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Northumberland County Council

Local authority area: Northumberland

Northumberland is an unitary authority, in the North East England region of England. It covers 5,013.8 km² and had 324,362 residents in 2022 — about 65 people per km².

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People

Population

Estimates recorded for Northumberland, 2012–2022.

Residents, 2022324,362+2.6% since 2012

Land area5,013.8km²1,935.8 sq mi

Density65/ km²people per square kilometre

Rank by population#66of 382 UK councils · #60 in England

Population estimates5 data points

316.1K315.3K320.3K323.8K324.4K

20122015201820202022

History

How the council came to be

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Predecessors
Tynedale, Borough of Berwick-upon-Tweed, Blyth Valley, Castle Morpeth, Wansbeck, Alnwick

Borders

Neighbouring councils

CCumbriaCounty council499,781 CCounty DurhamUnitary authority528,127 SScottish BordersScottish council area115,510 NNewcastle upon TyneMetropolitan borough320,605 NNorth TynesideMetropolitan borough210,487 GGatesheadMetropolitan borough197,722 EEdenDistrict council52,881 CCarlisleDistrict council108,387

Same region, same type

Other unitary authorities in North East

All councils in North East

North Yorkshire623,501 County Durham528,127 City of York204,551 Stockton-on-Tees199,966 Middlesbrough148,285 Redcar and Cleveland137,175 Darlington109,469 Hartlepool93,861

Elections

69 electoral wards

Census 2021: 320,571 residents in 146,925 households across the wards; 25.4% aged 65+, 65.2% of homes owned, 19.7% of households without a car.

1Cowpen2,946 households · 18.8% aged 65+6,656 2Hirst3,154 households · 15.3% aged 65+6,612 3Isabella3,212 households · 21.6% aged 65+6,521 4Prudhoe South2,787 households · 22.0% aged 65+6,185 5Croft2,754 households · 18.2% aged 65+6,008 6College with North Seaton2,994 households · 22.8% aged 65+6,004

All wards of Northumberland

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Council offices

Offices, town halls and local council offices in the area.

TBellingham Town HallTown hall · Hexham NE48 2AH · hours listed PBroomhaugh & Riding Parish CouncilParish council · Riding Mill NE44 6DP · hours listed PStocksfield Parish CouncilParish council · Stocksfield NE43 7HL PWylam Parish CouncilParish council · Wylam NE41 8AP

Westminster

Constituencies

North Northumberland · 21 wards Blyth and Ashington · 21 wards Hexham · 19 wards Cramlington and Killingworth · 10 wards

Source: Wikidata Q23079 (CC0)Figures as recorded with their reference year; boundaries may have changed since.