Kennet

Kennet District
Kennet Shown within Wiltshire
Geography
Status:	District
Region:	South West England
Admin. County:	Wiltshire
Area: - Total	Ranked 28th 966.62 km²
Admin. HQ:	Devizes
ONS code:	46UB
Demographics
Population: - Total () - Density	Ranked / km²
Ethnicity:	98.6% White
Politics
Arms of Kennet District Council Kennet District Council http://www.kennet.gov.uk/
Leadership:	Alternative - Sec.31
Control:
MP:	Michael Ancram (Devizes)

Kennet is a local government district in Wiltshire, England. Its council is based in Devizes. It is named for the River Kennet.

The district was formed on April 1, 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, by a merger of the municipal boroughs of Devizes, Marlborough, and Devizes Rural District, Marlborough and Ramsbury Rural District and Pewsey Rural District.

It is covered by the Devizes parliamentary constituency.