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Burnley Borough Council
Local authority area: Burnley
Burnley is a district council in Lancashire, in the North West England region of England. It covers 110.7 km² and had 95,553 residents in 2022 — about 863 people per km². The authority dates from 1974. The council is based in Burnley.
Town hall in the administrative centreBurnley Town Hall
Photo: Dave Bevis · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
People
Population
Estimates recorded for Burnley, 2012–2022.
Residents, 202295,553+9.7% since 2012
Land area110.7km²42.7 sq mi
Density863/ km²people per square kilometre
Rank by population#322of 382 UK councils · #274 in England
Population estimates4 data points
87.1K87.4K88.5K95.6K
2012201520182022
History
How the council came to be
- 1974Created
Burnley became a local authority area.
Borders
Neighbouring councils
Elections
15 electoral wards
Census 2021: 94,647 residents in 39,872 households across the wards; 17.8% aged 65+, 59.8% of homes owned, 29.3% of households without a car.
1Daneshouse with Stoneyholme2,362 households · 6.4% aged 65+7,8932Rosegrove with Lowerhouse3,064 households · 16.1% aged 65+7,0973Bank Hall2,777 households · 14.0% aged 65+6,7954Lanehead2,614 households · 18.6% aged 65+6,7795Queensgate2,534 households · 15.1% aged 65+6,6806Rosehill with Burnley Wood2,825 households · 16.7% aged 65+6,658
Visit
Council offices
Offices, town halls and local council offices in the area.
CBurnley Borough CouncilCouncil office · Burnley BB11 9SA · hours listedCContact BurnleyCouncil office · Burnley BB11 2BY · hours listedPHapton Parish CouncilParish council · Burnley BB11 5RE
Westminster
Constituencies
Source: Wikidata Q894079 (CC0)Figures as recorded with their reference year; boundaries may have changed since.