Borough of Elmbridge
Shown within Surrey
Geography
Status:	Borough
Region:	South East England
Admin. County:	Surrey
Area: - Total	Ranked 226th 96.34 km²
Admin. HQ:	Esher
ONS code:	43UB
Demographics
Population: - Total (2008 est.) - Density	Ranked 150th 132,400 1393 / km²
Ethnicity:	94.0% White 2.3% S.Asian
Politics
Elmbridge Borough Council http://www.elmbridge.gov.uk/
Leadership:	Leader & Cabinet
Executive:	Conservative
MPs:	Philip Hammond, Ian Taylor

Map of Elmbridge (from OpenStreetMap.org)

Elmbridge is a local government district and borough in Surrey, England. Its council is based in Esher. The district has only one civil parish, which is Claygate.^[1] It has a boundary with Greater London to the north east and is located almost entirely within the bounds of the M25 motorway.

[edit] History

The district was formed on 1 April 1974 by the merger of Esher and Walton and Weybridge urban districts. It is named for the old Elmbridge hundred, which appears in Domesday Book of 1086 as Amelebrige.^[2]

[edit] Politics

Following the 1 May 2008 borough elections, the overall make up of Elmbridge Borough Council is Conservatives 32, Residents' Groups 19, Liberal Democrats 7, Hinchley Wood Residents' Association 2.^[3] Members of Parliament are Ian Taylor MP (Esher & Walton) and Philip Hammond MP (Runnymede & Weybridge).

[edit] "The Beverly Hills of Surrey"

On 11 August 2006 Elmbridge was labelled 'The Beverly Hills of Surrey' by newspaper The Daily Mail^[4], owing to the fact it reportedly has the best quality of life in Britain following a survey conducted by Halifax Estate agency.

Two prominent dwellers during the 18° century were Admiral Hopson and Admiral Charles Wager , who found Elmbridge very convenient as it was on the road from London to Portsmouth ( cf www//elmbridgemuseum ).

[edit] Twinning

Elmbridge is twinned with Rueil-Malmaison, France.^[5] , a wealthy residential suburbia about 8 miles West of Paris .

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Elmbridge Borough Council

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