Wansbeck 443396 201658328 2008-03-28T20:24:43Z MRSC 66197 The district will be abolished as part of the [[2009 structural changes to local government in England]]. {{otheruses}} {{Infobox UK district |name = Wansbeck District |image = [[Image:NorthumberlandWansbeck.png|105px|Wansbeck]]<br>''Shown within [[Northumberland]]'' |status = District |region = [[North East England]] |admincounty = [[Northumberland]] |area = [[List of English districts by area|Ranked 283rd]]<br>[[1 E7 m²|66.76]] [[square kilometre|km²]] |adminhq = [[Ashington]] |onscode = 35UG |population = [[List of English districts by population|Ranked {{English district rank|ONS=35UG}}]]<br>{{English district population|ONS=35UG}}<br>{{English district density|ONS=35UG}} / km² |ethnicity = 99.0% White |politics = Wansbeck District Council<br>http://www.wansbeck.gov.uk/ |leadership = Leader & Cabinet |executive = {{English district control|ONS=35UG}} |mayor = |mp = [[Denis Murphy (UK politician)|Denis Murphy]] |year = 2005 }} '''Wansbeck''' is a [[non-metropolitan district|local government district]] in south-east [[Northumberland]], [[England]]. Its main settlements are [[Ashington]], [[Bedlington]] and [[Newbiggin-by-the-Sea]]. The district is mostly urban, on the [[North Sea]] coast north of the [[Tyneside]] conurbation. It borders [[Blyth Valley]] district to the south, the border being the [[River Blyth]]. It was formed on [[April 1]], [[1974]], under the [[Local Government Act 1972]], by the merger of the [[urban district]]s of Ashington, [[Bedlingtonshire]] and Newbiggin-by-the-Sea. It is named after the [[River Wansbeck]]. The district will be abolished as part of the [[2009 structural changes to local government in England]]. ==External links== *[http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=3&b=277067&c=Wansbeck&d=13&e=16&g=475231&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&enc=1 Statistics] about the Wansbeck district from the [[Office for National Statistics]] [[United Kingdom Census 2001|Census 2001]] {{NE_England}} [[Category:Local government in Northumberland]] [[Category:Shire districts]] {{Northumberland-geo-stub}} [[de:Wansbeck]] [[it:Wansbeck]] [[nl:Wansbeck]] [[no:Wansbeck]] [[ro:Wansbeck]]