Blackburn with Darwen

Borough of Blackburn with Darwen
Borough of Blackburn with Darwen
Borough and unitary authority
	From left to right; Top: Blackburn skyline; Middle: Entwistle Bottoms and Belmont village skyline; Bottom: Darwen Town Hall and the Leeds and Liverpool Canal in Feniscowles;
	Coat of arms
	Motto(s): Latin: Arte et Labore, lit. 'By Skill and Labour'
	Blackburn with Darwen shown within Lancashire
	Coordinates: 53°45′00″N 2°28′53″W / 53.7500°N 2.4815°W
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Country	England
Region	North West
Ceremonial county	Lancashire
Incorporated	1 April 1974
Unitary authority	1 April 1998
Named for	Blackburn and Darwen
Administrative HQ	Blackburn Town Hall
Government
• Type	Unitary authority
• Body	Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council
• MPs	Adnan Hussain (Ind); Andy MacNae (L);
Area
• Total	53 sq mi (137 km2)
• Rank	173rd
Population (2022)
• Total	155,762
• Rank	135th
• Density	2,940/sq mi (1,137/km2)
Ethnicity (2021)
• Ethnic groups	List 60.4% White ; 35.7% Asian ; 1.7% Mixed ; 0.9% Black ; 1.4% other ;
Religion (2021)
• Religion	List 38.0% Christianity ; 35.0% Islam ; 21.1% no religion ; 0.3% Hinduism ; 0.2% Buddhism ; 0.1% Sikhism ; 0.0% Judaism ; 0.3% other ; 5.0% not stated ;
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (BST)
Postcode areas	BB; BL; PR;
Dialling codes	01254
ISO 3166 code	GB-BBD
GSS code	E06000008
Website	blackburn.gov.uk

Blackburn with Darwen is a unitary authority area with borough status in the ceremonial county of Lancashire, North West England. The borough includes the towns of Blackburn and Darwen plus a wider rural area which includes the villages of Lower Darwen, Feniscowles, Brownhill and Hoddlesden.^[5]

Formation

It was founded in 1974 as the Lancashire borough of Blackburn, from the County Borough of Blackburn, the Municipal Borough of Darwen, the parish of North Turton from 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

Ethnicity

Ethnicity of school pupils^[6]
Ethnic group	School year
	2021/2022
	Number	%

White: Total	12,911	46.1
White: British	11,876	42.4
White: Irish	28	0.1
White: Traveller of Irish heritage	25	0.1
White: Gypsy/Roma	21	0.1
White: Other	961	3.4
Asian / Asian British: Total	12,835	45.8
Asian / Asian British: Indian	4,592	16.4
Asian / Asian British: Pakistani	7,282	26.0
Asian / Asian British: Bangladeshi	290	1.0
Asian / Asian British: Chinese	71	0.3
Asian / Asian British: Other Asians	600	2.1
Black / Black British: Total	344	1.2
Black: Caribbean	13	0.0
Black: African	274	1.0
Black: Other Blacks	57	0.2
Mixed / British Mixed	1,129	4
Other: Total	474	1.7
Unclassified	290	1.0

Total:	27,983	100.0

Religion

According to the 2021 census, 38.0% of the population was Christian, 35.0% Muslim, 0.3% Hindu, 0.2% Buddhist, 0.4% followed another religions (including Judaism, Sikhism and others), 21.1% were not affiliated to a religion and 5.0% did not state their religious views.

Religion in Blackburn with Darwen as of 2021 ^[7]

Christianity (38.0%)

Islam (35.0%)

Hinduism (0.3%)

Buddhism (0.2%)

Sikh (0.1%)

No religion (21.1%)

Not stated (5.0%)

Other (0.3%)

Governance

The council is based at Blackburn Town Hall on King William Street in the centre of Blackburn. As a unitary authority, Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council provides most local government services. Parts of the borough are covered by civil parishes, which provide a lower tier of local government.

Economy

This is a chart of trend of regional gross value added of Blackburn with Darwen at current basic prices published Archived 22 August 2006 at the Wayback Machine (pp. 240–253) by Office for National Statistics with figures in millions of British Pounds Sterling.

