Skircoat Ward

The Skircoat ward dataset includes the ward map; demographic profile; Public Health England local health report; Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) factsheet; Public health data; elections data and maps; anti-poverty data; and other ward data. Skircoat ward is to the south of Halifax town centre, and is mainly residential. It includes the neighbourhoods of Bell Hall, Manor Drive, Huddersfield Road and Spring Hall, plus Long Wood on the escarpment overlooking the Calder Valley. There are local retail centres at Bell Hall and Skircoat. The Calderdale Royal Infirmary is within this ward. For schools data at ward level, see Schools data by ward . New ward information 2026: There will be local (district) elections on 7 th May 2026 for new wards following a Local Government Boundary Commission review . The information on this ward data page is based on ward boundaries that predate these elections. The Office for National Statistics is due to publish 2026 ward boundary information in June / July 2026. Once that has been published Calderdale Dataworks will be updated to include new ward data pages.