Bolton and Undercliffe
| Bolton and Undercliffe | |
 2004 Boundaries of Bolton and Undercliffe Ward |
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  Bolton and Undercliffe |
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| Population | 16,365 (ward.2011) |
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| OS grid reference | SE175350 |
| Metropolitan borough | City of Bradford |
| Metropolitan county | West Yorkshire |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BRADFORD |
| Postcode district | BD2 |
| Dialling code | 01274 |
| Police | West Yorkshire |
| Fire | West Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| EU Parliament | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| UK Parliament | Bradford East |
| Councillors | Cllr Tracey Leeming (Liberal Democrats (UK)) |
| Cllr Howard Middleton (Liberal Democrats (UK)) | |
| Cllr David Gray (Liberal Democrats (UK)) | |
Coordinates: 53°49′N 1°44′W / 53.81°N 1.73°W
Bolton and Undercliffe is an electoral ward in the City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council, England. The population of the ward at the 2011 Census was 16,365.[1]
Bolton and Undercliffe covers the area east of Bradford Beck, between Shipley & Wrose to the north and central Bradford to the south. It is a largely urban area.
Place-name meanings
Bolton is similar to Bolton, Greater Manchester in meaning; its name is from Old English bothl/boōl-tun "village with buildings". The name was recorded as Boltetone in 1186.
Undercliffe means "below the cliff", referring to a village below a hill-spur. The name was recorded as Indreclif in 1038.
See also
References
- ↑ "City of Bradford population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
- BCSP (Internet Explorer only)
- BBC election results
- Council ward profile
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