East Cambridgeshire - Definition and Overview

East Cambridgeshire District
Shown within Cambridgeshire
Geography
Status:	District
Region:	East of England
Admin. County:	Cambridgeshire
Area: - Total	Ranked 65th 651.28 km²
Admin. HQ:	Ely
ONS code:	12UC
Demographics
Population: - Total (2002 est.) - Density	Ranked 303rd 74,419 114 / km²
Ethnicity:	97.9% White
Politics
East Cambridgeshire District Council http://www.eastcambs.gov.uk/
Leadership:	Alternative - Sec.31
Control:	All party
MPs:	Malcolm Moss, James Paice

East Cambridgeshire is a local government district in Cambridgeshire, England. Its council is based in Ely.

The district was formed on April 1, 1974 with the merger of Ely urban district, Ely Rural District and Newmarket Rural District.

According to a report by the Halifax bank in 2004, East Cambridgeshire has the fastest population growth rate of any British local authority other than the City of London.[1] (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4122731.stm)

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