Wansbeck

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Wansbeck District
Shown within Northumberland
Geography
Status:	District
Region:	North East England
Admin. County:	Northumberland
Area:   Total:	Ranked km²
Admin. HQ:	Ashington
ONS code:	35UG
Demographics
Population:   Total (2007 est.):   Density:	Ranked / km²
Ethnicity:	99.0% White
Politics
Wansbeck District Council http://www.wansbeck.gov.uk/
Leadership:	Leader & Cabinet
Executive:
MPs:	Denis Murphy

Wansbeck was a local government district in south-east Northumberland, England. Its main population centres were Ashington, Bedlington and Newbiggin-by-the-Sea.

The area which was bounded by the district is mostly urban, on the North Sea coast north of the Tyneside conurbation. It bordered Blyth Valley district to the south, the border being the River Blyth. It was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, by the merger of the urban districts of Ashington, Bedlingtonshire and Newbiggin-by-the-Sea. It is named after the River Wansbeck.

The district council was abolished as part of the 2009 structural changes to local government in England effective from April 1, 2009 with responsibilities being transferred to Northumberland County Council, a unitary authority.

[edit] External links

• Statistics about the Wansbeck district from the Office for National Statistics Census 2001

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Coordinates: 1°34′26″S 55°10′08″E / 1.574°S 55.169°E / -1.574; 55.169