Unitary authority · North West

Blackpool

GSS code E06000009

Blackpool is a unitary authority in the North West region of England. Its area overlaps two Westminster constituencies. Four of the five sources on UK Places cover it.

Last reviewed 28 September 2026 from the latest source snapshot on this record.

Geography

The local-authority record

Council
Blackpool Council
Authority type
Unitary authority
Country and region
England · North West
Reorganisation
West Lancashire (Fylde Coast) is a working geographic label in the government-decided four-unitary model; the source records that the arrangement remains subject to a Structural Change Order. Source

What this record is: this is the unitary authority named Blackpool; it is a geography record rather than a record for a settlement with the same name.

Coverage

One current signal from each detailed source

UK Food Hygiene78.9%Businesses rated 5 out of 1,695 ratedOfficial register as at 27 September 2026.

Source: Food Standards Agency (FSA), food hygiene ratings register, via UK Food Hygiene.

Open the detailed UK Food Hygiene record

Council services

Council services for Blackpool

Links from GOV.UK Local Links Manager (export of 5 October 2026), each checked by UK Places on 5 October 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Sources and dates

Each source keeps its own update cycle

The linked source holds the full record, methodology and latest detailed data.

UK Demographics
23 July 2026
AI DOGE
6 September 2026
Asylum Stats
30 June 2026
UK Food Hygiene
27 September 2026

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