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 Blyth may refer to: People * Blyth (surname) * Blythe (given name) Places Australia * Blyth, South Australia, a small town Canada * Blyth, Ontario, a village United Kingdom * Blyth, Northumberland, a town ** Blyth Valley (UK Parliament ...

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

, part of 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 Structural changes to local government in England were effected on 1 April 2009, whereby a number of new unitary authorities were created in parts of the country which previously operated a "two-tier" system of counties and districts. In five s ...

effective from 1 April 2009 with responsibilities being transferred to

Northumberland County Council Northumberland County Council is a unitary authority in North East England. The population of the non-metropolitan unitary authority at the 2011 census was 316,028. History It was formed in 1889 as the council for the administrative county of N ...

, a unitary authority.

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about Blyth Valley from the Office for National Statistics Census 2001 English districts abolished in 2009 Former non-metropolitan districts of Northumberland Former boroughs in England {{Northumberland-geo-stub

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