Oadby and Wigston

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Borough of Oadby and Wigston
Shown within Leicestershire	Leicestershire within England
Geography
Status:	Borough
Region:	East Midlands
Admin. County:	Leicestershire
Area: - Total	Ranked 344th 23.52 km²
Admin. HQ:	Wigston Magna
ONS code:	31UJ
Demographics
Population: - Total () - Density	Ranked {{EnglishDistrictRank / km²
Ethnicity:	84.0% White 13.3% S.Asian
Politics
Oadby and Wigston Borough Council http://www.oadby-wigston.gov.uk/
Leadership:	Alternative - Sec.31
Control:
MP:	Edward Garnier

Oadby and Wigston is a local government district and borough in the English county of Leicestershire. It is composed of the two areas Oadby, and Wigston Magna and some hinterland. It is predominantly urban, and runs directly into Leicester, to the north-west.

It is part of the Harborough constituency, and was formed in 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, by the merger of the Oadby and Wigston urban districts.

It is twinned with the towns of Maromme and Norderstedt.

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Districts of the East Midlands
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