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This is a list of the metropolitan and non-metropolitan districts of England, also including London boroughs. Districts are one type of English administrative division. All listed below are non-metropolitan districts except for the London boroughs, metropolitan boroughs, the Isle of Wight and those that are labelled as sui generis. Population figures are mid-year estimates for 2007 from the Office for National Statistics[1]. This list has been amended to reflect the 2009 structural changes to local government in England.
for a list of the pre-1974 districts.
[edit] List A-D
| Name |
Website |
Population
(2007 est.) |
Type |
Ceremonial County |
| Adur |
website |
60,600 |
|
West Sussex |
| Allerdale |
website |
94,500 |
Borough |
Cumbria |
| Amber Valley |
website |
120,400 |
Borough |
Derbyshire |
| Arun |
website |
146,400 |
|
West Sussex |
| Ashfield |
website |
115,900 |
|
Nottinghamshire |
| Ashford |
website |
112,500 |
Borough |
Kent |
| Aylesbury Vale |
website |
174,100 |
|
Buckinghamshire |
| Babergh |
website |
86,700 |
|
Suffolk |
| Barking and Dagenham |
website |
166,900 |
London borough |
Greater London |
| Barnet |
website |
329,700 |
London borough |
Greater London |
| Barnsley |
website |
224,600 |
Metropolitan borough |
South Yorkshire |
| Barrow-in-Furness |
website |
71,800 |
Borough |
Cumbria |
| Basildon |
website |
169,800 |
|
Essex |
| Basingstoke and Deane |
website |
160,100 |
Borough |
Hampshire |
| Bassetlaw |
website |
111,700 |
|
Nottinghamshire |
| Bath and North East Somerset |
website |
178,300 |
Unitary Authority |
Somerset |
| Bedford |
website |
154,900 |
Unitary Authority, Borough |
Bedfordshire |
| Bexley |
website |
222,100 |
London borough |
Greater London |
| Birmingham |
website |
1,010,200 |
Metropolitan borough, City (1889) |
West Midlands |
| Blaby |
website |
92,900 |
|
Leicestershire |
| Blackburn with Darwen |
website |
140,900 |
Unitary Authority, Borough |
Lancashire |
| Blackpool |
website |
142,500 |
Unitary Authority, Borough |
Lancashire |
| Bolsover |
website |
74,200 |
|
Derbyshire |
| Bolton |
website |
262,300 |
Metropolitan borough |
Greater Manchester |
| Boston |
website |
58,400 |
Borough |
Lincolnshire |
| Bournemouth |
website |
163,200 |
Unitary Authority, Borough |
Dorset |
| Bracknell Forest |
website |
113,500 |
Unitary Authority, Borough |
Berkshire |
| Bradford |
website |
497,400 |
Metropolitan borough, City (1897) |
West Yorkshire |
| Braintree |
website |
140,900 |
|
Essex |
| Breckland |
website |
129,900 |
|
Norfolk |
| Brent |
website |
270,000 |
London borough |
Greater London |
| Brentwood |
website |
71,600 |
Borough |
Essex |
| Brighton & Hove |
website |
253,500 |
Unitary Authority, City (2000) |
East Sussex |
| Bristol |
website |
416,400 |
Unitary Authority, City (1542) |
Bristol |
| Broadland |
website |
123,000 |
|
Norfolk |
| Bromley |
website |
300,700 |
London borough |
Greater London |
| Bromsgrove |
website |
92,300 |
|
Worcestershire |
| Broxbourne |
website |
89,500 |
Borough |
Hertfordshire |
| Broxtowe |
website |
110,900 |
Borough |
Nottinghamshire |
| Burnley |
website |
87,500 |
Borough |
Lancashire |
| Bury |
website |
183,300 |
Metropolitan borough |
Greater Manchester |
| Calderdale |
website |
200,100 |
Metropolitan borough |
