Burngreave (ward)

Burngreave ward—which includes the districts of Burngreave, Fir Vale, Grimesthorpe, Pitsmoor, and Shirecliffe—is one of the 28 electoral wards in City of Sheffield, England. It is located in the northern part of the city and covers an area of 2.8 square miles (7.3 km2; 1,800 acres). The population of this ward in 2011 was 27,481 people in 9,906 households. It is one of the wards that make up the Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough constituency. Most of the ward is served by a free community newspaper, the Burngreave Messenger.

"Fir Vale" redirects here. For the school, see Fir Vale School.
"Grimesthorpe" redirects here. For the village near Barnsley, see Grimethorpe.

Burngreave
Shown within Sheffield
Area2.8 sq mi (7.3 km2)
Population27,481 (2011)
• Density9,815/sq mi (3,790/km2)
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
  • South Yorkshire
Region
  • Yorkshire and the Humber
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
UK Parliament
  • Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
CouncillorsJacqueline Drayton (Labour Party)
Mark Jones (Labour Party)
Talib Hussain (Labour Party)
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