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Preston City Council

Local authority area: Preston

Preston is a district council in Lancashire, in the North West England region of England. It covers 142.3 km² and had 151,582 residents in 2022 — about 1,065 people per km². The authority dates from 1974. The council is based in Preston.

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People

Population

Estimates recorded for Preston, 2012–2022.

Residents, 2022151,582+7.9% since 2012

Land area142.3km²54.9 sq mi

Density1,065/ km²people per square kilometre

Rank by population#191of 382 UK councils · #165 in England

Population estimates4 data points

140.5K141.3K141.8K151.6K

2012201520182022

History

How the council came to be

1974
Created
Preston became a local authority area.

Same county

Other councils in Lancashire

All councils in North West

Lancaster144,446 West Lancashire119,367 Chorley118,624 Wyre114,809 South Ribble112,166 Pendle96,110 Burnley95,553 Hyndburn83,213 Fylde83,008 Rossendale71,169 Ribble Valley63,107

Elections

16 electoral wards

Census 2021: 147,835 residents in 59,607 households across the wards; 14.7% aged 65+, 58.3% of homes owned, 27.7% of households without a car.

1City Centre5,004 households · 8.0% aged 65+11,941 2Plungington4,371 households · 8.1% aged 65+11,456 3St Matthew's4,187 households · 8.4% aged 65+10,781 4Deepdale3,212 households · 9.8% aged 65+9,667 5Fishwick & Frenchwood3,476 households · 9.9% aged 65+9,430 6Lea & Larches4,030 households · 16.3% aged 65+9,269

All wards of Preston

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Council offices

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

CCreative LancashireCouncil office · Preston PR1 8RL TPreston City CouncilTown council · Preston PR1 2RL · hours listed

Westminster

Constituencies

Preston · 12 wards Ribble Valley · 4 wards

Source: Wikidata Q385669 (CC0)Figures as recorded with their reference year; boundaries may have changed since.