Wansbeck
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The district will be abolished as part of the [[2009 structural changes to local government in England]].
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{{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]]
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[[Category:Shire districts]]
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