§ Mr. HoyleTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs what the average age of(a) male and (b) female magistrates in (a) England, (b) the North West, (c) Lancashire and (d) each Lancashire district is; and what the highest age of a magistrate is in each area. [177165]
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§ Mr. LeslieThis information is not accurately available in the format requested. We are able to provide numbers of magistrates within age bands in:
(a) England (including the Duchy of Lancaster comprising the counties of Lancashire, Greater Manchester and Merseyside, and where magistrates' appointments are the responsibility of the Chancellor of the Duchy):
- to age 30: 22 magistrates
- 30–39: 968 magistrates
- 40–49: 4377 magistrates
- 50–54: 4401 magistrates
- 55–59: 7343 magistrates
- 60–65: 7004 magistrates
- 66+: 2663 magistrates
(b) The North West. This region comprises Lancashire, Greater Manchester, Merseyside, Cheshire and Cumbria:
- to age 30: 8 magistrates
- 30–39: 139 magistrates
- 40–49: 752 magistrates
- 50–54: 769 magistrates
- 55–59: 1281 magistrates
- 60–65: 1272 magistrates
- 66 +: 520 magistrates
(c) Lncashire
- to age 30: 1 male, 2 female magistrates
- 30–39: 12 male, 17 female magistrates
- 40–49: 91 male, 89 female magistrates
- 50–54: 76 male, 94 female magistrates
- 55–59: 166 male, 155 female magistrates
- 60–65: 188 male, 118 female magistrates
- 66 +: 80 male, 51 female magistrates
(d) Each Lancashire district Blackburn, Darwen and RV
- to age 30: 0 male, 1 female magistrates
- 30–39: 5 male, 3 female magistrates
- 40–49: 15 male, 8 female magistrates
- 50–54: 10 male, 12 female magistrates
- 55–59: 24 male, 14 female magistrates
- 60–65: 25 male, 23 female magistrates
- 66 +: 12 male, 4 female magistrates
Blackpool and Fylde
- to age 30: 0 male, 0 female magistrates
- 30–39: 0 male, 3 female magistrates
- 40–49: 17 male, 14 female magistrates
- 50–54:13 male, 14 female magistrates
- 55–59: 22 male, 35 female magistrates
- 60–65: 28 male, 11 female magistrates
- 66 +: 9 male, 7 female magistrates
Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale
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- to age 30: 0 male, 1 female magistrates
- 30–39: 2 male, 2 female magistrates
- 40–49:14 male, 14 female magistrates
- 50–54: 13 male, 21 female magistrates
- 55–59: 32 male, 16 female magistrates
- 60–65: 30 male, 22 female magistrates
- 66 +: 10 male, 11 female magistrates
Chorley
- to age 30: 0 male, 0 female magistrates
- 30–39: 0 male, 1 female magistrates
- 40–49: 3 male, 3 female magistrates
- 50–54: 2 male, 8 female magistrates
- 55–59: 14 male, 13 female magistrates
- 60–65: 17 male, 8 femate magistrates
- 66 +: 1 male, 3 female magistrates
Hyndburn
- to age 30: 0 male, 0 female magistrates
- 30–39: 2 male, 0 female magistrates
- 40–49: 13 male, 2 female magistrates
- 50–54: 4 male, 2 female magistrates
- 55–59: 7 male, 13 female magistrates
- 60–65: 7 male, 6 female magistrates
- 66+: 9 male, 2 female magistrates
Lancaster
- to age 30: 0 male, 0 female magistrates
- 30–39: 1 male, 0 female magistrates
- 40–49: 7 male, 13 female magistrates
- 50–54: 7 male, 9 female magistrates
- 55–59: 16 male, 20 female magistrates
- 60–65: 20 male, 21 female magistrates
- 66+ : 7 male, 8 female magistrates
Ormskirk
- to age 30: 1 male, 0 female magistrates
- 30–39; 0 male, 1 female magistrates
- 40–49: 4 male, 4 female magistrates
- 50–54: 3 male, 6 female magistrates
- 55–59: 5 male, 12 female magistrates
- 60–65: 11 male, 6 female magistrates
- 66+: 8 male, 3 female magistrates
Preston
- to age 30: 0 male, 2 female magistrates
- 40–49: 11 male, 16 female magistrates
- 50–54: 16 male, 14 female magistrates
- 55–59: 26 male, 15 female magistrates
- 60–65: 29 male, 11 female magistrates
- 66 +: 15 male, 2 female magistrates
South Ribble
- to age 30: 0 male, 0 female magistrates
- 30–39: 0 male, 3 female magistrates
- 40–49: 3 male, 4 female magistrates
- 50–54: 6 male, 4 female magistrates
- 55–59: 5 male, 10 female magistrates
- 60–65: 11 male, 5 female magistrates
- 66+: 6 male, 6 female magistrates
Wyre
- to age 30: 0 male, 0 female magistrates
- 30–39: 2 male, 2 female magistrates
- 40–49: 4 male, 11 female magistrates
- 50–54: 4 male, 4 female magistrates
- 55–59: 15 male, 7 female magistrates
- 60–65: 10 male, 5 female magistrates
- 66+: 3 male, 5 female magistrates
All magistrates are transferred to the Supplemental List on reaching the age of 70.
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§ Mr. HoyleTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs how many magistrates are members of political parties, broken down by party, in(a) England, (b) the North West, (c) Lancashire and (d) each Lancashire district. [177166]
§ Mr. LeslieA record is not kept of membership of political parties.
Magistrates were asked to disclose political affiliation until earlier this year, at which point the numbers broken down by party were:
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Number (a) England Conservative 8,806 Labour 6,804 Liberal Democrat 3,401 Uncommitted 5,542 Other 1,449 (b) The North West (comprising Lancashire, Greater Manchester, Merseyside, Cheshire and Cumbria) Conservative 1,249 Labour 1,291 Liberal Democrat 535 Uncommitted 1,423 Other 182 (c) Lancashire Conservative 292 Labour 292 Liberal Democrat 90 Uncommitted 385 Other 83 (d) Each Lancashire district Blackburn, Darwen and RV Conservative 41 Labour 36 Liberal Democrat 12 Uncommitted 56 Other 11 Blackpool and Fylde Conservative 47 Labour 38 Liberal Democrat 15 Uncommitted 69 Other 4 Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale Conservative 53 Labour 38 Liberal Democrat 14 Uncommitted 64 Other 19 Chorley Conservative 20 Labour 20 Liberal Democrat 8 Uncommitted 22 Other 3 Hyndburn Conservative 18 Labour 16 Liberal Democrat 7 Uncommitted 17 Other 9
Number Lancaster Conservative 28 Labour 38 Liberal Democrat 15 Uncommitted 38 Other 10 Ormskirk Conservative 20 Labour 18 Liberal Democrat 1 Uncommitted 18 Other 7 Preston Conservative 32 Labour 37 Liberal Democrat 11 Uncommitted 60 Other 17 South Ribble Conservative 19 Labour 24 Liberal Democrat 4 Uncommitted 13 Other 3 Wyre Conservative 14 Labour 27 Liberal Democrat 3 Uncommitted 28 Other 0