East Cambridgeshire
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East Cambridgeshire (locally known as East Cambs) is a local government district in Cambridgeshire, England. Its council is based in the city of Ely. The district also contains the towns of Littleport and Soham and surrounding rural areas, including parts of the Fens.
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East Cambridgeshire District | |
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Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Constituent country | England |
Region | East of England |
Non-metropolitan county | Cambridgeshire |
Status | Non-metropolitan district |
Admin HQ | Ely |
Incorporated | 1 April 1974 |
Government | |
• Type | Non-metropolitan district council |
• Body | East Cambridgeshire District Council |
• Leadership | Alternative - Sec. 31 (Conservative) |
• MPs | Steve Barclay Lucy Frazer |
Area | |
• Total | 251 sq mi (651 km2) |
• Rank | 53rd (of 296) |
Population (2022)[2] | |
• Total | 89,394 |
• Rank | 267th (of 296) |
• Density | 360/sq mi (140/km2) |
Ethnicity (2021) | |
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Religion (2021) | |
• Religion | List
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Time zone | UTC0 (GMT) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (BST) |
ONS code | 12UC (ONS) E07000009 (GSS) |
OS grid reference | TL535799 |
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Since 2017 the district has been a constituent member of the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority, led by the directly elected Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.[4]
The neighbouring districts are South Cambridgeshire, Huntingdonshire, Fenland, King's Lynn and West Norfolk and West Suffolk.