Borough of Blackpool
The Borough of Blackpool is a unitary authority area with borough status in the ceremonial county of Lancashire, England. It is named after the seaside town of Blackpool but covers a wider area which includes Anchorsholme, Bispham, Layton, Marton and Squires Gate. As well as the suburbs of Grange Park, North Shore, South Shore and Starr Gate. The borough also forms the core of the wider Blackpool conurbation.
Borough of Blackpool | |
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Coat of arms | |
| Motto: Progress | |
Blackpool shown within Lancashire | |
| Coordinates: 53.8208°N 3.0515°W | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Country | England |
| Region | North West |
| Ceremonial county | Lancashire |
| Incorporated | 1974 |
| Unitary authority | 1998 |
| Named for | Blackpool |
| Administrative HQ | Blackpool Town Hall |
| Government | |
| • Type | Unitary authority with leader and cabinet |
| • Body | Blackpool Council |
| • Control | Labour |
| • Leader | Lynn Williams (L) |
| • Mayor | Gillian Campbell |
| • Chief Executive | Neil Jack |
| • House of Commons | 2 MPs
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| Area | |
| • Total | 16.66 sq mi (43.15 km2) |
| • Land | 13.46 sq mi (34.87 km2) |
| • Rank | 272nd |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 140,954 |
| • Rank | 160th |
| • Density | 10,470/sq mi (4,042/km2) |
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| Religion (2021) | |
| • Religion | List
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| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (BST) |
| Postcode area | |
| Dialling code | 01253 |
| ISO 3166 code | GB-BPL |
| GSS code | E06000009 |
| ITL code | TLD42 |
| GVA | 2021 estimate |
| • Total | £2.7 billion |
| • Per capita | £19,184 |
| GDP (nominal) | 2021 estimate |
| • Total | £3.1 billion |
| • Per capita | £22,108 |
| Website | blackpool |
The borough is bordered to the north and north-east by the Borough of Wyre (including Fleetwood, Cleveleys, Thornton and Poulton-le-Fylde), and to the south and south-east by Borough of Fylde (including Lytham St Annes), both of which are non-metropolitan districts in Lancashire. The western boundary is the Irish Sea coast. Surrounding districts form part of the Blackpool Urban Area which covers all the unitary authority area.