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Calderdale
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Working for our part of Rural England with the Rural Services Network |
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Location: Yorkshire and the Humber Population: 209,800 (2016) Interesting fact: The Halifax Explosion in 1917 was the world’s largest man-made explosion prior to Hiroshima. About 2000 people were killed and 9000 injured when the SS Mont Blanc, a French cargo ship loaded with wartime explosives collided with an empty Norwegian ship. It caught fire and 25 minutes later exploded. A tsunami and pressure wave also occurred and caused considerable damage.
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| Calderdale |
Calderdale is a member of the Rural Services Network and falls |
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Calderdale Information |
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| Phone number 0845 245 6000 |
Website www.calderdale.gov.uk |
Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) Leeds City Region |
| Frequency of elections Elections are by thirds |
Number of councillors 51 |
Political composition Labour - 23 Conservative - 21 Liberal Democrat - 5 Independent - 2 |
| MPs Calder Valley - Craig Whittaker (Conservative) Halifax - Holly Lynch (Labour) |
Decision making structure Leader and a Cabinet |
Population change Population change One Year Population Change + 0.5% Ten Year Population Change + 6.2% |
| Police Authority West Yorkshire Police Authority |
Fire Service West Yorkshire Fire & Rescue |
Health Authority NHS Yorkshire & the Humber |
| Area 36,389 Hectares |
Rural Output Areas 126 rural OAs from 668 OAs in total |
Audited by Grant Thornton UK LLP |
| Rural Classification (Defra) Urban with Major Conurbation |
Population by Area- (Density) 5.73 people per hectare |
Number of Parishes 7 |
| Number of Parish Meetings 0 |
Number of Parish Councils 5 |
Number of Town Councils 2 |
| Average house price £130,000 (Median price paid by local authority, year ending Q4-2015 - provided by UK HPI data published by Land Registry © Crown copyright 2016) |
Outsourced Services Information yet to be supplied |
Average age of population 39.6 (2011 Census data) |
| Main Towns Brighouse, Elland, Halifax, Hebden Bridge, Sowerby Bridge, Todmorden |
Unemployment rate 1.2% (JSA claimants for August 2017) |
Current Council Tax (amount reported is the amount received by the Council - no other services are included) 2014/2015 Council Tax - £1,251.43 2015/2016 Council Tax - £1,251.43 2016/2017 Council Tax - £1,275.83 2017/2018 Council Tax - £1,364.04 |
| Percentage of households socially rented from council or local authority 5.4% (2011 Census data) |
Percentage of population who have reported they are in very good health 46.3% (2011 Census data) |
Percentage of population which provides unpaid care 10.5% (2011 Census data) |
| Employment by Occupation Percentage of people aged 16 and over who are in Social Major Group 1-3 45.2% (ONS annual population survey - April 15-March 16) |
Average annual wage for full time employees
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Percentage of those employed in full time employment 38.7% (2011 Census data) |
| Cars or vans owned per household (2011 Census data) No cars or vans - 27.3% 1 car or van - 43.2% 2 cars or vans - 23.7% 3 cars or vans - 4.4% 4 or more cars and vans - 1.3% |
Local Newspapers Information yet to be supplied |
National Park/AONBs None |
2015 English Indices of Deprivation analysis tool
(Produced by Oxfordshire County Council) |
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