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Wear Valley District Council
http://www.wearvalley.gov.uk

Wear Valley District
Geography
Status:	District
Region:	North East England
Admin. County:	County Durham
Area: - Total	Ranked 100th 504.63 km²
Admin. HQ:	Crook
ONS code:	20UJ
Demographics
Population: - Total () - Density	Ranked / km²
Ethnicity:	99.2% White
Politics
Leadership:	Alternative - Sec.31
Control:
MPs:	Hilary Armstrong, Helen Goodman

Wear Valley is a local government district in County Durham, England. Its council is based in Crook.

The district covers much of the Weardale area. In the west it is parished and rural, whereas in the east it is more urban. Crook and Willington are unparished.

The district was formed on April 1, 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, by the merger of the Bishop Auckland, Crook and Willington and Tow Law urban districts, along with Weardale Rural District.

Electorial divisions

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• Bishop Auckland Town Bishop Auckland Town ward; Cockton Hill ward
• Coundon Coundon ward; Dene Valley ward
• Crook North and Tow Law Crook North ward; Howden ward; Tow Law and Stanley ward
• Crook South Crook South ward; Wheatbottom and Helmington Row ward
• Weardale St John's Chapel ward; Stanhope ward; Wolsingham and Witton-le-Wear ward
• West Auckland Escomb ward; West Auckland ward
• Willington Hunwick ward; Willington Central ward; Willington West End ward
• Woodhouse Close Henknowle ward; Woodhouse Close ward

Local government in County Durham | Shire districts

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