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Ribble Valley Borough Council

Local authority area: Ribble Valley

Ribble Valley is a district council in Lancashire, in the North West England region of England. It covers 583.2 km² and had 63,107 residents in 2022 — about 108 people per km². The authority dates from 1974. The council is based in Clitheroe.

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Town hall in the administrative centreClitheroe Town Hall

People

Population

Estimates recorded for Ribble Valley, 2012–2022.

Residents, 202263,107+9.6% since 2012

Land area583.2km²225.2 sq mi

Density108/ km²people per square kilometre

Rank by population#371of 382 UK councils · #311 in England

Population estimates4 data points

57.6K58.5K60.1K63.1K

2012201520182022

History

How the council came to be

1974
Created
Ribble Valley became a local authority area.

Borders

Neighbouring councils

CCravenDistrict council56,832

Same county

Other councils in Lancashire

All councils in North West

Preston151,582 Lancaster144,446 West Lancashire119,367 Chorley118,624 Wyre114,809 South Ribble112,166 Pendle96,110 Burnley95,553 Hyndburn83,213 Fylde83,008 Rossendale71,169

Elections

26 electoral wards

Census 2021: 61,562 residents in 26,746 households across the wards; 24.1% aged 65+, 75.5% of homes owned, 11.4% of households without a car.

1Primrose1,696 households · 16.6% aged 65+3,767 2Edisford & Low Moor1,470 households · 21.0% aged 65+3,591 3Salthill1,595 households · 18.1% aged 65+3,548 4Billington & Langho1,547 households · 30.2% aged 65+3,422 5Wilpshire & Ramsgreave1,341 households · 22.9% aged 65+3,366 6Littlemoor1,487 households · 25.9% aged 65+3,214

All wards of Ribble Valley

Westminster

Constituencies

Ribble Valley · 16 wards Pendle and Clitheroe · 10 wards

Source: Wikidata Q2116317 (CC0)Figures as recorded with their reference year; boundaries may have changed since.