City of Lancaster

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City of Lancaster
Shown within Lancashire
Geography
Status:	City (1937)
Region:	North West England
Admin. County:	Lancashire
Area: - Total	Ranked 85th 575.86 km²
Admin. HQ:	Lancaster
ONS code:	30UH
Demographics
Population: - Total () - Density	Ranked {{EnglishDistrictRank / km²
Ethnicity:	97.8% White
Politics
Lancaster City Council http://www.lancaster.gov.uk/
Leadership:	Leader & Cabinet
Executive:
MPs:	Ben Wallace, Geraldine Smith

The City of Lancaster (2002 population 133914) is a local government district with city status in Lancashire in North West England. Its main town is Lancaster, from which it obtained its city status. Other towns in the district include Morecambe, Heysham, Slyne, and Carnforth.

The district was formed on April 1, 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, as a merger of the boroughs of Lancaster and Morecambe and Heysham, along with Carnforth urban district, Lancaster Rural District and Lunesdale Rural District.

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