Population 18,222 (2011) Sovereign state United Kingdom Ceremonial county South Yorkshire | Country England District Sheffield UK parliament constituency Sheffield Hallam | |
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Region Yorkshire and the Humber EU Parliament Yorkshire and the Humber Councillors David Baker (Liberal Democrats)
Vickie Priestley (Liberal Democrats)
Katie Condliffe (Liberal Democrats) | ||
Stannington ward is one of the 28 electoral wards in the City of Sheffield, England. It is located in the western part of the borough, including some westernmost suburbs of the city; most of the land is rural. The population of the ward at the 2011 Census was 18,222.
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Map of Stannington, Sheffield, UK
It is one of the wards that make up the Sheffield Hallam parliamentary constituency.
Description
The population of this ward in 2011 was 18,222 in 8,030 Households in a land area of 102 km2 (39 sq mi), of which over 90% is greenspace.
Most of the area of the ward is covered by the civil parish of Bradfield.
The ward includes parts of the western fringes of the greater connurbation of Sheffield, including: the Stannington and Middlewood suburbs of Sheffield, and the village suburbs of Loxley and Worrall, all located on the eastern fringes of the ward. The remainder of the eastern half of the ward is mostly agricultural land, including some industry, and several reservoirs (Damflask Reservoir, Dale Dike Reservoir, Strines Reservoir, and Agden Reservoir) and includes the villages of Low Bradfield, High Bradfield, and Dungworth.
The western part of the ward is moorland, including Howden and Bradfield moors, and contains no significant settlements.