The Borough of Burnley () is a
local government district
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with the
borough
A borough is an administrative division in various English-speaking countries. In principle, the term ''borough'' designates a self-governing walled town, although in practice, official use of the term varies widely.
History
In the Middle Ag ...
status in
Lancashire
Lancashire ( , ; abbreviated Lancs) is the name of a historic county, ceremonial county, and non-metropolitan county in North West England. The boundaries of these three areas differ significantly.
The non-metropolitan county of Lancas ...
, England. It has an area of and a population of (), and is named after its largest town,
Burnley
Burnley () is a town and the administrative centre of the wider Borough of Burnley in Lancashire, England, with a 2001 population of 73,021. It is north of Manchester and east of Preston, at the confluence of the River Calder and River Br ...
. Other notable settlements include
Padiham,
Hapton,
Worsthorne
Worsthorne is a rural village on the eastern outskirts of Burnley in Lancashire, England. It is in the civil parish of Worsthorne-with-Hurstwood and the borough of Burnley. At the 2011 census the village had a population of 1,028.
The vil ...
,
Briercliffe and
Cliviger.
The borough is bounded by
Hyndburn
Hyndburn is a Non-metropolitan district, local government district with borough status in the United Kingdom, borough status in Lancashire, England. Its council is based in Accrington and covers the outlying towns of Clayton-le-Moors, Great Ha ...
,
Ribble Valley
Ribble Valley is a local government district with borough status within the non-metropolitan county of Lancashire, England. The total population of the non-metropolitan district at the 2011 Census was 57,132. Its council is based in Clith ...
,
Pendle,
Rossendale – all in Lancashire – and the borough of
Calderdale
Calderdale is a metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, England, whose population in 2020 was 211,439. It takes its name from the River Calder, and dale, a word for valley. The name Calderdale usually refers to the borough through which the up ...
in
West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire is a metropolitan and ceremonial county in the Yorkshire and Humber Region of England. It is an inland and upland county having eastward-draining valleys while taking in the moors of the Pennines. West Yorkshire came into exi ...
. It is governed by Burnley Borough Council, which is currently under no overall control following the 2019 local elections.
History
The district was formed on 1 April 1974, when the former
county borough
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of
Burnley
Burnley () is a town and the administrative centre of the wider Borough of Burnley in Lancashire, England, with a 2001 population of 73,021. It is north of Manchester and east of Preston, at the confluence of the River Calder and River Br ...
merged with the
urban district
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* District
* Urban area
* Quarter (urban subdivision)
* Neighbourhood
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* Urban districts of Germany
* Urban district (Great Britain and Ireland) (his ...
of
Padiham and part of
Burnley Rural District
Burnley was a rural district of Lancashire, England from 1894 to 1974. It was named after but did not include the large town of Burnley, which was a county borough.
The district and its council was created in 1894 under the Local Government ...
. The council is based at
Burnley Town Hall
Burnley Town Hall is a municipal building in Manchester Road, Burnley, Lancashire, England. The town hall, which is the headquarters of Burnley Borough Council, is a Grade II listed building.
History
In the mid 19th century local council meet ...
.
1976 saw all of the district's councillors stand for re-election as all the borough's
wards were abolished and replaced with 22 new ones with a total of 54 seats. Although the majority of the new wards elected three councillors, six (Briercliffe, Cliviger, Deerplay, Hapton, Simonstone Hill and Worsthorne) only elected a single councillor.
At this time the civil parishes of
Simonstone and North Town (historically associated with
Padiham) were included in the borough, with the two merging in 1983.
However, after a successful public campaign to move Simonstone into the Borough of
Ribble Valley
Ribble Valley is a local government district with borough status within the non-metropolitan county of Lancashire, England. The total population of the non-metropolitan district at the 2011 Census was 57,132. Its council is based in Clith ...
and
Boundary Commission review completed in 1985, the part of North Town south of the A6068 Padiham Bypass was added to
Ightenhill. Another part was transferred to
Pendle district's
Higham with West Close Booth
Higham is a village in the Borough of Pendle in Lancashire, England, south of Pendle Hill. The civil parish is named Higham with West Close Booth. The village is north-east of Padiham and about south-west of Nelson along the A6068 road.
