Fylde (borough)

Infobox UK District
name = Borough of Fylde


status = Borough
region = North West England
admincounty = Lancashire
area = Ranked 202nd
165.53 km²
adminhq = Lytham St Annes
onscode = 30UF
population = Ranked English district rank|ONS=30UF
English district population|ONS=30UF
English district density|ONS=30UF / km²
ethnicity = 97.3% White
1.2% S.Asian [ [http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=277018&c=fylde&d=13&e=13&g=462069&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1206542098812&enc=1&dsFamilyId=1812 neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk] ]
politics = Fylde Borough Council
http://www.fylde.gov.uk/
leadership = Leader & Cabinet
executive = English district control|ONS=30UF
mp = Michael Jack
year = 2005

Fylde is a local government district with borough status in Lancashire, England. It covers part of the Fylde peninsula. The council's headquarters are in St Annes. [ [http://www.fylde.gov.uk/ FBC Website] ] Some council departments, including Planning and an office of the Registrar, were previously located in Wesham, but in 2007 these offices were transferred to the ownership of the NHS North Lancashire Primary Care Trust.

Fylde borough was formed under the Local Government Act 1972, on April 1, 1974 by the merger of the borough of Lytham, Kirkham urban district, and Fylde Rural District.

The armorial arms of the borough bear the motto of the former Fylde RDC "Gaudeat Ager" from Psalm 96: ‘Let the field (Fylde) be joyful' - "Let Fylde Prosper". [ [http://www.fylde.gov.uk/Category.aspx?cat=1827 Fylde Borough Council Armorial Bearings] ]

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