King's Lynn and West Norfolk

Borough of King's Lynn and West Norfolk
Shown within Norfolk
Geography
Status:	Borough
Region:	East of England
Admin. County:	Norfolk
Area: - Total	Ranked 8th 1,428.76 km²
Admin. HQ:	King's Lynn
ONS code:	33UE
Demographics
Population: - Total (2002 est.) - Density	Ranked 124th 137,409 96 / km²
Ethnicity:	98.7% White
Politics
Kings Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council http://www.west-norfolk.gov.uk/
Leadership:	Leader & Cabinet
Executive:	Conservative
MPs:	Henry Bellingham, Gillian Shephard

King's Lynn and West Norfolk is a local government district and borough in Norfolk, England. Its council is based in King's Lynn.

The district was formed in 1974 by the merger of King's Lynn, Hunstanton, Downham Market urban districts along with Docking Rural District , Downham Rural District , Freebridge Lynn Rural District and Marshland Rural District . The district was originally known as just West Norfolk, and adopted its present name in 1981.