Borough of Blackpool
TheBorough of Blackpoolis alocal government districtwithborough statusin theceremonial countyofLancashire,North West England.Its councilis aunitary authority,being a district council which also performs the functions of acounty council.It is named after the seaside town ofBlackpoolbut covers a wider area which includesAnchorsholme,Bispham,Layton,MartonandSquires Gate.As well as the suburbs ofGrange Park,North Shore,South ShoreandStarr Gate.The borough also forms the core of the widerBlackpool conurbation.
The borough is bordered to the north and north-east by theBorough of Wyre(includingFleetwood,Cleveleys,ThorntonandPoulton-le-Fylde), and to the south and south-east byBorough of Fylde(includingLytham St Annes), both of which arenon-metropolitan districtsin Lancashire. The western boundary is theIrish Seacoast. Surrounding districts form part of theBlackpool Urban Areawhich covers all the unitary authority area.[5][6][7][8][9]
History
[edit]Blackpool was amunicipal boroughuntil 1889 when it became acounty borough,[10]on 1 April 1974, under theLocal Government Act 1972,the county borough of Blackpool was reconstituted as anon-metropolitan districtwith the same boundaries as the county borough.[11][12]Until 1998, Blackpool was administered as part ofLancashire County Councilwhich was based inPreston.After the creation ofunitary authoritiesby the government, Blackpool andBlackburnwere successful in gaining their own right to govern independent from the county council. Blackpool gained unitary authority status,[13]as did Blackburn and it was renamed "Blackburn with Darwen". As of 2021[update]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
- Bispham
- Blackpool
- 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
- Queenstown
- Revoe
- South Shore
- Squires Gate
- Stanley Park
- Starr Gate
- Walker's Hill
- Warbreck
- Waterloo
- Whiteholme
Government
[edit]Blackpool borough is administered byBlackpool Councilcurrently underLabourcontrol.
References
[edit]- ^"Your council".Blackpool Council.Retrieved21 January2024.
- ^"Mid-Year Population Estimates, UK, June 2022".Office for National Statistics.26 March 2024.Retrieved3 May2024.
- ^"Mid-Year Population Estimates, UK, June 2022".Office for National Statistics.26 March 2024.Retrieved3 May2024.
- ^abUK Census(2021)."2021 Census Area Profile – Blackpool Local Authority (E06000009)".Nomis.Office for National Statistics.Retrieved8 August2023.
- ^"Blackpool UA through time".A Vision of Britain through Time.Retrieved13 July2021.
- ^"Blackpool unitary".Lancashire County Council.Retrieved13 July2021.
- ^"The Borough of Blackpool (Electoral Changes) Order 2002".legislation.gov.uk.Retrieved13 July2021.
- ^"Growth of the County Borough of Blackpool in the County of Lancashire, from 1500 to 1926".genuki.org.uk.Retrieved13 July2021.
- ^"Lancashire Combined Authority".Pendle Borough Council.Retrieved13 July2021.
- ^"Relationships and changes Blackpool MB/CB through time".A Vision of Britain through Time.Retrieved3 May2023.
- ^"The English Non-metropolitan Districts (Definition) Order 1972".Legislation.gov.uk.Retrieved26 December2021.
- ^"The English Non-metropolitan Districts (Names) Order 1973".Legislation.gov.uk.Retrieved26 December2021.
