Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme

Newcastle-under-Lyme
Newcastle-under-Lyme
Non-metropolitan district and borough
	Newcastle-under-Lyme market day and high street
	Newcastle-under-Lyme shown within Staffordshire
Region	West Midlands
Non-metropolitan county	Staffordshire
Status	Non-metropolitan district
Admin HQ	Newcastle-under-Lyme
Incorporated	1 April 1974
Government
• Type	Non-metropolitan district council
• Body	Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council
• MPs	Adam Jogee (Labour) ; Karen Bradley (Conservative) ; Gavin Williamson (Conservative)
Area
• Total	211.0 km2 (81.5 sq mi)
• Rank	142nd (of 296)
Population (2022)
• Total	125,297
• Rank	191st (of 296)
• Density	590/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Ethnicity (2021)
• Ethnic groups	List 92.9% White ; 3.8% Asian ; 1.6% Mixed ; 1% Black ; 0.7% other ;
Religion (2021)
• Religion	List 51.8% Christianity ; 38.9% no religion ; 1.8% Islam ; 0.6% Hinduism ; 0.1% Judaism ; 0.2% Sikhism ; 0.4% Buddhism ; 0.4% other ; 5.8% not stated ;
Time zone	UTC0 (GMT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (BST)
ONS code	41UE (ONS); E07000195 (GSS)
OS grid reference	SJ8463746024

The Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme is a local government district with borough status in Staffordshire, England.

It is named after the town of Newcastle-under-Lyme, where the council is based. The borough also includes the town of Kidsgrove and several villages and surrounding rural areas lying generally to the west of Newcastle itself. Most of the borough's built-up areas form part of The Potteries Urban Area.

The neighbouring districts are Staffordshire Moorlands, Stoke-on-Trent, Stafford, Shropshire and Cheshire East.

^ ^a ^b UK Census (2021). "2021 Census Area Profile – Newcastle-under-Lyme Local Authority (E07000195)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 5 January 2024.

[2021_Nomis-1] UK Census (2021). "2021 Census Area Profile – Newcastle-under-Lyme Local Authority (E07000195)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 5 January 2024.

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