Everything about Rushmoor totally explained
Rushmoor is a
local government district and
borough in
Hampshire,
England. It covers the towns of
Aldershot and
Farnborough.
It was formed on
1 April 1974 by the merger of the borough of
Aldershot and the
Farnborough urban district.
The borough took its name from
Rushmoor Arena, a military showground constructed at Rushmoor Bottom in
1923. In May
2000, a referendum was held to on whether to change the name of the borough. Two alternative names were suggested in place of Rushmoor:
Aldershot and Farnborough or
Farnborough and Aldershot. In the event, more than 81% of those who voted chose to retain the name, on a turnout of 29%
Rushmoor's population has grown from 1,366 in 1801, through 39,616 in 1901 to over 90,000 in 2001.
In the
3 May 2007 elections, Rushmoor was a
Conservative hold with 28 seats. The
Liberal Democrats achieved 8; the
Labour party gained 5 whilst another party (an independent Liberal Democrat, who was elected as a Liberal Democrat)achieved one seat.
The Liberal Democrats are unrepresented in Aldershot (Con 9 and Lab 6) and the Labour Party are unrepresented in Farnborough (Con 19 and Lib Dem 8).
In 2006, Rushmoor gained a Silver Gilt award in the South and South East in Bloom awards.
Rushmoor is
twinned with
Oberursel in Germany,
Meudon in France and
Sulechów in
Poland.
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