A ...
and small adjustments occurred to the boundaries with
Hyndburn
Hyndburn is a Non-metropolitan district, local government district with borough status in the United Kingdom, borough status in Lancashire, England. Its council is based in Accrington and covers the outlying towns of Clayton-le-Moors, Great Ha ...
's
Altham parish along the
River Calder near
Padiham. Also in 1983 a boundary change transferred a small part of
Habergham Eaves
Habergham Eaves is a civil parish in the borough of Burnley, in Lancashire, England. The parish consists of a rural area south of Burnley, and suburban areas on the outskirts of the town, including a large industrial estate in the north-west cor ...
into
Dunnockshaw.
[
1991 again saw all of the district's councillors stand for re-election as the borough's wards were again abolished and replaced, this time with 16 new ones each electing three councillors, with a total of 48 seats. Among other changes Cliviger merged with Worsthorne, Coalclough with Deerplay, and Hapton with Park.
Along with much of Burnley, Padiham had initially formed part of an ]unparished area
In England, an unparished area is an area that is not covered by a civil parish (the lowest level of local government, not to be confused with an ecclesiastical parish). Most urbanised districts of England are either entirely or partly unpa ...
, a new civil parish was formed in late 2001, covering a similar area to the old urban district. A Town Council
A town council, city council or municipal council is a form of local government for small municipalities.
Usage of the term varies under different jurisdictions.
Republic of Ireland
Town Councils in the Republic of Ireland were the second ti ...
was instituted in 2002, holding its meetings at Padiham Town Hall. Also 2002 saw another full council election as the number of wards reduced to 15 with a total of 45 seats.
2004 saw more boundary changes effecting the civil parishes within the borough (all except Habergham Eaves and Dunnockshaw) along with the unparished area.
In 2007 a proposal to merge Burnley with neighbouring Pendle Borough Council Pendle may refer to:
* Borough of Pendle in Lancashire, England
** Pendle (UK Parliament constituency)
* Pendle Hill in Lancashire, England
** Forest of Pendle, hilly landscape surrounding the hill
* Pendle College of the University of Lancaster
* ...
to form a larger unitary authority
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was rejected by the government.
The creation of the Burnley Bondholders scheme, an initiative which brings together local firms to promote Burnley as a place for business saw Burnley awarded an Enterprising Britain award from the UK Government in 2013, for being the 'Most Enterprising Area in the UK'.
Governance
Burnley is a non-metropolitan district
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forming a lower-tier of local government
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under Lancashire County Council
Lancashire County Council is the upper-tier local authority for the non-metropolitan county of Lancashire, England. It consists of 84 councillors. Since the 2017 election, the council has been under Conservative control.
Prior to the 2009 L ...
.
The borough comprises 15 wards electing a total of 45 councillor
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Canada
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s. Wards: Bank Hall, Briercliffe, Brunshaw, Coal Clough with Deerplay, Daneshouse with Stoneyholme, Gannow, Lanehead, Queensgate, Rosegrove with Lowerhouse, Rosehill with Burnley Wood, Trinity, and Whittlefield with Ightenhill, Cliviger with Worsthorne, Gawthorpe, and Hapton with Park.
Burnley Borough Council has had a predominantly Labour controlled history, the party returned to power in 2012
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, after a period of leadership by the Liberal Democrats. Following the delayed 2021 local election, Labour formed a coalition executive with the Lib Dems, with Labour's Afrasiab Anwar as council leader.
