Hyndburn

Borough of Hyndburn
Borough and non-metropolitan district
Accrington, the largest town and administrative centre of Hyndburn
Coat of Arms
Shown within Lancashire and England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	North West England
Ceremonial county	Lancashire
Founded	1974
Admin. HQ	Accrington
Government
• Type	Hyndburn Borough Council
• MPs:	Sarah Smith
Area
• Total	28 sq mi (73 km2)
• Rank	226th
Population  (2022)
• Total	83,213
• Rank	Ranked 275th
• Density	3,000/sq mi (1,100/km2)
Ethnicity (2021) [1]
• Ethnic groups	List 82.7% White 15.1% Asian 1.3% Mixed 0.7% other 0.3% Black
Religion (2021) [1]
• Religion	List 51% Christianity 28.4% no religion 14.7% Islam 5.2% not stated 0.4% other 0.2% Buddhism 0.1% Hinduism 0.1% Sikhism 0.1% Judaism
Time zone	UTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (British Summer Time)
Postcode	BB1, BB5, BB6
Area code	01254
ONS code	30UG (ONS) E07000120 (GSS)

Hyndburn /ˈhaɪndbərn/ 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 the 2011 Census.^[2] 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 the south, and Blackburn with Darwen to the west.