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Borough of Blackburn with Darwen
Typical terraced housing in Darwen
Typical terraced housing in Darwen
Official seal of Borough of Blackburn with Darwen
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Shown within ceremonial Lancashire
Shown within ceremonial Lancashire
Sovereign state  United Kingdom
Constituent country  England
Region North West England
Ceremonial county  Lancashire
Admin. HQ Blackburn
Government
 • Type Unitary authority
 • Body Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council
Area
 • Total 137.0 km2 (52.9 sq mi)
Area rank 196th
Population
2005 est.
 • Total 149,696 Ranked 139th
 • Ethnicity
69.1% White
28.1% S.Asian
0.6% Black
0.8% Other
1.2% Mixed
Time zone UTC+0 (GMT)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+1 (British Summer Time)
ONS code 00EX (ONS)
E06000008 (GSS)
Website blackburn.gov.uk

Blackburn with Darwen is a borough and unitary authority area in Lancashire, North West England. It consists of the large industrial town of Blackburn and the market town of Darwen including other villages around the two towns.

Formation

It was founded in 1974 as the Lancashire borough of Blackburn, from the County Borough of Blackburn, the Borough of Darwen, parts of Turton Urban District (chiefly the villages of Belmont, Chapeltown and Edgworth) and parts of Blackburn Rural District. It was renamed in May 1997, in preparation for a split from Lancashire County Council. On 1 April 1998 it became a unitary authority.

Demographics

According to the 2017 census, the proportion of Muslims is 30.9%. 20.4% of the district's population belongs to any South Asian ethnic group, making it the highest percentage in the region, and almost four times higher than national average of South Asians.

Neighbouring districts and political control

The authority borders with boroughs administered as within the Greater Manchester and Lancashire upper-tier local authorities: Chorley in the west and then (clockwise) South Ribble, Ribble Valley, Hyndburn and Rossendale in Lancashire; Bury and Bolton in Greater Manchester. The data below is based on June 2012.

The local government districts that surround Blackburn with Darwen
South Ribble
Conservative
Ribble Valley
Conservative
Hyndburn
Labour
Chorley
Labour
Blackburn with Darwen
Rossendale
Labour
Bury
Labour
Bolton
Labour

Settlements

Civil parishes

Blackburn with Darwen parishes map
  1. Darwen (town council)
  2. Eccleshill
  3. Livesey
  4. North Turton
  5. Pleasington
  6. Tockholes
  7. Yate and Pickup Bank

Economy

This is a chart of trend of regional gross value added of Blackburn with Darwen at current basic prices published (pp. 240–253) by Office for National Statistics with figures in millions of British Pounds Sterling.

Year Regional Gross Value Added Agriculture Industry Services
1995 1,496 3 755 737
2000 1,597 3 678 916
2003 1,785 4 647 1,134

Education

As a unitary authority, Blackburn with Darwen authority has a statutory responsibility for educational standards and schooling within its boundaries.

Transport

Blackburn with Darwen Council has a stated transport policy of "making roads traffic free".

See also

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