Baxenden | |
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Shown within Hyndburn | |
Area | 4.46 km2 (1.72 sq mi) |
Population | 4,042 (2011) [1] |
• Density | 906/km2 (2,350/sq mi) |
District | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
EU Parliament | North West England |
UK Parliament | |
Councillors | Terry Hurn (Conservative) Kath Pratt (Conservative) |
Baxenden is one of the 18 electoral wards that form the Parliamentary constituency of Hyndburn, Lancashire, England. The ward returns two councillors to represent Baxenden village on the Hyndburn Borough Council. As of the May 2019 Council election, Baxenden had an electorate of 3,282. [2]
Hyndburn is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Graham Jones of the Labour Party.
Lancashire is a ceremonial county in North West England. The administrative centre is Preston. The county has a population of 1,449,300 and an area of 1,189 square miles (3,080 km2). People from Lancashire are known as Lancastrians.
Baxenden is a village and ward located in the Borough of Hyndburn in Lancashire, North-West England. The ward population taken at the 2011 census was 4,042. Baxenden is sometimes known to locals as Bash.
One third of the Hyndburn Borough Council in Lancashire, England is elected each year, followed by one year when there is an election to Lancashire County Council instead. Since the last boundary changes in 2002, 35 councillors have been elected from 16 wards.
Elections to Hyndburn Borough Council were held on 1 May 2008. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council. Overall turnout was 37.9%.
Graham Peter Jones is a British Labour Party politician and the current Member of Parliament (MP) for Hyndburn since 2010.
Elections to Hyndburn Borough Council were held on 6 May 2010. One third of the council was up for election. Since there was also the General Election being held on the same day, overall voter turnout was much higher than usual, for such local elections.
Elections to Hyndburn Borough Council were held on 5 May 2011. One third of the council-seats were up for election.
Elections to Hyndburn Borough Council were held on 22 May 2014. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.
Elections to Hyndburn Borough Council were held in May 1982. One third of the council was up for election. Labour were defending 8 seats, The Conservatives 7. Labour held 7 seats with the Conservatives holding their 7 and the Liberal/SDP Alliance fielding a full slate of candidates taking a seat off Labour (Baxenden).
A by-thirds Hyndburn Borough Council local election took place on 7 May 2015. Approximately one third of the second tier council's 35 seats fell up for election, and the General Election was held on the same day.
A by-thirds Hyndburn Borough Council local election took place on 5 May 2016. Approximately one third of the local council's 35 seats fell up for election on that day. The fallow year sees Lancashire County Council elections for all residents of this borough.
A by-thirds Hyndburn Borough Council local election, was held on Thursday 03 May 2018. Approximately one third of the local council's 35 seats fall up for election on that day.
A by-thirds Hyndburn Borough Council local election, was held on Thursday 2 May 2019. Approximately one third of the local council's 35 seats fell up for election on that day.
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