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Lancaster City Council

Local authority area: Lancaster

Lancaster is a district council in Lancashire, in the North West England region of England. It covers 576.2 km² and had 144,446 residents in 2022 — about 251 people per km². The authority dates from 1937. The council is based in Lancaster.

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Town hall in the administrative centreLancaster Town Hall

People

Population

Estimates recorded for Lancaster, 2012–2022.

Residents, 2022144,446+3.4% since 2012

Land area576.2km²222.5 sq mi

Density251/ km²people per square kilometre

Rank by population#207of 382 UK councils · #177 in England

Population estimates4 data points

139.7K142.3K144.2K144.4K

2012201520182022

History

How the council came to be

1937
Created
Lancaster became a local authority area.

Same county

Other councils in Lancashire

All councils in North West

Preston151,582 West Lancashire119,367 Chorley118,624 Wyre114,809 South Ribble112,166 Pendle96,110 Burnley95,553 Hyndburn83,213 Fylde83,008 Rossendale71,169 Ribble Valley63,107

Elections

27 electoral wards

Census 2021: 142,920 residents in 59,974 households across the wards; 20.5% aged 65+, 67.1% of homes owned, 22.7% of households without a car.

1Bulk3,617 households · 11.5% aged 65+9,505 2Marsh3,651 households · 13.8% aged 65+8,575 3Scale Hall3,346 households · 16.5% aged 65+7,979 4West End3,284 households · 16.8% aged 65+7,505 5Bolton & Slyne3,232 households · 32.1% aged 65+7,241 6Skerton3,113 households · 14.2% aged 65+6,941

All wards of Lancaster

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Council offices

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

PHeaton with Oxcliffe Parish CouncilParish council · Morecambe LA3 2PQ POverton Parish CouncilParish council · Morecambe LA3 3LG

Westminster

Constituencies

Morecambe and Lunesdale · 17 wards Lancaster and Wyre · 11 wards

Source: Wikidata Q168052 (CC0)Figures as recorded with their reference year; boundaries may have changed since.