West Yorkshire |
| Cambridge |
website |
120,000 |
City (1951) |
Cambridgeshire |
| Camden |
website |
231,900 |
London borough |
Greater London |
| Cannock Chase |
website |
94,400 |
|
Staffordshire |
| Canterbury |
website |
148,000 |
City (TI) |
Kent |
| Carlisle |
website |
103,500 |
City (TI) |
Cumbria |
| Castle Point |
website |
89,200 |
Borough |
Essex |
| Central Bedfordshire |
website |
252,100 |
Unitary Authority |
Bedfordshire |
| Charnwood |
website |
164,800 |
Borough |
Leicestershire |
| Chelmsford |
website |
164,500 |
Borough |
Essex |
| Cheltenham |
website |
112,300 |
Borough |
Gloucestershire |
| Cherwell |
website |
137,600 |
|
Oxfordshire |
| Cheshire East |
website |
360,800 |
Unitary Authority |
Cheshire |
| Cheshire West and Chester |
website |
328,100 |
Unitary Authority |
Cheshire |
| Chesterfield |
website |
100,600 |
Borough |
Derbyshire |
| Chichester |
website |
109,400 |
|
West Sussex |
| Chiltern |
website |
90,800 |
|
Buckinghamshire |
| Chorley |
website |
104,100 |
Borough |
Lancashire |
| Christchurch |
website |
45,400 |
Borough |
Dorset |
| Colchester |
website |
175,500 |
Borough |
Essex |
| Copeland |
website |
70,400 |
Borough |
Cumbria |
| Corby |
website |
55,200 |
Borough |
Northamptonshire |
| Cornwall |
website |
529,500 |
Unitary Authority |
Cornwall |
| Cotswold |
website |
83,900 |
|
Gloucestershire |
| Coventry |
website |
306,700 |
Metropolitan borough, City (1345) |
West Midlands |
| Craven |
website |
56,000 |
|
North Yorkshire |
| Crawley |
website |
100,100 |
Borough |
West Sussex |
| Croydon |
website |
339,500 |
London borough |
Greater London |
| Dacorum |
website |
138,600 |
Borough |
Hertfordshire |
| Darlington |
website |
100,000 |
Unitary Authority, Borough |
Durham |
| Dartford |
website |
90,600 |
Borough |
Kent |
| Daventry |
website |
79,100 |
|
Northamptonshire |
| Derby |
website |
237,900 |
Unitary Authority, City (1977) |
Derbyshire |
| Derbyshire Dales |
website |
70,200 |
|
Derbyshire |
| Doncaster |
website |
291,100 |
Metropolitan borough |
South Yorkshire |
| Dover |
website |
106,700 |
|
Kent |
| Dudley |
website |
305,400 |
Metropolitan borough |
West Midlands |
| County Durham |
website |
504,900 |
Unitary Authority |
County Durham |
[edit] List E-K
| Name |
Website |
Population
(2007 est.) |
Type |
Ceremonial County |
| Ealing |
website |
305,300 |
London borough |
Greater London |
| East Cambridgeshire |
website |
81,000 |
|
Cambridgeshire |
| East Devon |
website |
132,300 |
|
Devon |
| East Dorset |
website |
85,800 |
|
Dorset |
| East Hampshire |
website |
111,000 |
|
Hampshire |
| East Hertfordshire |
website |
134,000 |
|
Hertfordshire |
| East Lindsey |
website |
140,100 |
|
Lincolnshire |
| East Northamptonshire |
website |
85,400 |
|
Northamptonshire |
| East Riding of Yorkshire |
website |
333,000 |
Unitary Authority |
East Riding of Yorkshire |
| East Staffordshire |
website |
108,300 |
Borough |
Staffordshire |
| Eastbourne |
website |
95,600 |
Borough |
East Sussex |
| Eastleigh |
website |
120,100 |
Borough |
Hampshire |
| Eden |
website |
51,900 |
|
Cumbria |
| Elmbridge |
website |
131,000 |
Borough |
Surrey |
| Enfield |
website |
285,100 |
London borough |
Greater London |
| Epping Forest (district) |
website |
123,300 |
|
Essex |
| Epsom and Ewell |
website |
70,900 |
