Borough of Burnley
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Burnley Town Hall
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 Shown within non-metropolitan Lancashire |
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| Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
| Constituent country | England | |
| Region | North West England | |
| Ceremonial county | Lancashire | |
| Admin. HQ | Burnley | |
| Government | ||
| • Type | Burnley Borough Council | |
| • Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet | |
| • Executive: | Labour Party | |
| • MPs: | Julie Cooper | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 42.7 sq mi (110.7 km2) | |
| Area rank | 209th | |
| Population (mid-2015 est.) | ||
| • Total | 87,400 | |
| • Rank | Ranked 273rd | |
| • Density | 2,000/sq mi (790/km2) | |
| Time zone | Greenwich Mean Time (UTC+0) | |
| • Summer (DST) | British Summer Time (UTC+1) | |
| Postcode | BB10-12 | |
| Area code(s) | 01282 | |
| ONS code | 30UD (ONS) E07000117 (GSS) |
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| Ethnicity | 90.1% White 8.2% S.Asian 0.9% Mixed Race |
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| Website | burnley.gov.uk | |
Coordinates: 53°47′13″N 2°14′42″W / 53.787°N 2.245°W
The Borough of Burnley (/ˈbɜːrnli/) is a local government district of Lancashire, England, with the status of a non-metropolitan district and borough. It has an area of 42.7 square miles (110.7 km2) and a population of 87,400 (mid-2015 est.), and is named after its largest town, Burnley. The borough is bounded by Hyndburn, Ribble Valley, Pendle, Rossendale – all in Lancashire – and the borough of Calderdale in West Yorkshire. It is governed by Burnley Borough Council, which has been controlled by the Liberal Democrats since 2008.
The current borders date from 1 April 1974, when the former county borough of Burnley merged with the urban district of Padiham and part of Burnley Rural District. In 2007 its proposal to merge with neighbouring Pendle Borough Council to form a larger unitary authority was rejected by the government.
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