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The Borough of Blackpool is a
local government district The districts of England (also known as local authority districts or local government districts to distinguish from unofficial city districts) are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government. As the st ...
with unitary authority status and unparished area in the ceremonial county of Lancashire, England. It covers the large seaside town of
Blackpool Blackpool is a seaside resort in Lancashire, England. Located on the northwest coast of England, it is the main settlement within the borough also called Blackpool. The town is by the Irish Sea, between the Ribble and Wyre rivers, and is ...
and includes notable suburbs such as South Shore, North Shore and the large village of Bispham. The borough is bordered to the north and north-east by the
Borough of Wyre Wyre is a local government district with borough status in Lancashire, England. The population of the non-metropolitan district at the 2011 census was 107,749. The district borders the unitary authority area of Blackpool as well as the dist ...
(including Fleetwood,
Cleveleys Cleveleys is a town on the Fylde Coast of Lancashire, England, about north of Blackpool and south of Fleetwood. It is part of the Borough of Wyre. With its neighbouring settlement of Thornton, Cleveleys was part of the former urban district ...
, Thornton and Poulton-le-Fylde), and to the south and south-east by
Borough of Fylde The Borough of Fylde is a local government district with borough status in Lancashire, England. It covers part of the Fylde plain, after which it is named. The council's headquarters are in St Annes. Some council departments, including Plan ...
(including
Lytham St Annes Lytham St Annes () is a seaside town in the Borough of Fylde in Lancashire, England. It is on the Fylde coast, directly south of Blackpool on the Ribble Estuary. The population at the 2011 census was 42,954. The town is almost contiguous wit ...
), both of which are
non-metropolitan district Non-metropolitan districts, or colloquially "shire districts", are a type of local government district in England. As created, they are sub-divisions of non-metropolitan counties (colloquially ''shire counties'') in a two-tier arrangement. Non- ...
s in Lancashire. The western boundary is bounded by
Morecambe Bay Morecambe Bay is a large estuary in northwest England, just to the south of the Lake District National Park. It is the largest expanse of intertidal mudflats and sand in the United Kingdom, covering a total area of . In 1974, the second largest ...
and the coast. Surrounding districts form part of the Blackpool Urban Area which covers all the unitary authority area.


History

On 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, the pre-existing
County Borough County borough is a term introduced in 1889 in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, to refer to a borough or a city independent of county council control, similar to the unitary authorities created since the 1990s. An equivalent t ...
of Blackpool was reconstituted as a
non-metropolitan district Non-metropolitan districts, or colloquially "shire districts", are a type of local government district in England. As created, they are sub-divisions of non-metropolitan counties (colloquially ''shire counties'') in a two-tier arrangement. Non- ...
with the same boundaries as the county borough. Until 1998, Blackpool was administered as part of
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 La ...
which was based in
Preston Preston is a place name, surname and given name that may refer to: Places England *Preston, Lancashire, an urban settlement **The City of Preston, Lancashire, a borough and non-metropolitan district which contains the settlement **County Boro ...
. After the creation of unitary authorities by the government, Blackpool and
Blackburn Blackburn () is an industrial town and the administrative centre of the Blackburn with Darwen borough in Lancashire, England. The town is north of the West Pennine Moors on the southern edge of the Ribble Valley, east of Preston and north- ...
were successful in gaining their own right to govern independent from the county council. Blackpool gained unitary authority status, as did Blackburn and it was renamed "Blackburn with Darwen". these are the only two unitary authorities in Lancashire although they remain part of Lancashire for ceremonial purposes.


Localities in the borough

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Anchorsholme Anchorsholme is an area of Blackpool, in the Borough of Blackpool in Lancashire, England. It is close to the town of Cleveleys and village of Thornton. Etymology The name Anchorsholme is thought to derive from the Old Scandinavian word 'holmr' ...
* Bispham *Bloomfield *Brunswick *Churchtown *Claremont * Common Edge * Devonshire * Grange Park *Great Marton *Great Marton Moss *Great Marton Moss Side *Greenhill *Greenlands *Hawes Side * Highfurlong *Hoohill *Ingthorpe * Layton * Little Bispham *Little Carleton *Little Marton Moss Side *Little Norbreck * Marton *Marton Fold *Mereside * Moor Park *Norbreck * North Shore *Palatine *Queenstown *Revoe * South Shore *
Squires Gate Squires Gate is a district and an electoral ward in South Shore, Blackpool on the Fylde coast in the county of Lancashire, England. It is located at the south of the town near the boundary with Lytham St Annes. The population of the ward taken ...
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Stanley Park Stanley Park is a public park in British Columbia, Canada that makes up the northwestern half of Vancouver's Downtown Peninsula, surrounded by waters of Burrard Inlet and English Bay. The park borders the neighbourhoods of West End and Co ...
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Starr Gate Starr Gate is a suburb in the South Shore district of Blackpool in the county of Lancashire, England. It is located at the southwest end of Blackpool on the Fylde coast, adjacent to the Squires Gate district of Blackpool. The place is named ...
*Walker's Hill *Warbreck *Waterloo *Whiteholme


Government

Blackpool borough is administered by
Blackpool Council Blackpool Council is the local authority of the Borough of Blackpool, Lancashire, England. It is a unitary authority A unitary authority is a local authority responsible for all local government functions within its area or performing additio ...
currently under Labour control.


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Blackpool, Borough of Local government districts of Lancashire Unitary authority districts of England NUTS 3 statistical regions of the United Kingdom Unparished areas in Lancashire Boroughs in England