Blyth Valley
| Borough of Blyth Valley | |
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Shown within Northumberland | |
| Geography | |
| Status: | Borough |
| Region: | North East England |
| Admin. County: | Northumberland |
| Area: - Total | Ranked 280th 70.36 km² |
| Admin. HQ: | Blyth |
| ONS code: | 35UD |
| Demographics | |
| Population: - Total (2003 est.) - Density | Ranked 283rd 81,528 1,159 / km² |
| Ethnicity: | 99.0% White |
| Politics | |
| Blyth Valley Borough Council http://www.blythvalley.gov.uk/ | |
| Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet |
| Executive: | Labour |
| MP: | Ronnie Campbell |
- For other uses, see Blyth Valley (disambiguation).
Blyth Valley is a borough and district in south-east Northumberland, England, bordering the North Sea and Tyne and Wear. The two principle towns are Blyth and Cramlington. Other centres include Seaton Delaval, and Sleaton Sluice.
The borough was formed on April 1, 1974 by the merger of the borough of Blyth, Seaton Valley urban district, and part of the borough of Whitley Bay.
External link
- Statistics about Blyth Valley from the Office of National Statistics Census 2001
| Districts of England – North East England | |
| Alnwick – Berwick-upon-Tweed – Blyth Valley – Castle Morpeth – Chester-le-Street – Darlington – Derwentside – Durham – Easington – Gateshead – Hartlepool – Middlesbrough – Newcastle upon Tyne – North Tyneside – Redcar and Cleveland – Sedgefield – South Tyneside – Stockton-on-Tees – Sunderland – Teesdale – Tynedale – Wansbeck – Wear Valley
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| 1974 counties: Cleveland – County Durham – Northumberland – Tyne and Wear |
Categories: UK geography stubs | Local government in Northumberland