Westmorland and Furness

Unitary Authority in North West England

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Name	Status	Population Census 2001-04-29	Population Census 2011-03-27	Population Census 2021-03-21	Population Estimate 2024-06-30
Westmorland and Furness	Unitary Authority	224,058	225,309	226,592	230,185
Alston and Fellside	Ward	6,086	6,394	6,437	6,605	→
Appleby and Brough	Ward	5,356	5,717	5,985	6,087	→
Bowness and Lyth	Ward	3,652	3,940	3,836	3,752	→
Burton and Holme	Ward	3,077	3,487	3,477	3,582	→
Coniston and Hawkshead	Ward	3,794	3,279	3,181	3,155	→
Dalton North	Ward	6,319	6,135	5,936	5,961	→
Dalton South	Ward	6,480	6,207	5,976	6,052	→
Eamont and Shap	Ward	3,981	4,273	4,214	4,189	→
Eden and Lyvennet Vale	Ward	5,089	5,461	5,653	5,676	→
Grange and Cartmel	Ward	10,070	10,384	10,429	10,446	→
Greystoke and Ullswater	Ward	4,109	4,234	4,237	4,321	→
Hawcoat and Newbarns	Ward	10,567	10,409	10,869	11,042	→
Hesket and Lazonby	Ward	5,655	6,078	6,252	6,234	→
High Furness	Ward	3,943	3,731	3,768	3,821	→
Kendal Castle	Ward	6,247	6,258	6,057	6,163	→
Kendal Highgate	Ward	5,608	5,737	5,949	6,258	→
Kendal Nether	Ward	6,086	6,089	6,506	6,472	→
Kendal South	Ward	5,549	5,664	6,312	6,569	→
Kendal Strickland and Fell	Ward	5,637	6,505	6,630	6,714	→
Kent Estuary	Ward	6,131	6,317	6,219	6,248	→
Kirkby Stephen and Tebay	Ward	4,745	4,920	4,970	4,985	→
Levens and Crooklands	Ward	3,687	3,787	3,845	3,982	→
Low Furness	Ward	4,023	4,103	4,202	4,217	→
Old Barrow and Hindpool	Ward	13,706	13,050	12,159	12,575	→
Ormsgill and Parkside	Ward	12,330	11,617	11,167	11,060	→
Penrith North	Ward	6,704	6,808	7,570	7,748	→
Penrith South	Ward	8,052	8,679	9,414	10,362	→
Risedale and Roosecote	Ward	11,190	11,018	10,783	10,792	→
Sedbergh and Kirkby Lonsdale	Ward	7,768	7,959	8,015	8,074	→
Ulverston	Ward	11,524	11,678	11,822	12,423	→
Upper Kent	Ward	3,906	3,936	4,019	4,097	→
Walney Island	Ward	11,388	10,651	10,519	10,592	→
Windermere and Ambleside	Ward	11,598	10,804	10,184	9,931	→
North West England	Region	6,729,764	7,052,177	7,417,397	7,737,414

Source: UK Office for National Statistics.

Explanation: Wards as at May 2025. All area and population figures of wards are based on output areas. Thus, slight discrepancies are possible compared to the actual ward boundaries that are depicted in the map.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (E 2024)
Males	113,378
Females	116,807

Age Groups (E 2024)
0-17 years	39,153
18-64 years	129,887
65+ years	61,145

Age Distribution (E 2024)
80+ years	17,026
70-79 years	28,292
60-69 years	34,482
50-59 years	34,026
40-49 years	24,928
30-39 years	26,148
20-29 years	21,802
10-19 years	23,684
0-9 years	19,797

Country of Birth (C 2021)
UK	214,917
EU	6,017
Europe (other)	477
Middle East & Asia	2,258
Africa	1,399
Other country	1,518

Ethnic Group (C 2021)
White	221,136
Asian	2,196
Black	588
Arab	165
Mixed/multiple	1,952
Other ethnic group	556

Religion (C 2021)
Christians	125,104
Muslims	799
Hindus	228
Sikhs	43
Buddhists	860
Jews	140
Other religion	954
No religion	84,698

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Westmorland and Furness unitary authority