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Pennine Lancashire
Future unitary authority area
Blackburn Cathedral
Blackburn Cathedral
Coordinates: 53°44′59″N 2°29′02″W / 53.7498°N 2.4840°W / 53.7498; -2.4840
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
CountryEngland
RegionNorth West
Ceremonial countyLancashire
Incorporated1 April 2028
Government
 • TypeUnitary authority
 • BodyPennine Lancashire Council
Area
 • Total
242.51 sq mi (628.09 km2)
Population
 (2024 estimate)
 • Total
520,653
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (BST)

Pennine Lancashire or East Lancashire is a planned unitary authority area that is intended to be established on 1 April 2028 and to occupy the south-east of the ceremonial county of Lancashire, England.[1][2] It will replace the current non-metropolitan districts of Burnley, Hyndburn, Pendle and Rossendale and the unitary authority area of Blackburn with Darwen,[3] and its unitary council will provide all of the local government services currently provided by Lancashire County Council, the four district councils, and Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council. Elections to the new council are expected to take place in May 2027.[4] During the reorganisation the area was sometimes referred to as East Lancashire.[5]

The new area will border two of the other three new Lancashire unitary authority areas: North Lancashire to the east and South Lancashire to the west; the third new unitary authority area is Fylde Coast.[6] Pennine Lancashire will also border the counties of North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire to the east and Greater Manchester to the south. The settlements in Pennine Lancashire will include Blackburn, Burnley, Accrington, Nelson, and Rawtenstall. The population of the new area is approximately 520,653, and Blackburn will be the largest settlement.[6][7]

Background

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Main article: Upcoming structural changes to local government in England

Fylde Coast is being created as part of a wider reorganisation of local government in England that is intended to introduce single-tier local government in fourteen areas.[8]

For local government purposes, Lancashire before this reorganisation comprises a non-metropolitan county, itself divided into twelve non-metropolitan districts, and the two unitary authority areas of Blackpool and Blackburn with Darwen. In Blackpool and Blackburn with Darwen all local government services are provided by their respective councils, whereas in the rest of the county the provision of services is divided between Lancashire County Council and the twelve district councils.[9][10][11][12]

Local government in Lancashire will be reorganised by abolishing all of the areas and councils mentioned above and replacing them with four new unitary authority areas, the councils of which will provide all local government services.[12]

Governance

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It will be run by Pennine Lancashire Council, which will comprise 95 councillors.[13]

Parishes

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Accrington, Bacup, Blackburn, Burnley, Church, Clayton-le-Moors, Great Harwood, Haslingden, Oswaldtwistle, Rawtenstall, Rishton and the Edenfield and Hoddlesden areas are currently unparished, and the rest of the area is parished.[14]

References

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  1. ^ "Local government reorganisation: decision letter to Leaders in Lancashire, Blackburn with Darwen and Blackpool" (PDF). gov.uk. Retrieved 16 July 2026.
  2. ^ "Government announces Local Government Reorganisation decision for Lancashire". Lancashire County Council News. 16 July 2026. Retrieved 26 July 2026.
  3. ^ "Lancashire council leaders react to local government shake-up". BBC News. 16 July 2026. Retrieved 20 July 2026.
  4. ^ "Government announces Local Government Reorganisation decision for Lancashire". Lancashire County Council News. 16 July 2026. Retrieved 20 July 2026.
  5. ^ "View the decision". Lancashire Local Government Reorganisation. Retrieved 26 July 2026.
  6. ^ a b Faulkner, Paul (23 July 2026). "Name of new council for Lancaster and Morecambe approved by government". Lancaster Guardian. Retrieved 23 July 2026.
  7. ^ "Towns and cities, characteristics of built-up areas, England and Wales: Figure 1". Office for National Statistics.
  8. ^ "14 more areas to benefit from streamlined local services". GOV.UK. Retrieved 26 July 2026.
  9. ^ "The English Non-metropolitan Districts (Definition) Order 1972", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 1972/2039
  10. ^ "The English Non-Metropolitan Districts (Names) Order 1973", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 1973/551
  11. ^ "The Lancashire (Boroughs of Blackburn and Blackpool) (Structural Change) Order 1996". legislation.gov.uk. 18 July 1996.
  12. ^ a b "Understand how your council works". GOV.UK. Retrieved 26 July 2026.
  13. ^ "Local government reorganisation: implementation letter to Lancashire, Blackburn with Darwen and Blackpool chief executives" (PDF). Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Retrieved 31 July 2026.
  14. ^ "Election Maps". Ordnance Survey.


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