Hyndburn

Hyndburn /ˈhaɪndbərn/ is a local government district with borough status in Lancashire, England. Its council is based in Accrington, the largest town, and the borough also covers the outlying towns of Clayton-le-Moors, Great Harwood, Oswaldtwistle and Rishton. The borough was created in 1974 and takes its name from the River Hyndburn. It had a population of 80,734 at the 2011 Census.[1] Elections to the council are held in three out of every four years, with one third of the 35 seats on the council being elected at each election. Both the Conservative and Labour parties have controlled the council at different times, as well as periods when no party has had a majority.

This article is about the district. For the constituency, see Hyndburn (UK Parliament constituency). For the River Hyndburn, see River Hyndburn. For Hyndburn Brook, see Hyndburn Brook.

Borough of Hyndburn
Borough and non-metropolitan district
Accrington, the largest town and administrative centre of Hyndburn
Accrington, the largest town and administrative centre of Hyndburn
Official logo of Borough of Hyndburn
Coat of Arms
Shown within Lancashire and England
Shown within Lancashire and England
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Constituent countryEngland
RegionNorth West England
Ceremonial countyLancashire
Founded1974
Admin. HQAccrington
Government
 • TypeHyndburn Borough Council
 • MPs:Sara Britcliffe
Area
 • Total28.19 sq mi (73.01 km2)
 • Rank226th
Population
 (2021)
 • Total82,261
 • RankRanked 275th
 • Density2,900/sq mi (1,100/km2)
Time zoneUTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (British Summer Time)
Postcode
BB1, BB5, BB6
Area code01254
ONS code30UG (ONS)
E07000120 (GSS)
Ethnicity80.7% White
11.2% Asian
1.2% Other[1]

The neighbouring districts are Ribble Valley, Burnley, Rossendale and Blackburn with Darwen.

History

The district was created on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, as a non-metropolitan district covering the territory of six former districts, which were abolished at the same time, plus a single parish from a seventh district:[2]

The new district was given the name Hyndburn, taken from the River Hyndburn which passes through the district.[3] The new district was awarded borough status on the day that it came into being, allowing the chairman of the council to take the title of mayor.[4]

In 2007, the council proposed changing the name from Hyndburn to "Accrington and Districts", to aid recognition of the borough by those not familiar with the area.[5] After a public consultation, the change of name did not go ahead.[6]

Governance
Hyndburn Borough Council
Logo
Type
Type
History
Founded1 April 1974
Leadership
Terry Hurn,
Conservative
since 18 May 2023[7]
Marlene Haworth,
Conservative
since 18 May 2023
David Welsby
Structure
Seats35 councillors
Political groups
Administration (16)
  Conservative (16)
Other parties (19)
  Labour (16)
  Green (2)
  Independent (1)
Elections
First past the post
Last election
4 May 2023
Next election
2 May 2024
Meeting place
Town Hall, Blackburn Road, Accrington, BB5 1LA
Website
www.hyndburnbc.gov.uk

Hyndburn Borough Council provides district-level services. County-level services are provided by Lancashire County Council. Altham is a civil parish, which forms a third tier of local government for that part of the borough.[8]

In March 2010, Hyndburn Borough Council was voted the 10th best council in The Times "Best Public Sector Places to Work".[9] The borough also made it to The Times Best Companies Guide.

Political control

The council has been under no overall control since 2022. Following the 2023 election a Conservative minority administration formed.

