Burnley (borough)
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| Borough of Burnley | |
 Shown within non-metropolitan Lancashire |
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| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Status: | Borough |
| Region: | North West England |
| Admin. County: | Lancashire |
| Area: Total: |
Ranked 209th 110.7 km² |
| Admin. HQ: | Burnley |
| ONS code: | 30UD |
| Demographics | |
| Population: Total (2007 est.): Density: |
Ranked 263rd 87,500 790 / km² |
| Ethnicity: | 90.1% White 8.2% S.Asian 0.9% Mixed Race[1] |
| Politics | |
Burnley Borough Council http://www.burnley.gov.uk/ |
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| Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet |
| Executive: | Liberal Democrats |
| MPs: | Kitty Ussher |
Burnley is a local government district with borough status in Lancashire in North West England, named for its main town, Burnley. It has been governed by the Liberal Democrats since 2008.
The current borders date from April 1, 1974, when the former county borough of Burnley merged with the urban district of Padiham and part of Burnley Rural District. In 2007 its proposal to merge with neighbouring Pendle Borough Council to form a larger authority was rejected by the government.[2]
The borough's population has fallen from a high of 130,339 in 1911 to an estimated 87,700 in 2005.[3] Between 1991 and 2001, it fell by 2.6%. Its employment rate of 59.0% places it 261st out of 376 local authorities in England & Wales; just 12.6% of its workforce are graduates, placing it 325th out of 376 local authorities.[4]
Places in the borough of Burnley include:
- Burnley
- Burnley Wood
- Cliviger
- Daneshouse
- Hapton
- Harle Syke
- Ightenhill
- Padiham
- Stoneyholme
- Rose Grove
- Rose Hill
- Worsthorne
| Composition of Burnley Borough Council (as of May 2008) | |||||
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| Party | Group Leader | Seats | Change (on 2007) | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Gordon Birtwistle | 23 | +5 | ||
| Labour | Julie Cooper | 12 | -5 | ||
| Conservative | Peter Doyle | 6 | 0 | ||
| British National Party | Sharon Wilkinson | 4 | 0 | ||
| Total Seats | 45 | ||||
[edit] References
- ^ www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk. Accessed 27 March 2008.
- ^ "Government says no to home rule for Burnley and Pendle", Burnley Borough Council website, March 27, 2007. Accessed 30 August 2007.
- ^ A Vision of Britain Through Time. Accessed 6 May 2008.
- ^ Office for National Statistics|2001 Census. Accessed 6 May 2008.
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