Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead
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| Borough of Gateshead | |
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| Geography | |
| Status: | Metropolitan borough |
| Region: | North East England |
| Ceremonial County: | Tyne and Wear |
| Traditional County: | County Durham |
| Area: - Total | Ranked 214th 142.35 km² |
| Admin. HQ: | Gateshead |
| Grid reference: | |
| ONS code: | 00CH |
| Demographics | |
| Population: - Total () - Density | Ranked {{EnglishDistrictRank / km² |
| Ethnicity: | 98.4% White |
| Politics | |
 Gateshead Council http://www.gateshead.gov.uk/ | |
| Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet |
| Executive: | |
| MPs: | David Anderson, David Clelland, Sharon Hodgson |
The district has some 190,000 inhabitants, and is traditionally part of County Durham. The county borough of Gateshead was combined along with the urban districts of Felling, Blaydon, Ryton and part of Chester-le-Street Rural District into the new Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead in 1974. In 1986 the County Council of Tyne and Wear was abolished, and so Gateshead Council became a unitary authority.
There are currently two civil parishes in Gateshead - Birtley and Lamesley. Birtley Town Council and parish are due to be abolished on April 1, 2006. [link]
Gateshead is home to the Team Valley, a large trading estate; the Baltic, a flagship contemporary art gallery; the Sage Gateshead, a music centre; the Angel of the North, an Anthony Gormley sculpture and the MetroCentre, the largest shopping centre in Europe.
| Districts of North East England |
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| 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 | |
| Counties with multiple districts: County Durham - Northumberland - Tyne and Wear |
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