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Ashfield District Council

Local authority area: Ashfield

Ashfield is a district council in Nottinghamshire, in the East Midlands region of England. It covers 109.6 km² and had 127,179 residents in 2022 — about 1,161 people per km². The authority dates from 1974. The council is based in Kirkby-in-Ashfield.

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People

Population

Estimates recorded for Ashfield, 2012–2022.

Residents, 2022127,179+5.9% since 2012

Land area109.6km²42.3 sq mi

Density1,161/ km²people per square kilometre

Rank by population#244of 382 UK councils · #207 in England

Population estimates4 data points

120.1K123.6K127.2K127.2K

2012201520182022

History

How the council came to be

1974
Created
Ashfield became a local authority area.

Same county

Other councils in Nottinghamshire

All councils in East Midlands

Newark and Sherwood125,089 Rushcliffe121,582 Bassetlaw120,012 Gedling117,730 Broxtowe112,113 Mansfield111,117

Elections

23 electoral wards

Census 2021: 126,300 residents in 54,510 households across the wards; 19.7% aged 65+, 67.4% of homes owned, 20.6% of households without a car.

1Hucknall West4,379 households · 19.9% aged 65+10,704 2Hucknall North4,548 households · 18.1% aged 65+10,580 3Sutton Central & New Cross3,312 households · 14.0% aged 65+7,817 4Hucknall South3,445 households · 17.1% aged 65+7,679 5Huthwaite & Brierley3,359 households · 20.8% aged 65+7,567 6Hucknall Central3,294 households · 17.0% aged 65+7,469

All wards of Ashfield

Westminster

Constituencies

Ashfield · 19 wards Sherwood Forest · 4 wards

Source: Wikidata Q600996 (CC0)Figures as recorded with their reference year; boundaries may have changed since.