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Approximate Population: 70,721

Nuneaton is the largest town in the English county of Warwickshire, and the Borough of Nuneaton and Bedworth. Nuneaton is most famous for its associations with the 19th century author George Eliot, who was born on a farm on the Arbury Estate just outside Nuneaton in 1819 and lived in the town for much of her early life. In fiction, Nuneaton is referred to as “Milby” in the George Eliot novel Scenes of Clerical Life (1858).

The town is located 14.5 km (9 miles) north of Coventry, 32 km (20 miles) east of Birmingham and 166 km (103 miles) northwest of London. The River Anker runs through the town. Nuneaton (as defined by the Office for National Statistics) had a population of 70,721 according to the 2001 census, though the 2008 estimate is closer to 73,000 inhabitants. However, both of these figures exclude the Camp Hill area of the town, which is deemed to be in Hartshill by the Office for National Statistics. The total population for Nuneaton’s 11 wards was 78,403 in 2001 (2001 census)

Nuneaton’s traditional industries like textiles and manufacturing have declined drastically in the postwar years. Due to its good transport links, Nuneaton is now largely a commuter town for nearby Coventry and Birmingham. However electronics and distribution remain major economic activities in the town. MIRA Limited, formerly the Motor Industry Research Association, is based on a disused wartime airfield on the A5, to the north of the town. One of the biggest developments in the town’s history, the multi-million pound Ropewalk Shopping Centre, opened on 1 September 2005 in the hope that it will give the town extra income from the shopping, attract more visitors and retailers, and steer shoppers away from larger retail centres such as Birmingham, Coventry, Leicester and Solihull. The town centre itself has undergone a successful transition from being an uninteresting ‘dormitory town’ service centre in the 1980s to a relatively thriving and well-planned retail and business district by the 2000s. Holland & Barrett is based on the Attleborough Fields industrial estate.

Nuneaton is part of the constituency of the same name in the House of Commons, which is currently represented by the Labour Member of Parliament (MP), Bill Olner. The local council, Nuneaton and Bedworth, is currently controlled by the Conservative Party. On 1 April 1974, Nuneaton’s council was merged with the neighbouring Bedworth Urban District to form a new district council, originally named just “Nuneaton”. Borough status was conferred on the new district on 15 November 1976. Following objections from Bedworth residents, the name of the borough was changed to “Nuneaton and Bedworth” in 1980. The council was controlled by the Labour Party between 1973, when the shadow council was elected in preparation for the 1974 merger, until the 2008 local elections, when the Conservatives gained control. The official result was: Labour lost 6 seats, the Conservatives won 4 seats, and the BNP (British National Party) won 2 seats.