From 2002
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, a number of BNP councillors were elected in the borough, with the last councillor losing her seat in the Hapton with Park ward in 2012
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. UKIP
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won its first seat on the council, also in Hapton with Park in 2015
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, collecting all three seats in the ward after 2019
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but lost representation when its three councillors joined the Conservative
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group in 2020. After the 2021 elections the Conservatives have nine councillors and are the second largest group on the council. In 2017 Brexit
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had also caused the fracture of the local Lib Dems and the formation of the Burnley and Padiham Independent Party
The Burnley and Padiham Independent Party was a registered political party in the United Kingdom between 2017 and 2023, focused on the neighbouring Lancashire towns of Burnley and Padiham.
In 2017, four members of the local Liberal Democrats lef ...
. The Green Party won its first seat in Trinity ward in 2018
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and as of the 2021 elections
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has five councillors representing three different wards.
The borough contains the civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authority ...
es of Briercliffe, Cliviger, Dunnockshaw, Habergham Eaves
Habergham Eaves is a civil parish in the borough of Burnley, in Lancashire, England. The parish consists of a rural area south of Burnley, and suburban areas on the outskirts of the town, including a large industrial estate in the north-west cor ...
, Hapton, Ightenhill, Padiham, and Worsthorne-with-Hurstwood
Worsthorne-with-Hurstwood is a civil parish in the Borough of Burnley, in Lancashire, England. Situated on the eastern outskirts of Burnley, in 2011 it had a population of 2,963.
The parish contains part of the Pike Hill and Brownside suburbs ...
.
The district is represented on Lancashire County Council
Lancashire County Council is the upper-tier local authority for the non-metropolitan county of Lancashire, England. It consists of 84 councillors. Since the 2017 election, the council has been under Conservative control.
Prior to the 2009 L ...
in six divisions: Burnley Central East, Burnley Central West, Burnley North East, Burnley South West, Burnley Rural and Padiham & Burnley West.
The boundaries of the Burnley Parliamentary constituency as the same a those of the borough.
Mayor
Burnley has had an office of mayor since 1882. In the modern era the councillors elect from among themselves a new mayor each May. The role is a ceremonial position, described as a non-political symbol of the local authority. The mayor presides over meetings of the full council and has a function of interpreting the council's constitution. During ceremonial occasions the mayor has seniority over everyone within the borough, bar the Queen (who also holds the title of Duke of Lancaster
The Dukedom of Lancaster is an English peerage merged into the crown. It was created three times in the Middle Ages, but finally merged in the Crown when Henry V succeeded to the throne in 1413. Despite the extinction of the dukedom the title h ...
) or her representative, the Lord Lieutenant of Lancashire
This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Lancashire
Lancashire ( , ; abbreviated Lancs) is the name of a historic county, ceremonial county, and non-metropolitan county in North West England. The boundaries of thes ...
. The office-holder, along with the mayoress or mayor's consort, are also expected to act as ambassadors for the area and support local community groups and charitable organisations. For 2021-22 the mayor is Mark Townsend ( Labour Party) who replaced Wajid Khan (also Labour).
Geography
The Borough of Burnley roughly covers the upper part of the catchment basin
A drainage basin is an area of land where all flowing surface water converges to a single point, such as a river mouth, or flows into another body of water, such as a lake or ocean. A basin is separated from adjacent basins by a perimeter, the ...
of the River Calder, a major tributary
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of the River Ribble
The River Ribble runs through North Yorkshire and Lancashire in Northern England. It starts close to the Ribblehead Viaduct in North Yorkshire, and is one of the few that start in the Yorkshire Dales and flow westwards towards the Irish Sea (t ...
. This includes the catchment of the River Brun
The River Brun is a river in eastern Lancashire. It is approximately long and has a catchment area (not including the River Don) of .
Course
Thought to begin at the confluence of Hurstwood Brook (draining Wether Edge, Hameldon and supplying ...
, which meets the Calder in Burnley town centre, but not that of Pendle Water
Pendle Water is a minor river in Lancashire, England. Rising on Pendle Hill, Pendle Water cuts a deep valley between Barley Moor and Spence Hill where it feeds into the reservoirs of ''Upper'' and ''Lower Ogden''.
