Wansbeck - Definition and Overview

Wansbeck District
Shown within Northumberland
Geography
Status:	District
Region:	North East England
Admin. County:	Northumberland
Area: - Total	Ranked 283rd 66.76 km²
Admin. HQ:	Ashington
ONS code:	35UG
Demographics
Population: - Total (2002 est.) - Density	Ranked 324th 61,045 914 / km²
Ethnicity:	99.0% White
Politics
Wansbeck District Council http://www.wansbeck.gov.uk/
Leadership:	Leader & Cabinet
Executive:	Labour
MP:	Denis Murphy

Wansbeck is a local government district in south-east Northumberland, England. Its main settlements are Ashington, Bedlington and Newbiggin.

External link

• Statistics (http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/AreaProfileFrames.asp?aid=175724&hid=14&tid=13) about the Wansbeck district from the Office of National Statistics Census 2001