This article is about the local government district in Lancashire, England, formed in 1974. For the ancient city itself, see Lancaster, Lancashire. For other uses, see Lancaster (disambiguation).
The current city boundaries were set as part of the provisions of the Local Government Act 1972, which created a non-metropolitan district on 1 April 1974 covering the territory of five former districts, which were abolished at the same time:[5][6]
The city status which had been held by the old municipal borough of Lancaster since 1937 was transferred to the non-metropolitan district on 1 April 1974, the day the new district came into being.[7][8]
The district comprises two parliamentary constituencies: Lancaster and Fleetwood, and Morecambe and Lunesdale.[12] Since 2015, Lancaster and Fleetwood has been held by Labour, and Morecambe and Lunesdale has been held by the Conservatives since 2010.
As of 9 September 2022[update], the composition of the City Council is as follows (with 2 seats vacant):[13][14]
The leader of the council since May 2021 has been Caroline Jackson of the Green Party, leading a coalition administration. Elections for all council seats are held every four years. The last election was in 2019 and the next election is scheduled for 2023.
The council has two main meeting places, both inherited from predecessor authorities: Lancaster Town Hall and Morecambe Town Hall. Full council meetings are held in the larger council chamber of Morecambe Town Hall, but Lancaster Town Hall is also used for committee meetings and houses administrative functions.[15]
Demography
Population pyramid of the City of Lancaster in 2020
At the 2011 UK census, the City of Lancaster had a total population of 138,375. Of the 57,822 households in the city, 33.5% were married couples living together, 31.9% were one-person households, 7.8% were co-habiting couples and 10.0% were lone parents.[18] These figures were similar to the national averages.
The population density was 233/km2 (600/sq mi) and for every 100 females, there were 91.8 males. Of those aged 16–74 in Lancaster, 26.7% had no academic qualifications, lower than 28.9% in all of England. The city of Lancaster had a higher proportion of white people than England.[18][19]
Population change
The table below details the population change since 1801, including the percentage change since the last available census data. Although the City of Lancaster has existed as a district since 1974, figures have been generated by combining data from the towns, villages, and civil parishes that would later be constituent parts of the city.
At the 2011 UK census, 65.9% of Lancaster's population reported themselves as Christian, 1.3% Muslim, 0.4% Buddhist, 0.3% Hindu, 0.1% Jewish, and 0.1% Sikh. 24.5% had no religion, 0.5% had an alternative religion and 7.1% did not state their religion.[18] The city is covered by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lancaster,[22] and the Church of England Diocese of Blackburn.[23]
At the United Kingdom Census 2001, the City of Lancaster had 97,365 residents aged 16 to 74. Of these people, 4.0% were students with jobs, 9.6% students without jobs, 5.1% looking after home or family, 6.0% permanently sick or disabled and 2.8% economically inactive for other reasons.[24]
In 2001, of the 55,906 residents of the City of Lancaster in employment, the industry of employment was 16.7% retail and wholesale, 14.2% health and social work, 11.4% education, 11.2% manufacturing, 7.8% property and business services, 6.7% construction, 6.7% hotels and restaurants, 6.5% transport and communications, 5.7% public administration and defence, 2.5% finance, 2.4% energy and water supply, 2.2% agriculture, 0.4% mining, and 5.3% other. This was roughly in line with national figures, although the proportion of jobs in agriculture which was more than the national average of 1.5% and the percentage of people working in finance was below the national average of 4.8%; the proportion of people working in property was well below the national average of 13.2%.[26]