Upon exiting the lower rese ...
. The Calder has its source in the Cliviger gorge
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which cuts through the Pennines
The Pennines (), also known as the Pennine Chain or Pennine Hills, are a range of uplands running between three regions of Northern England: North West England on the west, North East England and Yorkshire and the Humber on the east. Commo ...
into Yorkshire, very close to that of the West Yorkshire river with the same name. The gorge is located in the south east of the district and separates the South Pennines
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to the east from the area known as the Forest of Rossendale
The Rossendale Valley is in the Rossendale area of Lancashire, England, between the West Pennine Moors and the main range of the Pennines. The area includes the steep-sided valleys of the River Irwell and its tributaries (between Rawtenstall and ...
to the south. After passing through Burnley, the Calder turns around Ighten Hill forming part of the northern boundary and exits the borough at the west once it has flowed through Padiham. The exceptions to this occur along the southern boundary. The River Irwell
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and its feeder Whitewell Brook both have their sources on Deerplay Moor in Cliviger. Another tributary, Limy Water
The Limy Water is a minor river in Lancashire, England. It is long and has a catchment area of .
The stream rises on the hillside close to Crown Point in Habergham Eaves near Burnley just east of the Clowbridge Reservoir which it feeds. After e ...
begins in Dunnockshaw and supplies the Clowbridge Reservoir. All three flow south into Rossendale. Catlow Brook forms part of the northern boundary (from the Coldwell Reservoirs to Walverden Reservoir) before continuing as Walverden Water
Walverden Water is a minor river in Lancashire, England. It is approximately long and has a catchment area of .
Course
Beginning at Walverden Reservoir, which is fed by Catlow Brook (from the Coldwell Reservoirs near Boulsworth Hill) and its ...
into Nelson
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* ''Nelson'' (1918 film), a historical film directed by Maurice Elvey
* ''Nelson'' (1926 film), a historical film directed by Walter Summers
* ''Nelson'' (opera), an opera by Lennox Berkeley to a lib ...
in Pendle. The banks of the Calder on the western boundary lie approximately AOD, but the hilltops on the eastern side—also the border between Lancashire and West Yorkshire
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—exceed in serval places. Hameldon Hill
Hameldon Hill is a Carboniferous sandstone hill with a summit elevation of , situated between the towns of Burnley and Accrington in Lancashire, England. It is listed as a "HuMP" or "Hundred Metre Prominence", its parent being Freeholds Top, a ...
() stands in the southwest corner, forming part of the boundary with Hyndburn
Hyndburn is a Non-metropolitan district, local government district with borough status in the United Kingdom, borough status in Lancashire, England. Its council is based in Accrington and covers the outlying towns of Clayton-le-Moors, Great Ha ...
.
The Burnley Way, a waymarked circular footpath, visits much of the district, also passing briefly into the Calderdale
Calderdale is a metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, England, whose population in 2020 was 211,439. It takes its name from the River Calder, and dale, a word for valley. The name Calderdale usually refers to the borough through which the up ...
district of West Yorkshire. It is considered to start/end at the Weavers' Triangle
The Weavers' Triangle is an area of Burnley in Lancashire, England consisting mostly of 19th-century industrial buildings at the western side of town centre clustered around the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. The area has significant historic inter ...
Visitor Centre at Burnley Wharf on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal
The Leeds and Liverpool Canal is a canal in Northern England, linking the cities of Leeds and Liverpool.
Over a distance of , crossing the Pennines, and including 91 locks on the main line. The Leeds and Liverpool Canal has several small branc ...
.
Media gallery
Image:Singing Ringing Tree Stitch.jpg, The Singing Ringing Tree
''The Singing Ringing Tree'' (german: Das singende, klingende Bäumchen) is a 1957 children's fantasy film from East German studio DEFA. Directed by Francesco Stefani, the screenplay by Anne Geelhaar is based on a variation of "Hurleburlebutz" ...
