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Lancaster City Council

Lancaster
City and Non-metropolitan district
Lancaster skyline
Lancaster skyline
Official logo of Lancaster
Coat of arms of Lancaster City Council
Motto: "Luck to Loyne"
Lancaster shown within Lancashire
Lancaster shown within Lancashire
Coordinates: 54°2′49.2″N 2°48′3.6″W / 54.047000°N 2.801000°W / 54.047000; -2.801000Coordinates: 54°2′49.2″N 2°48′3.6″W / 54.047000°N 2.801000°W / 54.047000; -2.801000
Sovereign state  United Kingdom
Constituent country  England
Region North West England
Ceremonial county  Lancashire
City status 14 May 1937
Administrative HQ Lancaster (Town Hall)
Morecambe (Town Hall)
Government
 • Type Non-metropolitan district
 • Body Lancaster City Council
 • Leadership Leader and cabinet
 • Executive Labour (council NOC)
 • Leader Eileen Blamire (Labour)
 • Mayor Roger Mace
 • Chief Executive Susan Parsonage
Area
 • Total 222.5 sq mi (576.2 km2)
Area rank 79th
Population (mid-2016 est.)
 • Total 143,500
 • Rank 142nd
 • Density 640/sq mi (249/km2)
 • Ethnicity 97.8% white
Time zone Greenwich Mean Time (UTC+0)
 • Summer (DST) British Summer Time (UTC+1)
Postcode areas LA (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
Dialling codes 01524 (Lancaster)
015242 (Hornby-with-Farleton)
Vehicle registration prefix P
GSS code E07000121
NUTS 3 code UKD44
ONS code 30UH
OS grid reference SD475615
Motorways M6
A601(M)
Major railway stations Lancaster (B)
Councillors 60
MPs Cat Smith (L)
David Morris (C)
European Parliament North West England
Police area Lancashire
Fire service Lancashire
Ambulance service North West
Website www.lancaster.gov.uk

The City of Lancaster (/ˈlæŋkæstər/) is a local government district of Lancashire, England, with the status of a city and non-metropolitan district. It is named after its largest settlement, Lancaster, but covers a far larger area, which includes the towns of Morecambe, Heysham, and Carnforth, as well as outlying villages, farms, rural hinterland and (since 1 August 2016) a section of the Yorkshire Dales National Park. The district has a population of 143,500 (mid-2016 est.), and an area of 222.5 square miles (576.2 km2).

The current city boundaries were set as part of the provisions of the Local Government Act 1972, and cover an amalgamation of five former local government districts—the municipal boroughs of Lancaster and Morecambe and Heysham, together with the Carnforth Urban District and rural districts of Lancaster and Lunesdale, all from the administrative county of Lancashire.

The city council's primary responsibility is refuse collection.


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