Borough |
Surrey |
| Erewash |
website |
110,700 |
Borough |
Derbyshire |
| Exeter |
website |
122,400 |
City (TI) |
Devon |
| Fareham |
website |
109,500 |
Borough |
Hampshire |
| Fenland |
website |
91,400 |
|
Cambridgeshire |
| Forest Heath |
website |
63,200 |
|
Suffolk |
| Forest of Dean |
website |
81,900 |
|
Gloucestershire |
| Fylde |
website |
76,400 |
Borough |
Lancashire |
| Gateshead |
website |
190,500 |
Metropolitan borough |
Tyne and Wear |
| Gedling |
website |
111,700 |
Borough |
Nottinghamshire |
| Gloucester |
website |
114,500 |
City (1541) |
Gloucestershire |
| Gosport |
website |
79,200 |
Borough |
Hampshire |
| Gravesham |
website |
97,700 |
Borough |
Kent |
| Great Yarmouth |
website |
93,900 |
Borough |
Norfolk |
| Greenwich |
website |
223,100 |
London borough |
Greater London |
| Guildford |
website |
134,400 |
Borough |
Surrey |
| Hackney |
website |
209,700 |
London borough |
Greater London |
| Halton |
website |
119,500 |
Unitary Authority, Borough |
Cheshire |
| Hambleton |
website |
86,900 |
|
North Yorkshire |
| Hammersmith and Fulham |
website |
172,500 |
London borough |
Greater London |
| Harborough |
website |
82,300 |
|
Leicestershire |
| Haringey |
website |
224,700 |
London borough |
Greater London |
| Harlow |
website |
78,300 |
|
Essex |
| Harrogate |
website |
158,800 |
|
North Yorkshire |
| Harrow |
website |
214,600 |
London borough |
Greater London |
| Hart |
website |
89,900 |
|
Hampshire |
| Hartlepool |
website |
91,400 |
Unitary Authority, Borough |
Durham |
| Hastings |
website |
86,200 |
Borough |
East Sussex |
| Havant |
website |
116,900 |
Borough |
Hampshire |
| Havering |
website |
228,400 |
London borough |
Greater London |
| Herefordshire |
website |
178,400 |
Unitary Authority |
Herefordshire |
| Hertsmere |
website |
97,000 |
Borough |
Hertfordshire |
| High Peak |
website |
92,800 |
Borough |
Derbyshire |
| Hillingdon |
website |
250,700 |
London borough |
Greater London |
| Hinckley and Bosworth |
website |
104,400 |
Borough |
Leicestershire |
| Horsham |
website |
129,900 |
|
West Sussex |
| Hounslow |
website |
220,600 |
London borough |
Greater London |
| Hull |
website |
257,000 |
Unitary Authority, City (1299) |
East Riding of Yorkshire |
| Huntingdonshire |
website |
167,700 |
|
Cambridgeshire |
| Hyndburn |
website |
82,000 |
Borough |
Lancashire |
| Ipswich |
website |
121,000 |
Borough |
Suffolk |
| Isle of Wight |
website |
139,500 |
Unitary Authority, County |
Isle of Wight |
| Isles of Scilly |
website |
2,100 |
Unitary Authority, sui generis |
Cornwall |
| Islington |
website |
187,800 |
London borough |
Greater London |
| Kensington and Chelsea |
website |
178,600 |
London borough, Royal Borough |
Greater London |
| Kettering |
website |
89,500 |
Borough |
Northamptonshire |
| King's Lynn and West Norfolk |
website |
143,500 |
Borough |
Norfolk |
| Kingston upon Thames |
website |
157,900 |
London borough, Royal Borough |
Greater London |
| Kirklees |
website |
401,000 |
Metropolitan borough |
West Yorkshire |
| Knowsley |
website |
150,900 |
Metropolitan borough |
Merseyside |
[edit] List L-R
| Name |
Website |
Population
(2007 est.) |
Type |
Ceremonial County |
| Lambeth |
website |
273,200 |
London borough |
Greater London |
| Lancaster |
website |
143,500 |
City (1937) |
Lancashire |
| Leeds |
