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Wyre Borough Council

Local authority area: Wyre

Wyre is a district council in Lancashire, in the North West England region of England. It covers 282.1 km² and had 114,809 residents in 2022 — about 407 people per km². The authority dates from 1974. The council is based in Poulton-le-Fylde.

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People

Population

Estimates recorded for Wyre, 2012–2022.

Residents, 2022114,809+6.4% since 2012

Land area282.1km²108.9 sq mi

Density407/ km²people per square kilometre

Rank by population#275of 382 UK councils · #231 in England

Population estimates4 data points

107.9K109.7K111.2K114.8K

2012201520182022

History

How the council came to be

1974
Created
Wyre 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 South Ribble112,166 Pendle96,110 Burnley95,553 Hyndburn83,213 Fylde83,008 Rossendale71,169 Ribble Valley63,107

Elections

24 electoral wards

Census 2021: 111,942 residents in 50,769 households across the wards; 27.7% aged 65+, 73.4% of homes owned, 18.4% of households without a car.

1Bourne2,947 households · 18.7% aged 65+6,619 2Garstang3,235 households · 38.6% aged 65+6,616 3Marsh Mill3,004 households · 32.5% aged 65+6,216 4Rossall2,589 households · 29.5% aged 65+6,120 5Hardhorn with High Cross2,826 households · 30.0% aged 65+6,049 6Preesall2,724 households · 37.1% aged 65+5,656

All wards of Wyre

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Council offices

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

CWyre CouncilCouncil office · Poulton-le-Fylde FY6 7PU · hours listed

Westminster

Constituencies

Blackpool North and Fleetwood · 13 wards Lancaster and Wyre · 8 wards Fylde · 3 wards

Source: Wikidata Q894100 (CC0)Figures as recorded with their reference year; boundaries may have changed since.