Our historical statistics are always for precisely defined areas, usually administrative units, not "places". We know about the following units named after Thornton. Each has its own "home page" with much more information. Click on a tick to go directly to a particular statistical theme.

Administrative Area:	Popu- lation	Life+ Death	Indu- stry	Work+ Poverty	Social Class	Hous- ing	Learn +Lang	Roots+ Relig.	Land Use
Thornton UD
Thornton USD
Thornton SubD
Thornton EP
Thornton Ch/CP

Be careful! A unit may cover just the town or village, but it may include a big surrounding area. For example, in England and Wales rural districts — units with RD or RSD suffixes — may even exclude the places they are named after. The "Units covering this place" tab lists units whose boundaries contained Thornton.

Election Results

We know of no constituencies that were named after Thornton; where constituencies had more than one name, we base this on their "preferred" name. Constituencies that covered the point location we hold for Thornton will be listed on the "Units covering this place" tab. You can search for constituencies or other units that covered a particular location you are interested in by typing a postcode into our home page, or by using our Historic maps section, zooming in, selecting the Information option, and then clicking on your location.

This website includes information on many different historical units, including census data and other statistics. The boundaries of these units covered Thornton:

Administrative Area:	Popu- lation	Life+ Death	Indu- stry	Work+ Poverty	Social Class	Hous- ing	Learn +Lang	Roots+ Relig.	Land Use
Bradford AP/CP
Thornton Ch/CP
Bradford CB/MB
West Riding Riding
North Bierley RegD/PLU
Bradford District
Bradford O41area
Bradford RegD
West Riding RegC
West Riding AdmC
Yorkshire AncC
West Yorkshire Met.C
Yorkshire and the Humber GovOf
Great Britain Dep
England and Wales Dep

Click on a tick for direct access to that theme.

Election Results

Election results are available for these constituencies which covered Thornton.

Constituencies	Start Date	End Date
Yorkshire West Riding PDivCon	1832	1861
West Riding of Yorkshire Northern PDivCon	1862	1884
West Riding of Yorkshire Northern Part Keighley PDivCon	1885	1917
Bradford North PBDivCon/BCon	1918	1954
Bradford West BCon	1955	2009

Please note that these units are listed here because their boundaries covered the point location we hold for Thornton. You can search for units that covered the particular location you are interested in by typing a postcode into our home page, or by using our Historic maps section, zooming in, selecting the Information option, and then clicking on your location. Units will also not be listed here if we hold no computerised boundaries for them, such as Registration sub-Districts and Sanitary Districts.