Barrowford (ward)

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Barrowford
Barrowford UK ward locator map.svg
Shown within Pendle
Area4.10 km2 (1.58 sq mi)
Population5,043 (2011) [1]
  Density 1,230/km2 (3,200/sq mi)
District
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
EU Parliament North West England
UK Parliament
CouncillorsAnthony Beckett (Conservative)
Linda Crossley (Conservative)
Jonathan Eyre (Conservative)
List of places
UK
England
Lancashire

Barrowford is one of the 20 electoral wards that form the Parliamentary constituency of Pendle, Lancashire, England. The ward returns three councillors, currently all Conservatives, to represent the village of Barrowford on Pendle Borough Council. As of the May 2011 Council election, Barrowford had an electorate of 4,070. [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.

Conservative Party (UK) Political party in the United Kingdom

The Conservative Party, officially the Conservative and Unionist Party, known informally as the Tories, and historically also known as the Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom. The governing party since 2010, it is the largest in the House of Commons, with 288 Members of Parliament, and also has 234 members of the House of Lords, 4 members of the European Parliament, 31 Members of the Scottish Parliament, 11 members of the Welsh Assembly, 8 members of the London Assembly and 7,445 local councillors.

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Demographics

Barrowford has an older-than-average population compared to both Pendle and England, with 23.4 per cent of residents aged 60 or over. It also has a considerably higher proportion of white residents than the local average. [3]

Election results

Year electedCouncillorMajority%
2008Anthony Beckett (Conservative)72543.0
2010Jonathan Eyre65323.1
2011Linda Crossley28215.6

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References

  1. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Barrowford 2011 Census Ward (1237324254)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics . Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  2. "Election results for Barrowford Ward". Pendle Borough Council. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
  3. "Barrowford Ward Profile 2008 (PDF)". Pendle Borough Council. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 7 May 2011.