website |
761,100 |
Metropolitan borough, City (1893) |
West Yorkshire |
| Leicester |
website |
292,600 |
Unitary Authority, City (1919) |
Leicestershire |
| Lewes |
website |
94,500 |
|
East Sussex |
| Lewisham |
website |
258,500 |
London borough |
Greater London |
| Lichfield |
website |
97,500 |
|
Staffordshire |
| Lincoln |
website |
87,800 |
City (TI) |
Lincolnshire |
| Liverpool |
website |
435,500 |
Metropolitan borough, City (1880) |
Merseyside |
| City of London |
website |
8,000 |
Unitary Authority, City (TI), sui generis |
City of London |
| Luton |
website |
188,800 |
Unitary Authority, Borough |
Bedfordshire |
| Maidstone |
website |
144,200 |
Borough |
Kent |
| Maldon |
website |
62,400 |
|
Essex |
| Malvern Hills |
website |
74,300 |
|
Worcestershire |
| Manchester |
website |
458,100 |
Metropolitan borough, City (1853) |
Greater Manchester |
| Mansfield |
website |
100,100 |
|
Nottinghamshire |
| Medway |
website |
252,200 |
Unitary Authority, Borough |
Kent |
| Melton |
website |
49,200 |
Borough |
Leicestershire |
| Mendip |
website |
109,100 |
|
Somerset |
| Merton |
website |
199,300 |
London borough |
Greater London |
| Mid Devon |
website |
75,900 |
|
Devon |
| Mid Suffolk |
website |
93,800 |
|
Suffolk |
| Mid Sussex |
website |
130,300 |
|
West Sussex |
| Middlesbrough |
website |
138,700 |
Unitary Authority, Borough |
North Yorkshire |
| Milton Keynes |
website |
228,400 |
Unitary Authority, Borough |
Buckinghamshire |
| Mole Valley |
website |
81,200 |
|
Surrey |
| Newark and Sherwood |
website |
112,600 |
|
Nottinghamshire |
| Newcastle-under-Lyme |
website |
124,300 |
Borough |
Staffordshire |
| Newcastle upon Tyne |
website |
271,600 |
Metropolitan borough, City (1882) |
Tyne and Wear |
| New Forest |
website |
174,700 |
|
Hampshire |
| Newham |
website |
249,600 |
London borough |
Greater London |
| North Devon |
website |
92,100 |
|
Devon |
| North Dorset |
website |
67,600 |
|
Dorset |
| North East Derbyshire |
website |
98,000 |
|
Derbyshire |
| North East Lincolnshire |
website |
158,400 |
Unitary Authority, Borough |
Lincolnshire |
| North Hertfordshire |
website |
122,500 |
|
Hertfordshire |
| North Kesteven |
website |
104,800 |
|
Lincolnshire |
| North Lincolnshire |
website |
159,400 |
Unitary Authority, Borough |
Lincolnshire |
| North Norfolk |
website |
100,800 |
|
Norfolk |
| North Somerset |
website |
204,700 |
Unitary Authority |
Somerset |
| North Tyneside |
website |
196,000 |
Metropolitan borough |
Tyne and Wear |
| North Warwickshire |
website |
62,200 |
Borough |
Warwickshire |
| North West Leicestershire |
website |
90,400 |
|
Leicestershire |
| Northampton |
website |
202,800 |
Borough |
Northamptonshire |
| Northumberland |
website |
310,600 |
Unitary Authority |
Northumberland |
| Norwich |
website |
132,200 |
City (1195) |
Norfolk |
| Nottingham |
website |
288,700 |
Unitary Authority, City (1897) |
Nottinghamshire |
| Nuneaton and Bedworth |
website |
121,200 |
Borough |
Warwickshire |
| Oadby and Wigston |
website |
56,800 |
Borough |
Leicestershire |
| Oldham |
website |
219,500 |
Metropolitan borough |
Greater Manchester |
| Oxford |
website |
151,000 |
City (1542) |
Oxfordshire |
| Pendle |
website |
90,000 |
Borough |
Lancashire |
| Peterborough |
website |
163,300 |
Unitary Authority, City (1541) |
