Barrowford is one of the 20

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that form the Parliamentary constituency of Pendle,

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, England. The ward returns three councillors, currently all

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, to represent the village of

Barrowford Barrowford () is a village and civil parish in the Pendle district of Lancashire, England, north of Nelson, near the Forest of Bowland Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Barrowford is on the Marsden–Gisburn–Long Preston turnpike. One of ...

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. As of the May 2011 Council election, Barrowford had an electorate of 4,070.

Demographics

Barrowford has an older-than-average population compared to both Pendle and England, with 23.4 per cent of residents aged 60 or over. It also has a considerably higher proportion of white residents than the local average.

Election results

References

{{Wards of Pendle Wards of Pendle (UK Parliament constituency)