North Tyneside - Definition

Borough of North Tyneside
Shown within Tyne and Wear
Geography
Status:	Metropolitan borough
Region:	North East England
Ceremonial County:	Tyne and Wear
Area: - Total	Ranked 260th 82.39 km²
Admin. HQ:	Wallsend
ONS code:	00CK
Demographics
Population: - Total (2002 est.) - Density	Ranked 70th 191,255 2,321 / km²
Ethnicity:	98.1% White
Politics
North Tyneside Council http://www.northtyneside.gov.uk
Leadership:	Mayor & Cabinet
Mayor:	Linda Arkley (Conservative)
MPs:	Nick Brown, Stephen Byers, Alan Campbell

North Tyneside is a metropolitan borough in the North East of England, part of the Tyne and Wear urban area centred on Newcastle and formerly part of Northumberland.

It is the area east of Newcastle, and north of the River Tyne. Wards include North Shields, Howdon, and Whitley Bay.

Unlike most English districts, its council is led by a directly-elected mayor, currently Linda Arkley.

The borough was formed on April 1, 1974 by the merger of the county borough of Tynemouth, with the borough of Wallsend, part of the borough of Whitley Bay, the urban district of Longbenton and part of the urban district of Seaton Valley.

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