Borough of Wellingborough | |
|---|---|
 Shown within Northamptonshire | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | England |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Ceremonial county | Northamptonshire |
| Admin. HQ | Wellingborough |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough Council of Wellingborough |
| • Leadership: | Alternative - Sec.31 |
| • Executive: | |
| • Leader of the Council | Cllr. Martin Griffiths |
| Area | |
| • Total | 62.95 sq mi (163.04 km2) |
| Population (2019) | |
| • Total | 79,707 |
| • Density | 1,300/sq mi (490/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (British Summer Time) |
| ONS code | 34UH (ONS) E07000156 (GSS) |
| Ethnicity | 90.8% White 4.5% S.Asian 2.5% Afro-Caribbean |
| Website | wellingborough.gov.uk |
The Borough of Wellingborough was a non-metropolitan district and borough in Northamptonshire, England, from 1974 to 2021. It was named after Wellingborough, its main town, but also included surrounding rural areas.
The local council preferred to call itself the "Borough Council of Wellingborough" rather than the more usual form "Wellingborough Borough Council".
The borough covered almost the same area as the Wellingborough constituency. It was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, by a merger of the borough of Wellingborough with Wellingborough Rural District.
The borough bordered the districts of South Northamptonshire, Northampton, Kettering, Daventry and East Northamptonshire, as well as Milton Keynes in Buckinghamshire, and Bedford in Bedfordshire.