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This article is about the local government district in Lancashire England formed in 1974 For the ancient city itself see Lancaster Lancashire For other uses see Lancaster disambiguation The City of Lancaster ˈ l ae ŋ k ae s t er 1 is a local government district of Lancashire England with the status of a city and non metropolitan district It is named after its largest settlement Lancaster but covers a far larger area which includes the towns of Morecambe Heysham and Carnforth as well as outlying villages farms rural hinterland and since 1 August 2016 a section of the Yorkshire Dales National Park 2 The district has a population of 142 934 2021 3 and an area of 222 5 square miles 576 2 km2 4 LancasterCity and Non metropolitan districtLancaster skylineCoat of arms of Lancaster City CouncilMotto Luck to Loyne Lancaster shown within LancashireCoordinates 54 2 49 2 N 2 48 3 6 W 54 047000 N 2 801000 W 54 047000 2 801000 Coordinates 54 2 49 2 N 2 48 3 6 W 54 047000 N 2 801000 W 54 047000 2 801000Sovereign state United KingdomCountry EnglandRegionNorth West EnglandCeremonial county LancashireCity status14 May 1937Administrative HQLancaster Town Hall Morecambe Town Hall Government TypeNon metropolitan district BodyLancaster City Council LeadershipLeader and cabinet ExecutiveGreen Independent council NOC LeaderCaroline Jackson Green Party MayorJoyce Pritchard Chief ExecutiveMark DaviesArea Total222 5 sq mi 576 2 km2 Rank78thPopulation 2021 Total142 934 Rank155th Density650 sq mi 252 km2 Ethnicity97 8 whiteTime zoneUTC 0 Greenwich Mean Time Summer DST UTC 1 British Summer Time Postcode areasLADialling codes01524 Lancaster 015242 Hornby with Farleton Vehicle registration prefixPGSS codeE07000121NUTS 3 codeUKD44ONS code30UHOS grid referenceSD475615MotorwaysM6A601 M Major railway stationsLancaster B Councillors60MPsCat Smith L David Morris C Police areaLancashireFire serviceLancashireAmbulance serviceNorth WestWebsitewww lancaster gov uk Contents 1 History 2 Council 2 1 Premises 3 Demography 3 1 Population change 3 2 Religion 4 Economy 5 Settlements 5 1 Civil parishes 6 Twin towns 6 1 Associate towns 7 References 8 External linksHistory EditThe current city boundaries were set as part of the provisions of the Local Government Act 1972 which created a non metropolitan district on 1 April 1974 covering the territory of five former districts which were abolished at the same time 5 6 Carnforth Urban District Lancaster Municipal Borough Lancaster Rural District Lunesdale Rural District Morecambe and Heysham Municipal BoroughThe city status which had been held by the old municipal borough of Lancaster since 1937 was transferred to the non metropolitan district on 1 April 1974 the day the new district came into being 7 8 Council EditFor historical political control and leadership see Lancaster City Council elections Lancaster City CouncilLeadershipLeaderCaroline Jackson Green since 17 May 2021 9 StructureSeats60 councillors 10 Political groupsAdministration 40 Green 11 Eco Socialist Independents 4 Labour 16 Morecambe Bay Independent 6 Bay Independent Group 4 Confidence and Supply 4 Liberal Democrat 4 Opposition 16 Conservative 11 Independent Group 5 Length of term4 yearsElectionsVoting systemFPTPLast election2019Next election2023Meeting place Town Hall Marine Road MorecambeWebsitewww wbr lancaster wbr gov wbr ukThe higher tier of local government is Lancashire County Council At a lower level there are many parish councils 11 See this list of civil parishes in the district The district comprises two parliamentary constituencies Lancaster and Fleetwood and Morecambe and Lunesdale 12 Since 2015 Lancaster and Fleetwood has been held by Labour and Morecambe and Lunesdale has been held by the Conservatives since 2010 As of 9 September 2022 update the composition of the City Council is as follows with 2 seats vacant 13 14 Party CouncillorsLabour 16Green and Independent Group 15Conservative 9Morecambe Bay Independents 6Independent Group 4Bay Independent Group 4Liberal Democrats 4The leader of the council since May 2021 has been Caroline Jackson of the Green Party leading a coalition administration Elections for all council seats are held every four years The last election was in 2019 and the next election is scheduled for 2023 Premises Edit Town Hall Dalton Square Lancaster The council has two main meeting places both inherited from predecessor authorities Lancaster Town Hall and Morecambe Town Hall Full council meetings