Borough of Basingstoke and Deane
Shown within Hampshire
Geography
Status:	Borough
Region:	South East England
Admin. County:	Hampshire
Area: - Total	Ranked 69th 633.81 km²
Admin. HQ:	Basingstoke
ONS code:	24UB
Demographics
Population: - Total (2002 est.) - Density	Ranked 103rd 153,032 241 / km²
Ethnicity:	96.6% White 1.2% S.Asian
Politics
Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council http://www.basingstoke.gov.uk/
Leadership:	Leader & Cabinet
Executive:	Liberal Democrats + Labour
MPs:	Andrew Hunter, George Young

Basingstoke and Deane is a local government district and borough in Hampshire, England. Its main town is Basingstoke. Other settlements include Tadley, Kingsclere , Oakley and Whitchurch .

The borough was formed on April 1, 1974 by the merger of the borough Basingstoke, Basingstoke Rural District and Kingsclere and Whitcurch Rural District .