Whitchurch Park (ward)

Whitchurch Park

Boundaries of the city council ward.
Whitchurch Park
 Whitchurch Park shown within Bristol
Population 10,839 (2011.Ward)[1]
Unitary authorityBristol
Ceremonial countyBristol
RegionSouth West
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town BRISTOL
Postcode district BS14
Dialling code 01275
Police Avon and Somerset
Fire Avon
Ambulance South Western
EU Parliament South West England
UK ParliamentBristol South
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Coordinates: 51°24′36″N 2°35′06″W / 51.41°N 2.585°W / 51.41; -2.585

Whitchurch Park is a council ward located in the south of the city of Bristol in England. It includes the eastern part of Hartcliffe and the western part of Whitchurch. The ward has a population of 11,061 people.[2]

Religion

7,683 people, or 69.5% of the population are Christians. This is a higher figure than the average for the city of Bristol.[2] 21% of people identified themselves as non religious,[2] while 7.8% did not state their religion in the census. The figures for all other religions were below 1%.[2]

Politics

The ward is in the Bristol South constituency. The member of Parliament for the constituency is Dawn Primarolo, of the Labour Party.[3] The councillors for the ward are Timothy Kent (Liberal Democrat) and Helen Holland (Labour)[4]

References

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