b019\u203201\u2033W\ufeff \/ \ufeff51.062\u00b0N 1.317\u00b0W\ufeff \/ 51.062; -1.317  "},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki8\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki8\/city-of-winchester-wikipedia\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"City of Winchester – Wikipedia"}}]}]