Boulsworth
Shown within Pendle
Area43.83 km2 (16.92 sq mi)
Population5,262 (2011) [1]
• Density120/km2 (310/sq mi)
District
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
UK Parliament
CouncillorsGeorge Askew (Conservative)
Mike Calvert (Conservative)
Paul White (Conservative)
List of places
UK
England
Lancashire

Boulsworth is one of the 20 electoral wards that form the Parliamentary constituency of Pendle, Lancashire, England. The ward represents the area surrounding Boulsworth Hill, including the villages of Trawden, Laneshaw Bridge and Wycoller, and returns three councillors to sit on Pendle Borough Council. As of the May 2011 Council election, Boulsworth had an electorate of 4,217.[2]

Demographics

Boulsworth has a lower-than-average percentage of residents aged under 16 compared to both Pendle and England; its population has an average age of 39.7 years. The ward also has a considerably higher proportion (98.6 per cent) of white residents than the local and national averages.[3]

Election results

Year elected Councillor Majority %
2008 Mike Calvert (Conservative) 183 5.0
2010 George Askew (Conservative) 822 26.5
2011 Paul White (Conservative) 488 26.1

References

  1. ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Boulsworth 2011 Census Ward (1237324256)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Election results for Boulsworth Ward". Pendle Borough Council. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
  3. ^ "Boulsworth Ward Profile 2008 (PDF)". Pendle Borough Council. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
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