Old Laund Booth (ward)

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Old Laund Booth
Old Laund Booth UK ward locator map.svg
Shown within Pendle
Population 1,586 (697 households)
District Pendle
Ceremonial county Lancashire
Region North West
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
EU Parliament North West England
UK Parliament Pendle
Councillors John David (Liberal Democrats)
List of places
UK
England
Lancashire

Old Laund Booth is one of the 20 electoral wards that form the Parliamentary constituency of Pendle, Lancashire, England. Old Laund Booth is also a civil parish. The ward represents the villages of Fence and Wheatley Lane, as well as part of the Lomeshaye Industrial Estate on the outskirts of nearby Nelson, and returns one councillor to sit on Pendle Borough Council. As of the May 2011 Council election, Old Laund Booth had an electorate of 1,235.[1]

Demographics

The proportion of older people in the population of Old Laund Booth is considerably higher than the local and national averages; its population has a mean age of 43.6 years, five years older than the England and Wales average. The ward also has a smaller ethnic minority population than many areas of Pendle.[2]

Election results

Year elected Councillor Majority  %
2011 John David (Liberal Democrat) 10 0.01

References

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