Year	Regional Gross Value Added^[a]	Agriculture^[b]	Industry^[c]	Services^[d]
1995	1,496	3	755	737
2000	1,597	3	678	916
2003	1,785	4	647	1,134

Settlements

Blackburn

Darwen

Great Hill

Winter Hill

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Towns, suburbs, villages and hills in the Borough of Blackburn with Darwen

Civil parishes

The town of Blackburn and the village of Hoddlesden lie in unparished areas.

Education

As a unitary authority, Blackburn with Darwen authority has a statutory responsibility for educational standards and schooling within its boundaries.^[8]

Transport

Blackburn with Darwen Council has a stated transport policy of "making roads traffic free".^[9]

Freedom of the Borough

The following people and military units have received the Freedom of the Borough of Blackburn with Darwen.^[10]

Individuals

Barbara Castle: 23 November 1979.
Sir Charles Fletcher-Cooke: 23 November 1979.
Tom Taylor, Baron Taylor of Blackburn: 2 April 1992.
Jack Straw: 1 October 2015.^[11]

Military Units

The East Lancashire Regiment: 5 February 1948.
The Lancashire Regiment: 6 November 1958.
The Queen's Lancashire Regiment: 25 March 1970.
The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment: 1 July 2006.

Notes

^ Components may not sum to totals due to rounding
^ includes hunting and forestry
^ includes energy and construction
^ includes financial intermediation services indirectly measured

References

^ "Council and democracy". Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
^ "Mid-Year Population Estimates, UK, June 2022". Office for National Statistics. 26 March 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
^ "Mid-Year Population Estimates, UK, June 2022". Office for National Statistics. 26 March 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
^ ^a ^b UK Census (2021). "2021 Census Area Profile – Blackburn with Darwen Local Authority (E06000008)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
^ "Unitary Authority population 2011". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
^ "Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic Year 2021/22". explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
^ "Religion". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
^ "Types of Council". Archived from the original on 26 January 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
^ Blackburn with Darwen Council. "Transport & streets policies & strategies". Archived from the original on 11 June 2017. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
^ "Freedom of the Borough". Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
^ Jacobs, Bill (25 September 2015). "Former Blackburn MP Jack Straw to be given 'freedom' of the borough". The Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 17 January 2022.

External links

Council political parties

[8] Components may not sum to totals due to rounding

[9] udes hunting and forestry

[10] udes energy and construction

[11] udes financial intermediation services indirectly measured

[Council_leadership-1] "Council and democracy". Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council. Retrieved 22 January 2024.

[2] "Mid-Year Population Estimates, UK, June 2022". Office for National Statistics. 26 March 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.

[popstats-3] "Mid-Year Population Estimates, UK, June 2022". Office for National Statistics. 26 March 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.

[2021_Nomis-4] UK Census (2021). "2021 Census Area Profile – Blackburn with Darwen Local Authority (E06000008)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 22 January 2024.

[5] "Unitary Authority population 2011". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2016.

[6] "Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic Year 2021/22". explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 28 November 2022.

[7] "Religion". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 7 December 2022.

[ukgov1-12] "Types of Council". Archived from the original on 26 January 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2013.

[13] Blackburn with Darwen Council. "Transport & streets policies & strategies". Archived from the original on 11 June 2017. Retrieved 27 May 2017.

[14] "Freedom of the Borough". Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council. Retrieved 17 January 2022.

[15] Jacobs, Bill (25 September 2015). "Former Blackburn MP Jack Straw to be given 'freedom' of the borough". The Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 17 January 2022.

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v t e Schools in Blackburn with Darwen
Secondary schools	Blackburn Central High School Darwen Aldridge Community Academy Darwen Aldridge Enterprise Studio Darwen Vale High School Our Lady and St John Catholic College Pleckgate High School Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School St Bede's Catholic High School St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School Witton Park Academy
Independent schools	Jamiatul Ilm Wal Huda Westholme School
Further education	Blackburn College St Mary's College

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