Brierfield (ward)

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Brierfield
Brierfield UK ward locator map.svg
Shown within Pendle
Area1.85 km2 (0.71 sq mi)
Population4,862 (2011) [1]
  Density 2,628/km2 (6,810/sq mi)
District
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
EU Parliament North West England
UK Parliament
CouncillorsNawaz Ahmed (Labour)
Mohammed Arshad (Labour)
Naeem Ashraf (Labour)
List of places
UK
England
Lancashire

Brierfield is one of the 20 electoral wards that form the Parliamentary constituency of Pendle, Lancashire, England. The ward returns three councillors, currently all Labour, to represent the small town of Brierfield on Pendle Borough Council. As of the May 2011 Council election, Brierfield had an electorate of 3,752. [2]

Pendle (UK Parliament constituency) Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1983 onwards

Pendle is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Andrew Stephenson, a Conservative. The constituency was newly created for the 1983 general election, being largely formed from the former Nelson and Colne Constituency.

Lancashire County of England

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.

The Labour Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom that has been described as an alliance of social democrats, democratic socialists and trade unionists. The party's platform emphasises greater state intervention, social justice and strengthening workers' rights.

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Demographics

Over 30 per cent of the population of Brierfield is aged 19 or under, hence the ward has a slightly lower-than-average age (mean 36.9 years). There is a large minority population in Brierfield, with 35.2 per cent of residents being of Asian (mostly Pakistani) origin. [3]

Crime

The ward has considerably higher crime rates than both the local and national averages, with 112 felonies per 1000 of the population. Home burglaries and vehicle crimes are twice as common in Brierfield compared to the average for Lancashire. [3]

Election results

Year electedCouncillorMajority%
2008Naeem Ashraf (Labour)23112.6
2010Mohammed Arshad (Labour)39314.6
2011Nawaz Ahmed (Labour)51128.2

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References

  1. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Brierfield 2011 Census Ward (1237324258)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics . Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  2. "Election results for Brierfield Ward". Pendle Borough Council. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
  3. 1 2 "Brierfield Ward Profile 2008 (PDF)". Pendle Borough Council. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 7 May 2011.