Barnoldswick is a market town and civil parish in the Borough of Pendle,Lancashire,England. It lies within the boundaries of the historic West Riding of Yorkshire. It is situated 30 miles (48 km) from Leeds and 50 miles (80 km) from Lancaster;nearby towns include Skipton to the east,Clitheroe to the west,Burnley to the south and Keighley to the east-south-east. The civil parish has a population of 10,752.
Clitheroe is a town and civil parish in the Borough of Ribble Valley,Lancashire,England;it is located 34 miles (55 km) north-west of Manchester. It is near the Forest of Bowland and is often used as a base for tourists visiting the area. In 2018,the Clitheroe built-up area had an estimated population of 16,279.
Ribble Valley is a local government district with borough status in Lancashire,England. Its council is based in Clitheroe,the largest town. The borough also includes the town of Longridge and numerous villages and surrounding rural areas. It is named after the River Ribble. Much of the district lies within the Forest of Bowland,a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Pendle was a constituency in Lancashire represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament. The constituency was newly created for the 1983 general election,being largely formed from the former Nelson and Colne constituency.
Ribble Valley is a constituency in Lancashire represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Maya Ellis,of the Labour Party.
Michael Carr is a British teacher,lecturer,and politician for the Liberal Democrats. Originally a teacher,Carr became active in politics as a Conservative councillor before joining the Social Democratic Party. After two unsuccessful general election candidacies,Carr won a sensational by-election victory in 1991 to become the Member of Parliament (MP) for Ribble Valley. His victory was short-lived as he lost the seat in the general election that followed a year later,and he twice failed to regain it.
Eric Douglas Harvey Hoyle,Baron Hoyle,,was a British politician and life peer who was chair of the Parliamentary Labour Party from 1992 to 1997 and a lord-in-waiting from 1997 to 1999. A member of the Labour Party,he was Member of Parliament (MP) for Nelson and Colne from 1974 to 1979 and Warrington North from 1981 to 1997.
Kenneth Harvand Hind,CBE was the Conservative Member of Parliament for West Lancashire from 1983 until 1992,when he was defeated by Labour's Colin Pickthall. In May 1997,he was a candidate in the general election for the constituency of Selby,but was defeated by John Grogan.
Chatburn is a village,civil parish and electoral ward in the Ribble Valley,East Lancashire,England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 1,102. Situated in a hollow between two ridges north-east of Clitheroe,just off the A59 road,relatively near Pendle Hill south-east of the village. Lanehead quarry is situated to the West at the termination of Chatburn Old Road. Ribble lane at 240 above sea level leads down to the River Ribble North of the village,the top of Downham road being 150 feet higher.
Pendleton is a small village and civil parish in Ribble Valley,within the county of Lancashire,England. It is close to the towns of Whalley and Clitheroe. The parish lies on the north west side of Pendle Hill below the Nick o' Pendle. The village is just off the A59,Liverpool to York main road,since the construction of the Clitheroe By-Pass. Older roads through the parish include one from Clitheroe to Whalley which passes through the Standen area and another to Burnley which passes Pendleton Hall.
Downham is a village and civil parish in Lancashire,England. It is in the Ribble Valley district and at the United Kingdom 2001 census had a population of 156. The 2011 Census includes neighbouring Twiston giving a total for both parishes of 214. The village is on the north side of Pendle Hill off the A59 road about 3 miles (4.8 km) from Clitheroe. Much of the parish,including the village is part of the Forest of Bowland Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). It adjoins the Ribble Valley parishes of Rimington,Twiston,Worston,Chatburn and Sawley,and the Pendle parish of Barley-with-Wheatley Booth.
Andrew George Stephenson FRSA is a former British politician who most recently served as Minister of State for Health and Secondary Care from November 2023 to July 2024. A member of the Conservative Party,he was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Pendle in Lancashire from 2010 until 2024.
The 2008 Pendle Borough Council election took place on 1 May 2008 to elect members of Pendle Borough Council in Lancashire,England. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats lost overall control of the council to no overall control.
Pendle is a local government district with borough status in Lancashire,England. The council is based in Nelson,the borough's largest town. The borough also includes the towns of Barnoldswick,Brierfield,Colne and Earby along with the surrounding villages and rural areas. Part of the borough lies within the Forest of Bowland Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
The 2012 Pendle Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Pendle Borough Council in Lancashire,England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.
Kevin Horkin MBE is a Lancashire business owner,journalist,pet consultant,and TV presenter who has appeared on several animal-themed television programmes in the United Kingdom. He unsuccessfully contested the Hyndburn Parliamentary Constituency on behalf of the Conservative Party in both the 2015 general election and the 2017 United Kingdom general election.
Christian Wakeford is a British politician serving as Assistant Government Whip since 2024. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bury South since the 2019 general election. Elected in 2019 as a Conservative,he crossed the floor to Labour in 2022. He was re-elected for Labour in the 2024 general election.
Richard John Holden is a British politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Basildon and Billericay and Shadow Paymaster General since 2024. A member of the Conservative party,he was previously the Member of Parliament for North West Durham from 2019 to 2024. Holden served as the Chairman of the Conservative Party and Minister without Portfolio from November 2023 to July 2024,and as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Roads and Local Transport from 2022 to 2023.
Pendle and Clitheroe is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. Since its creation in 2024,it has been represented by Jonathan Hinder of the Labour Party.
