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Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council

Local authority area: Calderdale

Calderdale is a metropolitan borough, in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It covers 364.0 km² and had 207,699 residents in 2022 — about 571 people per km². The authority dates from 1974. The council is based in Halifax.

calderdale.gov.uk All metropolitan boroughs Yorkshire and the Humber

Town hall in the administrative centreHalifax Town Hall

People

Population

Estimates recorded for Calderdale, 2012–2022.

Residents, 2022207,699+1.2% since 2012

Land area364.0km²140.5 sq mi

Density571/ km²people per square kilometre

Rank by population#130of 382 UK councils · #117 in England

Population estimates4 data points

205.3K208.4K210.1K207.7K

2012201520182022

History

How the council came to be

1974
Created
Calderdale became a local authority area.

Same region, same type

Other metropolitan boroughs in Yorkshire and the Humber

All councils in Yorkshire and the Humber

Leeds822,483 Sheffield566,242 Bradford552,644 Kirklees437,593 Wakefield357,729 Doncaster311,027 Rotherham268,354 Barnsley246,482

Elections

18 electoral wards

Census 2021: 206,631 residents in 90,477 households across the wards; 19.0% aged 65+, 64.6% of homes owned, 24.5% of households without a car.

1Sowerby Bridge6,341 households · 19.3% aged 65+13,741 2Park4,219 households · 8.8% aged 65+13,668 3Halifax Town6,458 households · 16.8% aged 65+13,612 4Warley5,194 households · 15.3% aged 65+12,971 5Ovenden5,225 households · 15.0% aged 65+12,199 6Todmorden West5,445 households · 20.4% aged 65+12,092

All wards of Calderdale

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Council offices

Offices, town halls and local council offices in the area.

CCalderdale CouncilCouncil office · Halifax HX1 1UJ · hours listed

Source: Wikidata Q1026448 (CC0)Figures as recorded with their reference year; boundaries may have changed since.