are held in the larger council chamber of Morecambe Town Hall but Lancaster Town Hall is also used for committee meetings and houses administrative functions 15 Demography Edit Population pyramid of the City of Lancaster in 2020 Lancaster compared2001 UK Census Lancaster 16 Lancashire 17 England United KingdomTotal population 133 914 1 134 974 49 138 831 58 789 194White 97 8 94 7 90 9 92 14 Asian 0 7 4 1 4 6 3 4 Black 0 2 0 2 2 3 2 At the 2011 UK census the City of Lancaster had a total population of 138 375 Of the 57 822 households in the city 33 5 were married couples living together 31 9 were one person households 7 8 were co habiting couples and 10 0 were lone parents 18 These figures were similar to the national averages The population density was 233 km2 600 sq mi and for every 100 females there were 91 8 males Of those aged 16 74 in Lancaster 26 7 had no academic qualifications lower than 28 9 in all of England The city of Lancaster had a higher proportion of white people than England 18 19 Population change Edit The table below details the population change since 1801 including the percentage change since the last available census data Although the City of Lancaster has existed as a district since 1974 figures have been generated by combining data from the towns villages and civil parishes that would later be constituent parts of the city Population growth in City of Lancaster since 1801YearPopulation 180123 818 181124 842 4 3 182128 374 14 2 183130 987 9 2 184132 998 6 5 185133 437 1 3 186137 943 13 5 187142 450 11 9 YearPopulation 188146 956 10 6 189157 577 22 6 190164 617 12 2 191172 538 12 3 192177 409 6 7 193182 622 6 7 194192 752 12 3 1951104 126 12 3 YearPopulation 1961113 083 8 6 1971122 820 8 6 1981118 599 3 4 1991130 022 9 6 2001133 914 3 0 2011138 375 3 3 Source Vision of Britain 20 Religion Edit Lancaster compared2011 UK Census City of Lancaster 18 Lancashire 21 EnglandPopulation 138 375 1 134 974 49 138 831Christian 65 9 68 8 59 4 Muslim 1 3 4 8 5 0 No religion 24 5 19 2 24 7 At the 2011 UK census 65 9 of Lancaster s population reported themselves as Christian 1 3 Muslim 0 4 Buddhist 0 3 Hindu 0 1 Jewish and 0 1 Sikh 24 5 had no religion 0 5 had an alternative religion and 7 1 did not state their religion 18 The city is covered by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lancaster 22 and the Church of England Diocese of Blackburn 23 Economy EditCity of Lancaster compared2001 UK Census City of Lancaster 24 Lancashire 25 EnglandPopulation of working age 97 365 814 434 35 532 091Full time employment 33 5 39 2 40 8 Part time employment 12 7 12 2 11 8 Self employed 7 8 8 2 8 3 Unemployed 3 6 2 9 3 3 Retired 14 9 15 0 13 5 At the United Kingdom Census 2001 the City of Lancaster had 97 365 residents aged 16 to 74 Of these people 4 0 were students with jobs 9 6 students without jobs 5 1 looking after home or family 6 0 permanently sick or disabled and 2 8 economically inactive for other reasons 24 In 2001 of the 55 906 residents of the City of Lancaster in employment the industry of employment was 16 7 retail and wholesale 14 2 health and social work 11 4 education 11 2 manufacturing 7 8 property and business services 6 7 construction 6 7 hotels and restaurants 6 5 transport and communications 5 7 public administration and defence 2 5 finance 2 4 energy and water supply 2 2 agriculture 0 4 mining and 5 3 other This was roughly in line with national figures although the proportion of jobs in agriculture which was more than the national average of 1 5 and the percentage of people working in finance was below the national average of 4 8 the proportion of people working in property was well below the national average of 13 2 26 Settlements Edit Carnforth Lancaster Morecambe Abbeystead Aldcliffe Arkholme Aughton Bank Houses Bare Bay Horse Bolton le Sands Borwick Cantsfield Caton Claughton Cockerham Conder Green Cowan Bridge Dolphinholme Ellel Galgate Glasson Gressingham Halton Hest Bank Heysham Hornby Ireby Melling Middleton Nether Burrow Nether Kellet Over Kellet Overton Priest Hutton Quernmore Scotforth Silverdale Slyne Sunderland Tatham Tewitfield Thurnham Torrisholme Tunstall Warton Wennington Whittington Wray Yealand Conyers Yealand Redmayne Yealand Storrs Clougha Pike Gragareth Green Hill