South Wight
South Wight was a non-metropolitan district with the status of a borough on the Isle of Wight in England from 1974 to 1995.
| South Wight | |
|---|---|
| Area | |
| • 1974 | 65,185 acres (263.79 km2)[1] |
| Population | |
| • 1973[2] | 44,890 |
| • 1992[3] | 53,600 |
| History | |
| • Created | 1974 |
| • Abolished | 1995 |
| • Succeeded by | Isle of Wight |
| Status | non-metropolitan district, borough |
| • HQ | Newport |
 | |
The district was formed by the Local Government Act 1972, and was a merger of Sandown-Shanklin and Ventnor urban districts and Isle of Wight Rural District. It was one of two districts on the island formed in 1974 – the other was Medina.
Following a review by the Local Government Commission for England, the borough was abolished on 1 April 1995, when a single Isle of Wight Council replaced the island's county council and two district councils.[4]
References
- Local government in England and Wales: A Guide to the New System. London: HMSO. 1974. p. 61. ISBN 0-11-750847-0.
- Registrar General's annual estimated figure mid 1973
- OPCS Key Population and Vital Statistics 1992
- "The Isle of Wight (Structural Change) Order 1994". Office of Public Sector Information. 2004. Retrieved 12 January 2009.
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