Burnley (borough)
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| Borough of Burnley | |
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Shown within non-metroplitan Lancashire |
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| Geography | |
| Status: | Borough |
| Region: | North West England |
| Admin. County: | Lancashire |
| Area: - Total |
Ranked 233rd 110.70 km² |
| Admin. HQ: | Burnley |
| ONS code: | 30UD |
| Demographics | |
| Population: - Total (2005 est.) - Density |
Ranked 263rd 87,700 792 / km² |
| Ethnicity: | 91.8% White 7.2% S.Asian |
| Politics | |
Burnley Borough Council http://www.burnley.gov.uk/ |
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| Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet |
| Executive: | Liberal Democrats / Conservative |
| Council Leader: | Gordon Birtwistle |
| MP: | Kitty Ussher |
Burnley is a local government district with borough status in Lancashire in North West England. It is named for its main town, Burnley, in 2007 it was announced that Burnley Council would be merged with Pendle council.
The borough's population is around 90,000--it hit almost 100,000 in the 1960s, but experienced a two-decade decline, before settling around 90,000.
Places in the borough of Burnley include:
- Burnley, Burnley Lane, Burnley Wood
- Fulledge
- Haggate, Hapton, Holme Chapel, Hurstwood
- Mereclough
- Padiham
- Stoneyholme
- Rose Grove, * Rose Hill
- Walk Mill, Worsthorne
The current borders date from April 1, 1974, when the former county borough of Burnley merged with Padiham urban district and part of Burnley Rural District.
Burnley is known as a town with a strong heritage in Industry and Football. The Town also has some members of the BNP on the council, though their popularity has waned to only seven members.
| Ceremonial county of Lancashire |
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Unitary authorities: Blackpool | Blackburn with Darwen Non-metropolitan districts: West Lancashire | Chorley | South Ribble | Fylde | Preston | Wyre | Lancaster | Ribble Valley | Pendle | Burnley | Rossendale | Hyndburn Topics: Places | Parishes | Parliamentary constituencies |
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Allerdale | Barrow-in-Furness | Blackburn with Darwen | Blackpool | Bolton | Burnley | Bury | Carlisle | Chester | Chorley | Congleton | Copeland | Crewe and Nantwich | Eden | Ellesmere Port and Neston | Fylde | Halton | Hyndburn | Knowsley | Lancaster | Liverpool | Macclesfield | Manchester | Oldham | Pendle | Preston | Ribble Valley | Rochdale | Rossendale | St Helens | Salford | Sefton | South Lakeland | South Ribble | Stockport | Tameside | Trafford | Vale Royal | Warrington | West Lancashire | Wigan | Wirral | Wyre |
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Counties with multiple districts: Cheshire, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Merseyside |