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| Borough of Sedgefield | |
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Shown within County Durham | |
| Geography | |
| Status: | Borough |
| Admin. County: | County Durham |
| Area: - Total | Ranked 179th 217.37 km² |
| Region: | North East England |
| Admin. HQ: | Spennymoor |
| ONS code: | 20UG |
| Demographics | |
| Population: - Total (2002 est.) - Density | Ranked 262nd 86,834 399 / km² |
| Ethnicity: | 99.3% White |
| Politics | |
Sedgefield Borough Council http://www.sedgefield.gov.uk/ | |
| Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet |
| Executive: | Labour |
| MPs: | Derek Foster, Tony Blair |
Sedgefield is a local government district and borough in County Durham, in north-east England. It has a population of about 87,000 (2001 UK census). It is named after Sedgefield; but its largest town is Spennymoor. Other places include Shildon, and Newton Aycliffe. It is represented in Parliament by Tony Blair.
The borough was formed in 1974 by the merger of Sedgefield Rural District, Spennymoor Urban District, Shildon Urban District and part of Darlington Rural District.
| Districts of England - North East England | |
| Alnwick - Berwick-upon-Tweed - Blyth Valley - Castle Morpeth - Chester-le-Street - Darlington - Derwentside - Durham - Easington - Gateshead - Hartlepool - Middlesbrough - Newcastle upon Tyne - North Tyneside - Redcar and Cleveland - Sedgefield - South Tyneside - Stockton-on-Tees - Sunderland - Teesdale - Tynedale - Wansbeck - Wear Valley
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| 1974 counties: Cleveland - County Durham - Northumberland - Tyne and Wear |
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