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Wycombe
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Location: South East Population: 176,028 (Mid-year estimate 2015) Interesting fact: There is a the traditional of weighing of the mayor of High Wycombe at the beginning and end of his/her serving year to see if the mayor has gained weight at the expense of the taxpayer. This has been a tradition in the town since medieval times. The mayor is weighed in full view of the public to see whether or not he/she has gained weight at the taxpayers' expense. This custom continues to the present day and the same weighing apparatus are used as in the 19th century.
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Wycombe is a member of the Rural Services Network and falls |
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Wycombe Information |
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| Phone number 01494 461000 |
Website www.wycombe.gov.uk |
Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) Buckinghamshire Thames Valley |
| Frequency of elections Elections are of whole council |
Number of councillors 60 |
Political composition Conservatives - 49 Labour - 6 East Wycombe Independents - 3 Independent - 1 Liberal Democrats - 1 |
| MPs Aylesbury - David Lidington (Conservative) Beaconsfield - Dominic Grieve (Conservative) Chesham and Amersham - Cheryl Gillan (Conservative) Wycombe - Steve Baker (Conservative) |
Decision making structure Leader and a Cabinet |
Population change Population change One Year Population Change + 0.7% Ten Year Population Change + 6.9% |
| Police Authority Thames Valley Police Authority |
Fire Service Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue Services |
Health Authority South Central Strategic Health Authority |
| Area 32,458 Hectares |
Rural Output Areas 109 rural OAs from 529 OAs in total |
Audited by Southern Region (Audit Commission) |
| Rural Classification (Defra) Urban with Significant Rural (rural including hub towns 26-49%) |
Population by Area- (Density) 5.42 people per hectare |
Number of Parishes 28 |
| Number of Parish Meetings 2 |
Number of Parish Councils 24 |
Number of Town Councils 2 |
| Average house price £330,000 (Median price paid by local authority, year ending Q4-2015 - provided by UK HPI data published by Land Registry © Crown copyright 2016) |
Outsourced Services Information yet to be supplied |
Average age of population 38.9 (2011 Census data) |
| Main Towns High Wycombe, Marlow, Princes Risborough |
Unemployment rate 0.7% (JSA claimants for August 2017) |
Current Council Tax (amount reported is the amount received by the Council - no other services are included) 2014/2015 Council Tax - £132.69 2015/2016 Council Tax - £132.69 2016/2017 Council Tax - £137.65 2017/2018 Council Tax - £137.64 |
| Percentage of households socially rented from council or local authority 8.5% (2011 Census data) |
Percentage of population who have reported they are in very good health 51.6% (2011 Census data) |
Percentage of population which provides unpaid care 9.5% (2011 Census data) |
| Employment by Occupation Percentage of people aged 16 and over who are in Social Major Group 1-3 50.3% (ONS annual population survey - April 15-March 16) |
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Percentage of those employed in full time employment 41.6% (2011 Census data) |
| Cars or vans owned per household (2011 Census data) No cars or vans - 13.7% 1 car or van - 38.1% 2 cars or vans - 35.7% 3 cars or vans - 8.8% 4 or more cars and vans - 3.6% |
Local Newspapers Information yet to be supplied |
National Park/AONBs The Chilterns (AONB) |
2015 English Indices of Deprivation analysis tool
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