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South Ribble Borough Council

Local authority area: South Ribble

South Ribble is a district council in Lancashire, in the North West England region of England. It covers 113.0 km² and had 112,166 residents in 2022 — about 993 people per km². The authority dates from 1974. The council is based in Leyland.

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People

Population

Estimates recorded for South Ribble, 2012–2022.

Residents, 2022112,166+2.9% since 2012

Land area113.0km²43.6 sq mi

Density993/ km²people per square kilometre

Rank by population#280of 382 UK councils · #235 in England

Population estimates4 data points

109K109.7K110.5K112.2K

2012201520182022

History

How the council came to be

1974
Created
South Ribble became a local authority area.

Same county

Other councils in Lancashire

All councils in North West

Preston151,582 Lancaster144,446 West Lancashire119,367 Chorley118,624 Wyre114,809 Pendle96,110 Burnley95,553 Hyndburn83,213 Fylde83,008 Rossendale71,169 Ribble Valley63,107

Elections

23 electoral wards

Census 2021: 111,035 residents in 48,586 households across the wards; 21.7% aged 65+, 76.0% of homes owned, 14.3% of households without a car.

1Middleforth3,342 households · 20.1% aged 65+7,386 2Howick & Priory3,075 households · 25.3% aged 65+7,230 3Lostock Hall2,796 households · 22.7% aged 65+6,138 4Longton & Hutton West2,538 households · 31.2% aged 65+5,776 5Broadfield2,163 households · 16.0% aged 65+4,970 6Bamber Bridge East2,135 households · 18.8% aged 65+4,945

All wards of South Ribble

Westminster

Constituencies

South Ribble · 16 wards Ribble Valley · 7 wards

Source: Wikidata Q290838 (CC0)Figures as recorded with their reference year; boundaries may have changed since.