Old Laund Booth

Old Laund Booth
Shown within Pendle
District:	Pendle
UK Parliament constituency:	Pendle
Ceremonial county:	Lancashire
Region:	North West England
Population (2001):	1,586 (697 households)
Councillors
John David (Liberal Democrats)

Old Laund Booth is one of the 20 electoral wards that form the Parliamentary constituency of Pendle, Lancashire. It is also a civil parish. The ward represents the villages of Fence and Wheatley Lane, as well as part of the Lomeshaye Industrial Estate on the outskirts of nearby Nelson, and returns one councillor to sit on Pendle Borough Council. As of the May 2011 Council election, Old Laund Booth had an electorate of 1,235.^[1]

Demographics

The proportion of older people in the population of Old Laund Booth is considerably higher than the local and national averages; its population has a mean age of 43.6 years, five years older than the England and Wales average. The ward also has a smaller ethnic minority population than many areas of Pendle.^[2]

Election results

Year elected	Councillor	Majority	%
2011	John David (Liberal Democrat)	10	0.01

References

1. ^ "Election results for Old Laund Booth Ward". Pendle Borough Council. http://www.pendle.gov.uk/site/custom_scripts/viewelection.php?pollid=30. Retrieved 9 May 2011. 
2. ^ "Old Laund Booth Ward Profile 2008 (PDF)". Pendle Borough Council. http://www.pendle.gov.uk/download/3900/old_laund_booth. Retrieved 9 May 2011.