Blackburn with Darwen

Borough of Blackburn with Darwen
Coat of arms of Borough of Blackburn with Darwen
Motto(s): 
Latin: Arte et Labore, lit.'By Skill and Labour'
Blackburn with Darwen shown within Lancashire
Blackburn with Darwen shown within Lancashire
Coordinates: 53°45′00″N 2°28′53″W / 53.7500°N 2.4815°W / 53.7500; -2.4815
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
CountryEngland
RegionNorth West
Ceremonial countyLancashire
Incorporated1974
Unitary authority1998
Named forBlackburn and Darwen
Administrative HQBlackburn Town Hall
Government
 • TypeUnitary authority with leader and cabinet
 • BodyBlackburn with Darwen Borough Council
 • ControlLabour
 • LeaderPhil Riley (L)
 • MayorParwaiz Akhtar
 • Chief ExecutiveDenise Park
 • House of Commons
Area
 • Total53 sq mi (137 km2)
 • Rank173rd
Population
 (2022)[3]
 • Total155,762
 • Rank135th
 • Density2,940/sq mi (1,137/km2)
Ethnicity (2021)
 • Ethnic groups
List
Religion (2021)
 • Religion
List
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (BST)
Postcode area
Dialling code01254
ISO 3166 codeGB-BBD
GSS codeE06000008
ITL codeTLD41
GVA2021 estimate[5]
 • Total£3.4 billion
 • Per capita£21,843
GDP (nominal)2021 estimate[5]
 • Total£3.9 billion
 • Per capita£24,864
Websiteblackburn.gov.uk

Blackburn with Darwen is a borough and unitary authority area in Lancashire, North West England. It consists of the towns of Blackburn and Darwen but covers a wider area which includes the villages of Lower Darwen, Feniscowles, Brownhill and Hoddlesden.[6]

  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.
  3. ^ "Mid-Year Population Estimates, UK, June 2022". Office for National Statistics. 26 March 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  4. ^ a b UK Census (2021). "2021 Census Area Profile – Blackburn with Darwen Local Authority (E06000008)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  5. ^ a b Fenton, Trevor (25 April 2023). "Regional gross domestic product: local authorities". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  6. ^ "Unitary Authority population 2011". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2016.

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