Grit Fell Hawthornthwaite Fell Ward s Stone Warton Crag White Hill Wolfhole Cragclass notpageimage Towns villages and hills in the City of Lancaster district Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Civil parishes Edit Aldcliffe with Stodday Arkholme with Cawood Bolton le Sands Borwick Burrow with Burrow Cantsfield Carnforth Caton with Littledale Claughton Cockerham Ellel Gressingham Halton with Aughton Heaton with Oxcliffe Hornby with Farleton Ireby Leck Melling with Wrayton Middleton Morecambe Nether Kellet Over Kellet Over Wyresdale Overton Priest Hutton Quernmore Roeburndale Scotforth Silverdale Slyne with Hest Tatham Thurnham Tunstall Warton Wennington Whittington Wray with Botton Yealand Conyers Yealand Redmayne Lancaster and Heysham lie within unparished areas Twin towns Edit 27 Perpignan France since 1962 Rendsburg Germany since 1968 Aalborg Denmark since 1982 Lublin Poland since 1994 Vaxjo Sweden since 1996 Associate towns Edit 27 Almere Netherlands Viana do Castelo PortugalReferences Edit Roach Peter Hartman James Setter Jane Jones Daniel eds 2006 Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary 17th ed Cambridge CUP ISBN 978 0 521 68086 8 Yorkshire Dales National Park Boundary extension Archived from the original on 25 August 2016 Retrieved 21 August 2016 Population Estimates for UK England and Wales Scotland and Northern Ireland 2021 Office for National Statistics 2 November 2022 Retrieved 19 December 2022 Standard Area Measurements 2016 for Administrative Areas in the United Kingdom Office for National Statistics 1 February 2017 Retrieved 9 February 2017 The English Non metropolitan Districts Definition Order 1972 legislation gov uk The National Archives SI 1972 2039 retrieved 22 August 2022 The English Non metropolitan Districts Names Order 1973 legislation gov uk The National Archives SI 1973 551 retrieved 22 August 2022 Whitehall May 20 1937 London Gazette 34400 3296 21 May 1937 Retrieved 23 August 2022 1st April 1974 London Gazette 46255 4400 4 April 1974 Retrieved 23 August 2022 Council minutes 17 May 2021 PDF Lancaster City Council Retrieved 23 August 2022 Open Council Data UK compositions councillors parties wards elections Parish Councils Lancaster City Council Archived from the original on 13 August 2011 Retrieved 25 May 2010 Your MPs Lancaster City Council Archived from the original on 13 August 2011 Retrieved 25 May 2010 Council structure Lancaster City Council Retrieved 20 May 2022 Your Councillors committeeadmin lancaster gov uk 9 September 2022 Retrieved 15 September 2022 The Lancashire County Council A601 M Partial Revocation Scheme 2022 London Gazette 17 March 2022 Retrieved 23 August 2022 the offices of Lancaster City Council Town Hall Dalton Square Lancaster LA1 1PJ Lancaster Local Authority ethnic group Statistics gov uk archived from the original on 4 June 2011 retrieved 26 June 2009 Lancashire Education Authority ethnic group Statistics gov uk archived from the original on 4 June 2011 retrieved 26 June 2009 a b c d UK Census 2011 Local Area Report Lancaster Local Authority E07000121 Nomis Office for National Statistics Retrieved 27 March 2021 UK Census 2011 Local Area Report England Country E92000001 Nomis Office for National Statistics Retrieved 27 March 2021 Lancaster District total population Vision of Britain archived from the original on 22 August 2016 retrieved 26 June 2009 Religion 2011 Census of Population Lancashire County Council archived from the original on 7 March 2016 retrieved 4 March 2016 The Diocese of Lancaster Lancaster Diocese archived from the original on 21 June 2009 retrieved 26 June 2009 The Diocese of Blackburn Blackburn Diocese archived from the original on 15 April 2009 retrieved 26 June 2009 a b Lancaster Local Authority economic activity Statistics gov uk archived from the original on 4 June 2011 retrieved 26 June 2009 Lancashire Education Authority economic activity Statistics gov uk archived from the original on 4 June 2011 retrieved 26 June 2009 Lancaster Local Authority industry of employment Statistics gov uk archived from the original on 4 June 2011 retrieved 26 June 2009 a b Twin towns www lancaster gov uk Lancaster City Council Archived from the original on 25 March 2017 Retrieved 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