, overlooking Burnley.
Image:Clowbridge Reservoir - geograph.org.uk - 24451.jpg, Clowbridge Reservoir, Dunnockshaw.
Image:View over Cliviger.jpg, The Cliviger gorge
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that cuts through the Pennines
The Pennines (), also known as the Pennine Chain or Pennine Hills, are a range of uplands running between three regions of Northern England: North West England on the west, North East England and Yorkshire and the Humber on the east. Commo ...
into Yorkshire.
Image:River Calder, Gawthorpe hall - geograph.org.uk - 1758317.jpg, River Calder near Gawthorpe Hall
Gawthorpe Hall is an Elizabethan country house on the banks of the River Calder, in Ightenhill, a civil parish in the Borough of Burnley, Lancashire, England. Its estate extends into Padiham, with the Stockbridge Drive entrance situated ther ...
.
Image:Burnley Wier.jpg, The old weir on the River Brun
The River Brun is a river in eastern Lancashire. It is approximately long and has a catchment area (not including the River Don) of .
Course
Thought to begin at the confluence of Hurstwood Brook (draining Wether Edge, Hameldon and supplying ...
near Bank Hall in Burnley
Burnley () is a town and the administrative centre of the wider Borough of Burnley in Lancashire, England, with a 2001 population of 73,021. It is north of Manchester and east of Preston, at the confluence of the River Calder and River Br ...
.
Image:Burnley Way descending towards River Calder (geograph 4085488).jpg, On the Burnley Way in Ightenhill. The footpath circles the borough.
Image:Towneley Colliery 1.jpg, The former site of Towneley Colliery
Towneley Colliery or Towneley Desmesne was a coal mine on the Burnley Coalfield in Burnley, Lancashire, England. Sunk in the late 1860s, it was linked to the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway's Burnley to Todmorden line which became known as the ...
on the edge of Habergham Eaves
Habergham Eaves is a civil parish in the borough of Burnley, in Lancashire, England. The parish consists of a rural area south of Burnley, and suburban areas on the outskirts of the town, including a large industrial estate in the north-west cor ...
.
Demography
The borough's population has fallen from a high of 130,339 in 1911 to an estimated 87,700 in 2005. Between 1991 and 2001, it fell by 2.6%. Its employment rate of 59.0% places it 261st out of 376 local authorities in England & Wales; just 12.6% of its workforce are graduates, placing it 325th out of 376 local authorities.
The 2001 census recorded the population as 89,542 and the average (mean
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For a data set, the ''arithme ...
) age of residents was 37.7 years. The area of , giving a population density
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of . The gender makeup of the population was 43,408 male and 46,134 female. 64.3% of residents aged 16 to 74 were classed as economically active, with 0.8% long-term unemployed, but 8.9% classified as long-term sick or disabled. The largest employment sectors were manufacturing 29.3%, wholesale and retail trade including motor vehicle repairs 18.2%, and health and social work 12.9%. The ethnic makeup of the district was 91.8% white and 7.2% Asian, with the other ethnic minorities and people of mixed heritage making up the remaining 1%.
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ranked the borough as having the second lowest property prices in England, this combined with GCSE results and crime rates, led to the borough being ranked as the worst place in England.
By the
the population as 87,059 (a decline of from 2001). The average age of residents had increased to 39.4 years. The population density then . The gender makeup of the population was 42,794 male and 44,265 female. 66.1% of residents aged 16 to 74 were classed as economically active, with 2.1% long-term unemployed and 7% long-term sick or disabled. The largest employment sectors continued to be manufacturing 17.9%, wholesale and retail trade including motor vehicle repairs 16.7%, and health and social work 15.7%. The ethnic makeup of the district had shifted slightly to 87.4% white and 11% Asian, with other ethnic minorities and mixed-heritage people at 1.6%.
s within the borough of varying ages and sizes. The largest are: