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City of Lancaster

Coordinates:54°2′49.2″N2°48′3.6″W/ 54.047000°N 2.801000°W/54.047000; -2.801000
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This article is about the local government district. For the main settlement in the district, seeLancaster, Lancashire.For other uses, seeLancaster (disambiguation).

Lancaster
Cityandnon-metropolitan district
Official logo of Lancaster
Coat of arms ofLancaster City Council
Motto:
"Luck to Loyne"
Lancaster shown within Lancashire
Lancaster shown withinLancashire
Coordinates:54°2′49.2″N2°48′3.6″W/ 54.047000°N 2.801000°W/54.047000; -2.801000
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
CountryEngland
RegionNorth West England
Ceremonial countyLancashire
City status14 May 1937
Administrative HQLancaster(Town Hall)
Morecambe(Town Hall)
Government
• TypeNon-metropolitan district
• BodyLancaster City Council
Area
• Total219 sq mi (567 km2)
• Rank69th
Population
(2022)
• Total144,446
• Rank156th
• Density660/sq mi (255/km2)
• Ethnicity
97.8%white
Ethnicity(2021)
[1]
•Ethnic groups
List
Religion(2021)
[1]
•Religion
List
Time zoneUTC+0(Greenwich Mean Time)
• Summer (DST)UTC+1(British Summer Time)
Postcode areas
LA
Dialling codes01524(Lancaster)
015242(Hornby-with-Farleton)
Vehicle registration prefixP
GSScodeE07000121
NUTS 3 codeUKD44
ONS code30UH
OS grid referenceSD475615
MotorwaysM6
A601(M)
Major railway stationsLancaster(B)
Councillors61
MPsCat Smith(L)
David Morris(C)
Police areaLancashire
Fire serviceLancashire
Ambulance serviceNorth West

TheCity of Lancaster,or simplyLancaster(/ˈlæŋkæstər/),[2][3]is alocal government districtwithcity statusinLancashire,England. It is named after its largest settlement,Lancaster,and also includes the towns ofCarnforth,HeyshamandMorecambeand a wider ruralhinterland.The district has a population of 144,446 (2022),[4]and an area of 219 square miles (567 km2).[5]

Much of the district's rural area is recognised for its natural beauty; it includes part of theYorkshire Dales National Parkand parts of the designatedAreas of Outstanding Natural BeautyofArnside and Silverdaleand theForest of Bowland.The neighbouring districts areWestmorland and Furness,North Yorkshire,Ribble ValleyandWyre.

History

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The town of Lancaster was anancient borough,with its earliest known charter dating from 1193. A later charter in 1337 gave it the right to appoint a mayor.[6]It was reformed to become amunicipal boroughin 1836, governed by a body formally called the "mayor, aldermen and burgesses of the borough of Lancaster", but generally known as the corporation or town council.[7]In 1937 the borough was awarded city status.[8]

The modern district was created on 1 April 1974 under theLocal Government Act 1972,covering the territory of five former districts which were abolished at the same time:[9][10]

The new district was awardedborough statusfrom its creation, allowing the chair of the council to take the title of mayor, continuing Lancaster's series of mayors dating back to 1337.[11]The city status which had been held by the old municipal borough of Lancaster since 1937 was also transferred to the new district on its creation.[12][13]

Since 1 August 2016 the district has included a small part of theYorkshire Dales National Park.[14]

Governance

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Sign at entry into the county and district, showing use of name "City of Lancaster"
Lancaster City Council
Leadership
Abi Mills,
Green
since 10 May 2024[15]
Phil Black,
Labour
since 22 May 2023[16]
Mark Davies
since 2022[17]
Structure
Seats61 councillors[18]
Political groups
Administration (52)
Labour(23)
Green(22)
Liberal Democrat(7)
Other parties (9)
Conservative(5)
MB Independents(3)
Independent(1)
Length of term
4 years
Elections
First past the post
Last election
4 May 2023
Next election
6 May 2027
Meeting place
Town Hall,Marine Road East, Morecambe, LA45AF
Website
www.lancaster.gov.uk

Lancaster City Council providesdistrict-levelservices.County-levelservices are provided byLancashire County Council.Much of the district is covered bycivil parishes,which form a third tier of local government.[19]

In the part of the district within the Yorkshire Dales National Park,town planningis the responsibility of theYorkshire Dales National Park Authority.The city council appoints one of its councillors to serve on the 25-person National Park Authority.[20]

Political control

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The council has been underno overall controlsince 2019. Since the2023 electiona coalition ofLabour,theGreensandLiberal Democratshas formed the council's administration.[21][22]

The first election to the city council as enlarged by the Local Government Act 1972 was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority alongside the outgoing authorities before coming into its powers on 1 April 1974. Political control of the council since 1974 has been as follows:[23][24]

Party Period
Conservative 1974–1987
No overall control 1987–1995
Labour 1995–1999
No overall control 1999–2017
Labour 2017–2019
No overall control 2019–present

Leadership

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The role of mayor is largely ceremonial in Lancaster, with political leadership instead provided by theleader of the council.The leaders since 1993 have been:[25]

Councillor Party From To
Stanley Henig Labour pre-1993 9 May 1999
Tricia Heath Morecambe Bay Independents 19 May 1999 6 May 2003
Ian Barker Labour May 2003 6 May 2007
Roger Mace Conservative 21 May 2007 4 Feb 2009
Abbott Bryning Labour 4 Feb 2009 18 May 2009
Stuart Langhorn Liberal Democrats 18 May 2009 8 May 2011
Eileen Blamire Labour 23 May 2011 5 May 2019
Erica Lewis Labour 20 May 2019 17 May 2021
Caroline Jackson Green 17 May 2021 22 May 2023
Phil Black Labour 22 May 2023

Composition

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Following the2023 electionand subsequent by-elections up to July 2024, the composition of the council was:[26][27]

Party Councillors
Labour 23
Green 22
Liberal Democrats 7
Conservative 5
Morecambe Bay Independents 3
Independent 1
Total 61

The next election is due in 2027.

Elections

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See also:Lancaster City Council elections

Since the last boundary changes in 2023 the council has comprised 61councillorsrepresenting 27wards,with each ward electing one, two or three councillors. Elections are held every four years.[28]

The district comprises two parliamentary constituencies:Lancaster and Fleetwood,andMorecambe and Lunesdale.[29]Since 2015, Lancaster and Fleetwood has been held by Labour, and Morecambe and Lunesdale has been held by the Conservatives since 2010.

Premises

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Town Hall,Dalton Square, Lancaster

The council has two main meeting places, both inherited from predecessor authorities:Lancaster Town HallandMorecambe Town Hall.Full council meetings are held in the larger council chamber of Morecambe Town Hall, but Lancaster Town Hall is also used for committee meetings and houses administrative functions.[30]

Demography

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Population pyramid of the City of Lancaster in 2020
Lancaster compared
2001 UK Census Lancaster[31] Lancashire[32] England United Kingdom
Total population 133,914 1,134,974 49,138,831 58,789,194
White 97.8% 94.7% 90.9% 92.14%
Asian 0.7% 4.1% 4.6% 3.4%
Black 0.2% 0.2% 2.3% 2%

At the2011 UK census,the City of Lancaster had a total population of 138,375. Of the 57,822 households in the city, 33.5% were married couples living together, 31.9% were one-person households, 7.8% wereco-habitingcouples and 10.0% were lone parents.[33]These figures were similar to the national averages.

The population density was 233/km2(600/sq mi) and for every 100 females, there were 91.8 males. Of those aged 16–74 in Lancaster, 26.7% had noacademic qualifications,lower than 28.9% in all of England. The city of Lancaster had a higher proportion of white people than England.[33][34]

Population change

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The table below details the population change since 1801, including the percentage change since the last available census data. Although the City of Lancaster has existed as a district since 1974, figures have been generated by combining data from the towns, villages, andcivil parishesthat would later be constituent parts of the city.