Cambridgeshire |
| Plymouth |
website |
250,700 |
Unitary Authority, City (1928) |
Devon |
| Poole |
website |
138,100 |
Unitary Authority, Borough |
Dorset |
| Portsmouth |
website |
197,700 |
Unitary Authority, City (1926) |
Hampshire |
| Preston |
website |
131,900 |
City (2002) |
Lancashire |
| Purbeck |
website |
45,800 |
|
Dorset |
| Reading |
website |
143,700 |
Unitary Authority, Borough |
Berkshire |
| Redbridge |
website |
254,400 |
London borough |
Greater London |
| Redcar and Cleveland |
website |
139,400 |
Unitary Authority, Borough |
North Yorkshire |
| Redditch |
website |
79,600 |
Borough |
Worcestershire |
| Reigate and Banstead |
website |
132,300 |
Borough |
Surrey |
| Ribble Valley |
website |
58,300 |
Borough |
Lancashire |
| Richmond upon Thames |
website |
180,000 |
London borough |
Greater London |
| Richmondshire |
website |
51,400 |
|
North Yorkshire |
| Rochdale |
website |
206,100 |
Metropolitan borough |
Greater Manchester |
| Rochford |
website |
82,200 |
|
Essex |
| Rossendale |
website |
67,000 |
Borough |
Lancashire |
| Rother |
website |
88,200 |
|
East Sussex |
| Rotherham |
website |
253,400 |
Metropolitan borough |
South Yorkshire |
| Rugby |
website |
91,000 |
Borough |
Warwickshire |
| Runnymede |
website |
82,600 |
Borough |
Surrey |
| Rushcliffe |
website |
109,000 |
Borough |
Nottinghamshire |
| Rushmoor |
website |
89,400 |
Borough |
Hampshire |
| Rutland |
website |
38,400 |
Unitary Authority |
Rutland |
| Ryedale |
website |
53,300 |
|
North Yorkshire |
[edit] List S-Z
| Name |
Website |
Population
(2007 est.) |
Type |
Ceremonial County |
| St Albans |
website |
132,300 |
City (1877) |
Hertfordshire |
| St Edmundsbury |
website |
102,900 |
Borough |
Suffolk |
| St Helens |
website |
177,400 |
Metropolitan borough |
Merseyside |
| Salford |
website |
219,200 |
Metropolitan borough, City (1926) |
Greater Manchester |
| Sandwell |
website |
287,500 |
Metropolitan borough |
West Midlands |
| Scarborough |
website |
108,400 |
Borough |
North Yorkshire |
| Sedgemoor |
website |
112,200 |
|
Somerset |
| Sefton |
website |
276,200 |
Metropolitan borough |
Merseyside |
| Selby |
website |
80,800 |
|
North Yorkshire |
| Sevenoaks |
website |
114,300 |
|
Kent |
| Sheffield |
website |
530,300 |
Metropolitan borough, City (1893) |
South Yorkshire |
| Shepway |
website |
100,100 |
|
Kent |
| Shropshire |
website |
290,900 |
Unitary Authority |
Shropshire |
| Slough |
website |
120,100 |
Unitary Authority, Borough |
Berkshire |
| Solihull |
website |
203,600 |
Metropolitan borough |
West Midlands |
| South Bucks |
website |
64,300 |
|
Buckinghamshire |
| South Cambridgeshire |
website |
137,300 |
|
Cambridgeshire |
| South Derbyshire |
website |
91,200 |
|
Derbyshire |
| South Gloucestershire |
website |
256,500 |
Unitary Authority |
Gloucestershire |
| South Hams |
website |
83,500 |
|
Devon |
| South Holland |
website |
82,600 |
|
Lincolnshire |
| South Kesteven |
website |
131,100 |
|
Lincolnshire |
| South Lakeland |
website |
104,900 |
|
Cumbria |
| South Norfolk |
website |
117,300 |
|
Norfolk |
| South Northamptonshire |
website |
90,300 |
|
Northamptonshire |
| South Oxfordshire |
website |
128,400 |
|
Oxfordshire |
| South Ribble |
website |
106,700 |
Borough |
Lancashire |
| South Somerset |
website |
157,800 |
|
Somerset |
| South Staffordshire |
