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Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council
Local authority area: Newcastle-under-Lyme
Newcastle-under-Lyme is a district council in Staffordshire, in the West Midlands region of England. It covers 211.0 km² and had 125,297 residents in 2022 — about 594 people per km². The authority dates from 1974. The council is based in Newcastle-under-Lyme.
Town hall in the administrative centreNewcastle-under-Lyme Guildhall
Photo: Rept0n1x · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
People
Population
Estimates recorded for Newcastle-under-Lyme, 2001–2022.
Residents, 2022125,297+2.7% since 2001
Land area211.0km²81.5 sq mi
Density594/ km²people per square kilometre
Rank by population#250of 382 UK councils · #212 in England
Population estimates6 data points
122K124.2K127K129.5K123.3K125.3K
200120122015201820212022
History
How the council came to be
- 1974Created
Newcastle-under-Lyme became a local authority area.
Elections
21 electoral wards
Census 2021: 123,298 residents in 53,422 households across the wards; 21.7% aged 65+, 67.7% of homes owned, 19.4% of households without a car.
1Kidsgrove & Ravenscliffe3,927 households · 24.4% aged 65+9,0012Talke & Butt Lane3,935 households · 24.5% aged 65+8,7383May Bank3,970 households · 22.8% aged 65+8,5854Westlands3,526 households · 23.4% aged 65+8,3685Audley3,698 households · 24.1% aged 65+8,3266Bradwell3,632 households · 22.3% aged 65+8,269
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Council offices
Offices, town halls and local council offices in the area.
CCastle HouseCouncil office · Newcastle ST5 1BL · hours listedCNewcastle-under-Lyme Borough CouncilCouncil office · Newcastle ST5 1BL · hours listed
Westminster
Constituencies
Source: Wikidata Q894089 (CC0)Figures as recorded with their reference year; boundaries may have changed since.