Population growthin City of Lancaster since 1801
YearPopulation±%
180123,818—
181124,842+4.3%
182128,374+14.2%
183130,987+9.2%
184132,998+6.5%
185133,437+1.3%
186137,943+13.5%
187142,450+11.9%
YearPopulation±%
188146,956+10.6%
189157,577+22.6%
190164,617+12.2%
191172,538+12.3%
192177,409+6.7%
193182,622+6.7%
194192,752+12.3%
1951104,126+12.3%
YearPopulation±%
1961113,083+8.6%
1971122,820+8.6%
1981118,599−3.4%
1991130,022+9.6%
2001133,914+3.0%
2011138,375+3.3%
Source:Vision of Britain[35]

Religion

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Lancaster compared
2011 UK Census City of Lancaster[33] Lancashire[36] England
Population 138,375 1,134,974 49,138,831
Christian 65.9% 68.8% 59.4%
Muslim 1.3% 4.8% 5.0%
No religion 24.5% 19.2% 24.7%

At the 2011 UK census, 65.9% of Lancaster's population reported themselves as Christian, 1.3% Muslim, 0.4% Buddhist, 0.3% Hindu, 0.1% Jewish, and 0.1% Sikh. 24.5% had no religion, 0.5% had an alternative religion and 7.1% did not state their religion.[33]The city is covered by theRoman Catholic Diocese of Lancaster,[37]and the Church of EnglandDiocese of Blackburn.[38]

Economy

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City of Lancaster compared
2001 UK Census City of Lancaster[39] Lancashire[40] England
Population of working age 97,365 814,434 35,532,091
Full-time employment 33.5% 39.2% 40.8%
Part-time employment 12.7% 12.2% 11.8%
Self employed 7.8% 8.2% 8.3%
Unemployed 3.6% 2.9% 3.3%
Retired 14.9% 15.0% 13.5%

At theUnited Kingdom Census 2001,the City of Lancaster had 97,365 residents aged 16 to 74. Of these people, 4.0% were students with jobs, 9.6% students without jobs, 5.1% looking after home or family, 6.0% permanently sick or disabled and 2.8% economically inactive for other reasons.[39]

In 2001, of the 55,906 residents of the City of Lancaster in employment, the industry of employment was 16.7% retail and wholesale, 14.2% health and social work, 11.4% education, 11.2% manufacturing, 7.8% property and business services, 6.7% construction, 6.7% hotels and restaurants, 6.5% transport and communications, 5.7% public administration and defence, 2.5% finance, 2.4% energy and water supply, 2.2% agriculture, 0.4% mining, and 5.3% other. This was roughly in line with national figures, although the proportion of jobs in agriculture which was more than the national average of 1.5% and the percentage of people working in finance was below the national average of 4.8%; the proportion of people working in property was well below the national average of 13.2%.[41]

Media

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The area is served byBBC North WestandITV Granadawith television signals received from theWinter HillTV transmitter and the Lancaster relay transmitter.[42]

Radio stations for the area are:

Settlements

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Towns, villages and hills in the City of Lancaster districtArea of Outstanding Natural Beauty

Civil parishes

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Most of the district's area is covered bycivil parishes.The parish councils for Carnforth and Morecambe have declared their parishes to be towns, allowing them to take the style "town council".[44]

  1. Aldcliffe-with-Stodday
  2. Arkholme-with-Cawood
  3. Bolton-le-Sands
  4. Borwick
  5. Burrow-with-Burrow
  6. Cantsfield
  7. Carnforth
  8. Caton-with-Littledale
  9. Claughton
  10. Cockerham
  11. Ellel
  12. Gressingham
  13. Halton-with-Aughton
  14. Heaton-with-Oxcliffe
  15. Hornby-with-Farleton
  16. Ireby
  17. Leck
  18. Melling-with-Wrayton
  19. Middleton
  20. Morecambe
  21. Nether Kellet
  22. Over Kellet
  23. Over Wyresdale
  24. Overton
  25. Priest Hutton
  26. Quernmore
  27. Roeburndale
  28. Scotforth
  29. Silverdale
  30. Slyne-with-Hest
  31. Tatham
  32. Thurnham
  33. Tunstall
  34. Warton
  35. Wennington
  36. Whittington
  37. Wray-with-Botton
  38. Yealand Conyers
  39. Yealand Redmayne

Most of the area of the pre-1974 city ofLancasteris anunparished area,as is theHeyshamarea of the former borough ofMorecambe and Heysham.

Twin towns

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[45]

Associate towns

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[45]

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