Blyth Valley

Blyth Valley
Former Borough
Shown within Northumberland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	North East England
Administrative county	Northumberland
Founded	1 April 1974
Abolished	1 April 2009
Admin. HQ	Blyth
Government
• Type	Blyth Valley Borough Council
• Leadership:	Leader & Cabinet
• MPs:	Ronnie Campbell
Time zone	Greenwich Mean Time (UTC+0)
• Summer (DST)	British Summer Time (UTC+1)
ONS code	35UD
Website	blythvalley.gov.uk

Blyth Valley was a Local government district and borough in south-east Northumberland, England, bordering the North Sea and Tyne and Wear. The two principal towns were Blyth and Cramlington. Other population centres include Seaton Delaval, and Seaton Sluice.

The borough was formed on 1 April 1974 by the merger of the borough of Blyth, Seaton Valley urban district, and part of the borough of Whitley Bay.

The district council was abolished as part of the 2009 structural changes to local government in England effective from 1 April 2009 with responsibilities being transferred to Northumberland County Council, a unitary authority.

Important parts of Blyth Valley

• Blyth Community Hospital and Health Centre
• Small Shopping Mall
• Blyth Market Place

Important Personalities of Blyth Valley

• Ronnie Campbell MP
• Dr Joe Ghosh Medical Practitioner
• Mr Harland Writer
• Late Mr Eddie Ferguson

External links

• Statistics about Blyth Valley from the Office for National Statistics Census 2001

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Coordinates: 55°07′37″N 1°31′23″W / 55.127°N 1.523°W / 55.127; -1.523