| Borough of Blackpool | |
| Settlement Type: | Borough and unitary authority |
| Motto: | Progress |
| Coordinates: | 53.8208°N -3.0515°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Sovereign state |
| Subdivision Name: | United Kingdom |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | England |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Name2: | North West |
| Subdivision Type3: | Ceremonial county |
| Subdivision Name3: | Lancashire |
| Established Title: | Incorporated |
| Established Date: | 1 April 1974 |
| Established Title1: | Unitary authority |
| Established Date1: | 1 April 1998 |
| Named For: | Blackpool |
| Seat Type: | Administrative HQ |
| Seat: | Blackpool Town Hall |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] |
| Government Type: | Unitary authority |
| Governing Body: | Blackpool Council |
| Leader Title: | Executive |
| Leader Name: | Leader and cabinet |
| Leader Title1: | Control |
| Leader Title2: | Leader |
| Leader Name2: | Lynn Williams (L) |
| Leader Title3: | Mayor |
| Leader Name3: | Peter Hunter |
| Leader Title4: | MPs |
| Area Total Km2: | 43 |
| Area Rank: | |
| Population Rank: | |
| Demographics Type1: | Ethnicity (2021) |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Ethnic groups |
| Demographics Type2: | Religion (2021) |
| Demographics2 Title1: | Religion |
| Timezone1: | GMT |
| Utc Offset1: | +0 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | BST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +1 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postcode areas |
| Postal Code: | FY |
| Area Code Type: | Dialling codes |
| Area Code: | 01253 |
| Iso Code: | GB-BPL |
| Blank1 Name: | GSS code |
| Blank1 Info: | E06000009 |
The Borough of Blackpool is a local government district with borough status in the ceremonial county of Lancashire, North West England. Its council is a unitary authority, being a district council which also performs the functions of a county council. It is named after the seaside town of Blackpool but covers a wider area which includes Anchorsholme, Bispham, Layton, Marton and Squires Gate. As well as the suburbs of Grange Park, North Shore, South Shore and Starr Gate. The borough also forms the core of the wider Blackpool conurbation.
The borough is bordered to the north and north-east by the Borough of Wyre (including Fleetwood, Cleveleys, Thornton and Poulton-le-Fylde), and to the south and south-east by Borough of Fylde (including Lytham St Annes), both of which are non-metropolitan districts in Lancashire. The western boundary is the Irish Sea coast. Surrounding districts form part of the Blackpool Urban Area which covers all the unitary authority area.[2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
Blackpool was a municipal borough until 1889 when it became a county borough,[7] on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, the county borough of Blackpool was reconstituted as a non-metropolitan district with the same boundaries as the county borough.[8] [9] Until 1998, Blackpool was administered as part of Lancashire County Council which was based in Preston. After the creation of unitary authorities by the government, Blackpool and Blackburn were successful in gaining their own right to govern independent from the county council. Blackpool gained unitary authority status,[10] as did Blackburn and it was renamed "Blackburn with Darwen". these are the only two unitary authorities in Lancashire although they remain part of Lancashire for ceremonial purposes.
Blackpool borough is administered by Blackpool Council currently under Labour control.