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20.06.2014
Lancaster
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Working for our part of Rural England with the Rural Services Network |
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Location: North West Population: 142,283 (Mid-year estimate 2015) Interesting fact: Following the Norman conquest of England in 1066, Lancaster fell under the control of William I, as stated in the Domesday Book of 1086, which is the earliest known mention of Lancaster in any document.
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| Lancaster |
Lancaster is a member of the Rural Services Network and falls |
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Lancaster Information |
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| Phone number 01524 582000 |
Website www.lancaster.gov.uk |
Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) Lancashire |
| Frequency of elections Elections are of whole counci |
Number of councillors 60 |
Political composition Labour - 29 Conservative - 18 Green - 8 Independent - 2 Free Independent - 1 Non-aligned Independent - 1 Vacant - 1 |
| MPs Lancaster and Fleetwood - Cat Smith (Labour) Morecambe and Lunesdale - David Morris (Conservative) |
Decision making structure Leader and a Cabinet |
Population change Population change One Year Population Change + 0.7% Ten Year Population Change + 4.0% |
| Police Authority Lancashire Police Authority |
Fire Service Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service |
Health Authority North West Strategic Health Authority |
| Area 57,586 Hectares |
Rural Output Areas 129 rural OAs from 465 OAs in total |
Audited by KPMG LLP (England) |
| Rural Classification (Defra) Urban with Significant Rural (rural including hub towns 26-49%) |
Population by Area- (Density) 2.47 people per hectare |
Number of Parishes Information yet to be supplied |
| Number of Parish Meetings 6 |
Number of Parish Councils 31 |
Number of Town Councils 1 |
| Average house price £144,500 (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 40.2 (2011 Census data) |
| Main Towns Lancaster, Morcambe |
Unemployment rate 0.5% (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 - £199.99 2015/2016 Council Tax - £203.97 2016/2017 Council Tax - £208.97 2017/2018 Council Tax - £213.97 |
| Percentage of households socially rented from council or local authority 6.3% (2011 Census data) |
Percentage of population who have reported they are in very good health 46.7% (2011 Census data) |
Percentage of population which provides unpaid care 10.6% (2011 Census data) |
| Employment by Occupation Percentage of people aged 16 and over who are in Social Major Group 1-3 48.4% (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 33.7% (2011 Census data) |
| Cars or vans owned per household (2011 Census data) No cars or vans - 24.6% 1 car or van - 45.5% 2 cars or vans - 23.6% 3 cars or vans - 4.8% 4 or more cars and vans - 1.5% |
Local Newspapers Information yet to be supplied |
National Park/AONBs Arnside and Silverdale (AONBs) |
2015 English Indices of Deprivation analysis tool
(Produced by Oxfordshire County Council) |
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