Old Laund Booth (ward)

Old Laund Booth is one of the 20 electoral wards that form the Parliamentary constituency of Pendle, Lancashire, England. Old Laund Booth 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 [2011 Pendle (UK Parliament constituency)|Pendle Borough Council election|May 2011 Council election], Old Laund Booth had an electorate of 1,235.

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.