Council by-election · Hyndburn Borough: Huncoat ward · Thursday, 12 November 2026
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Before anyone asks for your vote: what the official record says about the area around this area, from planning to local statistics, and who represents you now.
Your area · Hyndburn Borough: Huncoat ward, 12 November 2026 · What’s It To Me?
Life in Hyndburn Borough: Huncoat ward: the official facts
Official open data about the area. It describes the place, not you, and it favours no candidate.
People claiming unemployment-related benefits
120 people in Huncoat ward, 3.9% of residents aged 16–64, against 4% across England (August 2026).
Claimant count, Office for National Statistics via Nomis (Open Government Licence). It counts people claiming Jobseeker's Allowance or Universal Credit while required to seek work; it is not the same as the unemployment rate.
House prices in Hyndburn
Average price £141,430, up 8.5% on a year earlier (July 2026).
Flats and maisonettes: £83,420
Detached houses: £246,817
Source: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index for the local authority (Open Government Licence). A local-authority average; prices within it vary widely.
Recorded crime nearby, August 2026
52 street-level crimes recorded within about a mile of the area's centre.
violent crime: 25
anti social behaviour: 10
criminal damage arson: 5
other theft: 3
burglary: 2
vehicle crime: 2
Source: data.police.uk (Open Government Licence). Centroid of the ONS 2024 boundary. Statistics near this point describe the area, not any household. Recorded crime reflects reporting and policing as well as offending; see the ONS guidance in further reading.
Who represents you now
Councillors for Huncoat, as recorded after the May 2026 elections:
Anthony Mitchell, Reform UK
Dave Parkins, Labour Party
This by-election fills a seat that has fallen vacant since then, so one of those listed may no longer hold it.
Across the whole of Hyndburn council (35 seats in 2026): Conservative 8, Labour 17, Green 1, Reform UK 8, Other 1. Run by: Labour, as a minority administration.
Councillors and council make-up from Open Council Data (public domain). The council's own website lists current councillors and how to contact them.