The first election to the council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority alongside the outgoing authorities before coming into its powers on 1 April 1974. Political control of the council since 1974 has been as follows:[10][11]

Party in controlYears
No overall control1974–1976
Conservative1976–1980
Labour1980–1984
Conservative1984–1986
Labour1986–1999
No overall control1999–2000
Conservative2000–2002
Labour2002–2003
Conservative2003–2010
No overall control2010–2011
Labour2011–2022
No overall control2022–present

Leadership

The role of Mayor of Hyndburn is largely ceremonial, with political leadership instead provided by the leader of the council. The leaders since 1974 have been:[12]

CouncillorPartyFromTo
Wallace Haines Labour19741976
Donald McNeil Conservative19761980
Michael Hindley Labour19801984
Nigel Bramley-Haworth Conservative19841986
Edward Saville Labour19861988
George Slynn Labour19881999
Peter Britcliffe Conservative19992002
Ian Ormerod Labour20022002
Jean Battle Labour20022003
Peter Britcliffe Conservative20032011
Miles Parkinson[13] Labour201124 Mar 2022
Independent24 Mar 20227 May 2023
Marlene Haworth Conservative18 May 2023

Composition

Following the 2023 election, the composition of the council was:[14]

Party Councillors
Conservative 16
Labour 16
Green 2
Independent 1
Total 35

The next election is due in 2024.

Elections
See also: Hyndburn Borough Council elections

Since the last boundary changes in 2002 the council has comprised 35 councillors representing 16 wards, with each ward electing two or three councillors. Elections are held three years out of every four, with roughly a third of the council elected each time for a four year term of office. Lancashire County Council elections are held in the fourth year of the cycle when there are no borough council elections.[15]

Premises
Scaitcliffe House, Accrington

The council's main offices are at Scaitcliffe House on Ormerod Street in Accrington, being part of a converted textile mill. The council moved there in 2002.[16] Full council meetings are usually held at Accrington Town Hall.[17]

Education

There are approximately nine state secondary schools in Hyndburn. These include The Hyndburn Academy, St Christopher's Church of England High School, Accrington Academy, Rhyddings, Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School, The Hollins, along with Broadfield Specialist School, and North Cliffe School.[18]

The percentage of pupils achieving 5 or more GCSEs at grades A*-C has increased from 43.7% in 2001 up to 75.9% in 2011. Absences dropped from 12,052 in 2006 to 9,545 in 2011, mainly due to schools competing.[19]

Geography

The district is polycentric and is located between the larger settlements of Blackburn and Burnley. It is linked to both areas by the M65 motorway and the East Lancashire railway line.

The borough had a population of 80,734 at the 2011 census.[1] Much of the borough forms part of the Accrington/Rossendale Built-up area as defined by the Office for National Statistics, which covers the borough and parts of the neighbouring borough of Rossendale. The Acrrington/Rossendale built-up area extends from the town of Accrington to Rawtenstall and Bacup, taking in parts of the boroughs of Hyndburn and Rossendale. The Accrington/Rossendale built-up area was recorded at having a population of 125,059 at the 2011 census.[20]

Places in Hyndburn
Towns, suburbs and villages in the Borough of Hyndburn

Civil parishes

Altham is the only civil parish in Hyndburn. The rest of the borough is an unparished area.[21]

Mayors

The role of mayor is usually held by a different councillor each year. They chair meetings of the full council and are expected to be politically impartial during their term of office, but they do get an additional casting vote in the event of a tie. The mayors since 1974 have been:[22]

