Ward in England
| Welland | |
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| Ward | |
 Welland Park Road, Market Harborough | |
  WellandLocation within Leicestershire | |
| Population | 8,856 (2021 Census Ward Profile) |
| • London | 87 mi (140 km) S |
| Civil parish |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Market Harborough |
| Postcode district | LE16 |
| Dialling code | 01858 |
| Police | Leicestershire |
| Fire | Leicestershire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
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Welland is the name of an electoral ward of Harborough District in Leicestershire, England.
Geography
The ward covers the southwestern part of the town of Market Harborough. It takes its name from the nearby River Welland which runs through the ward. It is mostly a mix of residential estates with open spaces and the former Rugby and Stamford Railway passes through the middle of it.
Demographics
At the 2021 census, the ward profile population was 8,856. Of the findings, the ethnicity and religious composition of the ward was:
| Market Harborough-Welland: Ethnicity: 2021 Census | |||||||||||||
| Ethnic group | Population | % | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 8,404 | 94.9% | |||||||||||
| Asian or Asian British | 202 | 2.3% | |||||||||||
| Mixed | 185 | 2.1% | |||||||||||
| Other Ethnic Group | 34 | 0.3% | |||||||||||
| Black or Black British | 29 | 0.3% | |||||||||||
| Arab | 2 | 0.1% | |||||||||||
| Total | 8,856 | 100% | |||||||||||
The religious composition of the ward at the 2021 Census was recorded as:
| Market Harborough-Welland: Religion: 2021 Census | |||||||||||||
| Religious | Population | % | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian | 4,166 | 49.7% | |||||||||||
| Irreligious | 3,985 | 47.5% | |||||||||||
| Hindu | 96 | 1.1% | |||||||||||
| Muslim | 43 | 0.5% | |||||||||||
| Other religion | 36 | 0.4% | |||||||||||
| Sikh | 30 | 0.4% | |||||||||||
| Buddhist | 21 | 0.3% | |||||||||||
| Jewish | 10 | 0.2% | |||||||||||
| Total | 8,856 | 100% | |||||||||||
References
- Council, Harborough District. "Harborough District Wards Map | Harborough District Council". www.harborough.gov.uk. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
- "Market Harborough-Welland (Ward, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
- "Here are the candidates who will be battling out for votes in the upcoming Harborough district elections 2023". Harborough Mail. Harborough Mail. 18 April 2023. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
- "Ward: Market Harborough-Welland". planning.data.gov.uk. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
- "Residents Get Greater Voice As Another Neighbourhood Forum Launches". HFM. 31 July 2023. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
- The Railway Chronicle: 1845,27-52. John Francis. 1845. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
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| Unitary authorities | Leicester |
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