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Darlington (borough)

Borough of Darlington
Unitary, Borough
Official logo of Borough of Darlington
Coat of Arms
Darlington shown within County Durham and England
Darlington shown within County Durham and England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Constituent country England
Region North East England
Ceremonial county County Durham
Admin. HQ Darlington
Government
 • Type Darlington Borough Council
 • Leadership: Leader & Cabinet
 • Executive: Labour
 • MPs: Phil Wilson (L)
Jenny Chapman (L)
Area
 • Total 76.3 sq mi (197.5 km2)
Area rank 166th
Population (mid-2015 est.)
 • Total 105,400
 • Rank Ranked 223rd
 • Density 1,400/sq mi (530/km2)
Time zone Greenwich Mean Time (UTC+0)
 • Summer (DST) British Summer Time (UTC+1)
ONS code 00EH (ONS)
E06000005 (GSS)
Ethnicity 93.7% White, 2.8% S.Asian, 3.5% other Non-White
Website darlington.gov.uk

Darlington is a unitary authority area in the ceremonial county of County Durham, north-east England. It borders the non-metropolitan county of County Durham to the north and west, to the east and North Yorkshire to the south along the line of the River Tees. The urban centre of the borough is the town of Darlington and is a major component of the Tees Valley economic area. In 2011 it had a resident population of 106,000.

Traditionally part of County Durham, the current borough boundaries were formed on 1 April 1974 by the creation of a new non-metropolitan district of Darlington by the Local Government Act 1972, covering the previous county borough of Darlington along with nearly all of Darlington Rural District (the Newton Aycliffe parts of which went to Sedgefield). It remained part of County Durham until gaining "independence" as a unitary authority on 1 April 1997. For ceremonial purposes it remains part of County Durham with whom it continues to share certain local services such as Fire and Rescue and Police. It is included within the Tees Valley area for both cultural and regional government administration.

It is made up of 24 council wards, twenty within the town of Darlington itself, which are also covered by the Darlington parliamentary constituency and four rural wards of Heighington & Coniscliffe, Hurworth, Middleton St George and Sadberge & Whessoe (part of the Sedgefield parliamentary constituency.


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