East Ecclesfield

East Ecclesfield
Shown within Sheffield
East Ecclesfield
Location within Sheffield
Area3.8 sq mi (9.8 km2)
Population18,295 
 Density4,814/sq mi (1,859/km2)
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
UK Parliament
CouncillorsCraig Gamble-Pugh (Labour)
Alan Woodcock (Lib Dem)
Robert Reiss (Lib Dem)

East Ecclesfield wardwhich includes the districts of Chapeltown and Ecclesfieldis 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 3.8 square miles (9.8 km2) in the eastern part of Ecclesfield Parish. The population of this ward in 2011 was 18,295 people in 7,863. East Ecclesfield is one of the six wards that make up the Sheffield Hillsborough Parliamentary constituency. The Boundary Commission for England, in their final report, recommended that East Ecclesfield should become part of a reformed Penistone and Stocksbridge constituency. The East Ecclesfield ward is composed of eight polling districts. These include Blackburn, Chapeltown, Ecclesfield, Ecclesfield Common, High Greave, Horbury, Warren and Wheata.