Barrowford is one of the 20

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that form the Parliamentary constituency of Pendle,

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, England. The ward returns three councillors, currently all

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, to represent the village of

Barrowford Barrowford () is a large village and civil parish in the Pendle district of Lancashire, England. It is situated to the north of Nelson on the other side of the M65 motorway, and forms part of the Nelson conurbation. It also comprises the area ...

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 ...

. As of the May 2011 Council election, Barrowford had an electorate of 4,070.

Demographics

Barrowford has an older-than-average population compared to both Pendle and England, with 23.4 per cent of residents aged 60 or over. It also has a considerably higher proportion of white residents than the local average.

Election results

References

{{Wards of Pendle Wards of Pendle (UK Parliament constituency)