22-589: Hyndburn / ˈ h aɪ n d b ər n / 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
44-434: A borough or district council. In these cases local government functions are divided between county and district councils, to the level where they can be practised most efficiently: Many districts have borough status , which means the local council is called a borough council instead of district council and gives them the right to appoint a mayor . Borough status is granted by royal charter and, in many cases, continues
66-425: A district will consist of a market town and its more rural hinterland. However districts are diverse with some being mostly urban such as Dartford, and others more polycentric such as Thurrock. Non-metropolitan districts are subdivisions of English non-metropolitan counties which have a two-tier structure of local government. Two-tier non-metropolitan counties have a county council and several districts, each with
88-457: A style enjoyed by a predecessor authority, which can date back centuries. Some districts such as Oxford or Exeter have city status , granted by letters patent , but this does not give the local council any extra powers other than the right to call itself a city council . By 1899, England had been divided at district level into rural districts , urban districts , municipal boroughs , county boroughs and metropolitan boroughs . This system
110-491: A type of local government district in England. As created, they are sub-divisions of non-metropolitan counties (colloquially shire counties ) in a two-tier arrangement. Non-metropolitan districts with borough status are known as boroughs , able to appoint a mayor and refer to itself as a borough council. Some shire counties now have no sub divisions so are a single Non-metropolitan district such as Cornwall. Typically
132-447: A unitary authority or those that transferred from one county to another, including those that changed name. Nor does it include unitary authorities that have been abolished ( Bournemouth and Poole ). The Hyndburn Academy The Hyndburn Academy , previously known as Norden High School and Sports College , is the united learning academy school situated in the town of Rishton , Lancashire, United Kingdom. The current headteacher
154-518: Is Nicola Palmer, who was appointed in 2017. The school provides secondary education for around 600 children aged 11 to 16 who live in the towns of Rishton, Great Harwood , Clayton-Le-Moors and Accrington . In the 2019 GCSE results, the percentage of students who received Grade 5 or higher was 19%, and 39.7% of students achieved the Progress 8 benchmark. The school gained sports college status in 2004, Following an Ofsted inspection in 2016,
176-509: Is a civil parish , which forms a third tier of local government for that part of the borough. In March 2010, Hyndburn Borough Council was voted the 10 th best council in The Times "Best Public Sector Places to Work". The borough also made it to The Times Best Companies Guide . The council has been under no overall control since 2022. Following the 2023 election a Conservative minority administration formed. The first election to
198-650: 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. 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
220-689: 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: The following people and military units have received the Freedom of the Borough of Hyndburn. 53°46′05″N 2°22′55″W / 53.768°N 2.382°W / 53.768; -2.382 Non-metropolitan district Non-metropolitan districts , or colloquially " shire districts ", are
242-474: The 2011 Census . 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. Hyndburn borders the boroughs of Ribble Valley to the north, Burnley to the east, Rossendale to
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#1732780224329264-604: The District Councils' Network , special interest group which sits within the Local Government Association . The network's purpose is to "act as an informed and representative advocate for districts to government and other national bodies, based on their unique position to deliver for local people." This is a list of two-tier non-metropolitan counties and their districts. All unitary authorities are also non-metropolitan districts, which, with
286-454: The areas for Wales and England had been enacted separately and there were no Welsh metropolitan areas, the term 'non-metropolitan district' does not apply to Wales. A similar system existed in Scotland , which in 1975 was divided into regions and districts, this was also abolished in 1996 and replaced with a fully unitary system . In England most of the district councils are represented by
308-417: The composition of the council was: The next election is due in 2026. 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
330-417: 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: 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: Following the 2024 election ,
352-530: The district. 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. 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. After a public consultation, the change of name did not go ahead. Hyndburn Borough Council provides district-level services. County-level services are provided by Lancashire County Council . Altham
374-487: The exception of those of Berkshire , are coterminous with non-metropolitan counties. For a full list of districts of all types including unitary authorities, metropolitan districts and London boroughs , see Districts of England . This is a list of former two-tier districts in England which have been abolished, by local government reorganisations such as the 2009 structural changes to local government in England . It does not include districts that still exist after becoming
396-954: The fourth year of the cycle when there are no borough council elections. 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. Full council meetings are usually held at Accrington Town Hall . 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. 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. The district
418-434: 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. Altham is the only civil parish in Hyndburn. The rest of the borough is an unparished area . The role of mayor
440-471: The south, and Blackburn with Darwen to the west. 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: The new district was given the name Hyndburn, taken from the River Hyndburn which passes through
462-526: The two-tier structure, but reforms in the 1990s and 2009 reduced their number to 192. A further 55 non-metropolitan districts are now unitary authorities, which combine the functions of county and borough/district councils. In Wales , an almost identical two-tier system of local government existed between 1974 and 1996 (see Districts of Wales ). In 1996, this was abolished and replaced with an entirely unitary system of local government, with one level of local government responsible for all local services. Since
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#1732780224329484-620: Was abolished by the London Government Act 1963 and the Local Government Act 1972 . Non-metropolitan districts were created by this act in 1974 when England outside Greater London was divided into metropolitan counties and non-metropolitan counties. Metropolitan counties were sub-divided into metropolitan districts and the non-metropolitan counties were sub-divided into non-metropolitan districts. The metropolitan districts had more powers than their non-metropolitan counterparts. Initially, there were 296 non-metropolitan districts in
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