  • 1974–1975:   Wallace Haines
  • 1975–1976:   Donald John McNeil
  • 1976–1977:   Allan Critchlow
  • 1977–1978:   Jessie Marie Hall
  • 1978–1979:   Doris Grant
  • 1979–1980:   Joseph Kenneth Hargreaves
  • 1980–1981:   Christopher Dillon
  • 1981–1982:   Jennie Jackson
  • 1982–1983:   Phyllis Hargreaves
  • 1983–1984:   Thomas Wilfred Renshaw
  • 1984–1985:   Jack Grime
  • 1985–1986:   Edward Francis Hill
  • 1986–1987:   Leonard Dickinson
  • 1987–1988:   William Parkinson
  • 1988–1989:   Clifford Westell
  • 1989–1990:   Alan Dunwoodie Lund
  • 1990–1991:   William Birch Sumner
  • 1991–1992:   John Culshaw
  • 1992–1993:   Mary Catherine Thom
  • 1993–1994:   Sonia Mary Bramley-Howarth
  • 1994–1995:   Reginald George Goggin
  • 1995–1996:   Jean Battle
  • 1996–1997:   Mirza Mohammed Yousaf
  • 1997–1998:   Maurice Samuel Cowell
  • 1998–1999:   Ian James Ormerod
  • 1999–2000:   Bernard Dawson
  • 2000–2001:   Douglas Hayes
  • 2001–2002:   David Parkins
  • 2002–2003:   Sandra Katherine Hayes
  • 2003–2004:   Winifred Margaret Frankland
  • 2004–2005:   Miles Parkinson
  • 2005–2006:   Janet Storey
  • 2006–2007:   Mohammed Rahman
  • 2007–2008:   Anthony Dobson
  • 2008–2009:   Pamela Barton
  • 2009–2010:   Paul Barton
  • 2010–2011:   Malcolm Pritchard
  • 2011–2012:   Colette McCormack
  • 2012–2013:   John Broadley
  • 2013–2014:   Judith Addison
  • 2014–2015:   Munsif Dad
  • 2015–2016:   Marlene Howarth
  • 2016–2017:   Tim O'Kane
  • 2017–2018:   Peter Britcliffe
  • 2018–2019:   Mohammad Ayub
  • 2019–2021:   June Harrisson
  • 2021–2022:   Kathleen Pratt
  • 2022–2023:   Abdul Khan
  • 2023–2024:   Terry Hurn

Freedom of the Borough

The following people and military units have received the Freedom of the Borough of Hyndburn.

Individuals

[25]

Military Units

References
  1. "Hyndburn Local Authority". NOMIS. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  2. "The English Non-metropolitan Districts (Definition) Order 1972", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 1972/2039, retrieved 22 August 2022
  3. "The English Non-metropolitan Districts (Names) Order 1973", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 1973/551, retrieved 22 August 2022
  4. "District Councils and Boroughs". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). 28 March 1974. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
  5. "Should it be Hyndburn or Accrington?". lancashiretelegraph.co.uk. 1 June 2007. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
  6. "Name change bid on ice". lancashiretelegraph.co.uk. 4 December 2007. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
  7. "Council minutes, 18 May 2023". Hyndburn Borough Council. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  8. "Local Government Act 1972", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1972 c. 70, retrieved 31 May 2023
  9. "Hyndburn Council in top 75 places to work". lancashiretelegraph.co.uk. 18 March 2010. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
  10. "Compositions calculator". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  11. "Hyndburn". BBC News Online. 19 April 2009. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
  12. "Council minutes". Hyndburn Borough Council. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  13. Jacobs, Bill (25 March 2022). "Hyndburn Council leader quits Labour Party 'blaming people behind the scenes'". Lancs Live. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  14. "Local elections 2023: live council results for England". The Guardian.
  15. "The Borough of Hyndburn (Electoral Changes) Order 2001", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2001/2469, retrieved 11 October 2023
  16. "Council seeks title for new HQ". Lancashire Telegraph. 15 March 2002. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  17. "Council agenda, 30 June 2022". Hyndburn Borough Council. 30 June 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  18. "A to Z of services - Secondary Schools in Hyndburn". Archived from the original on 24 July 2011.
  19. "Lancashire County Council: Lancashire Profile". Archived from the original on 13 April 2010. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
  20. "Accrington/Rossendale Built-up area". NOMIS. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  21. "Election Maps". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  22. "The Mayor's Office". Hyndburn Borough Council. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  23. "Ron Hill receives Freedom of the Borough of Hyndburn". BBC News. 10 July 2012. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  24. "Julie Hesmondhalgh awarded Freedom of Hyndburn". BBC News. 28 January 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  25. Pike, Stuart (6 July 2018). "Cricket star David Lloyd and Bernard Dawson receive Freedom of the Borough". Lancs Live. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  26. "Queen's Lancashire Regiment Freedom of the Borough (Accrington Pals)". War Memorials Online. Retrieved 18 July 2021.

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