website |
106,300 |
|
Staffordshire |
| South Tyneside |
website |
151,000 |
Metropolitan borough |
Tyne and Wear |
| Southampton |
website |
231,200 |
Unitary Authority, City (1964) |
Hampshire |
| Southend-on-Sea |
website |
162,000 |
Unitary Authority, Borough |
Essex |
| Southwark |
website |
274,400 |
London borough |
Greater London |
| Spelthorne |
website |
90,900 |
Borough |
Surrey |
| Stafford |
website |
124,000 |
|
Staffordshire |
| Staffordshire Moorlands |
website |
95,400 |
|
Staffordshire |
| Stevenage |
website |
79,400 |
Borough |
Hertfordshire |
| Stockport |
website |
280,900 |
Metropolitan borough |
Greater Manchester |
| Stockton-on-Tees |
website |
190,200 |
Unitary Authority, Borough |
Durham and North Yorkshire |
| Stoke-on-Trent |
website |
239,000 |
Unitary Authority, City (1925) |
Staffordshire |
| Stratford-on-Avon |
website |
117,800 |
|
Warwickshire |
| Stroud |
website |
110,700 |
|
Gloucestershire |
| Suffolk Coastal |
website |
124,400 |
|
Suffolk |
| Sunderland |
website |
280,300 |
Metropolitan borough, City (1992) |
Tyne and Wear |
| Surrey Heath |
website |
83,300 |
Borough |
Surrey |
| Sutton |
website |
185,900 |
London borough |
Greater London |
| Swale |
website |
130,300 |
Borough |
Kent |
| Swindon |
website |
189,500 |
Unitary Authority, Borough |
Wiltshire |
| Tameside |
website |
214,400 |
Metropolitan borough |
Greater Manchester |
| Tamworth |
website |
75,600 |
Borough |
Staffordshire |
| Tandridge |
website |
82,500 |
|
Surrey |
| Taunton Deane |
website |
108,200 |
Borough |
Somerset |
| Teignbridge |
website |
126,800 |
|
Devon |
| Telford and Wrekin |
website |
161,700 |
Unitary Authority, Borough |
Shropshire |
| Tendring |
website |
146,200 |
|
Essex |
| Test Valley |
website |
114,700 |
Borough |
Hampshire |
| Tewkesbury |
website |
79,200 |
Borough |
Gloucestershire |
| Thanet |
website |
129,200 |
|
Kent |
| Three Rivers |
website |
86,400 |
|
Hertfordshire |
| Thurrock |
website |
150,000 |
Unitary Authority, Borough |
Essex |
| Tonbridge and Malling |
website |
115,700 |
Borough |
Kent |
| Torbay |
website |
134,200 |
Unitary Authority, Borough |
Devon |
| Torridge |
website |
65,000 |
|
Devon |
| Tower Hamlets |
website |
215,300 |
London borough |
Greater London |
| Trafford |
website |
212,800 |
Metropolitan borough |
Greater Manchester |
| Tunbridge Wells |
website |
105,600 |
Borough |
Kent |
| Uttlesford |
website |
72,500 |
|
Essex |
| Vale of White Horse |
website |
117,000 |
|
Oxfordshire |
| Wakefield |
website |
321,600 |
Metropolitan borough, City (1888) |
West Yorkshire |
| Walsall |
website |
254,500 |
Metropolitan borough |
West Midlands |
| Waltham Forest |
website |
222,300 |
London borough |
Greater London |
| Wandsworth |
website |
281,800 |
London borough |
Greater London |
| Warrington |
website |
195,200 |
Unitary Authority, Borough |
Cheshire |
| Warwick |
website |
134,600 |
|
Warwickshire |
| Watford |
website |
79,700 |
Borough |
Hertfordshire |
| Waveney |
website |
117,300 |
|
Suffolk |
| Waverley |
website |
117,800 |
Borough |
Surrey |
| Wealden |
website |
143,800 |
|
East Sussex |
| Wellingborough |
website |
75,900 |
Borough |
Northamptonshire |
| Welwyn Hatfield |
website |
106,700 |
|
Hertfordshire |
| West Berkshire |
website |
150,700 |
Unitary Authority |
Berkshire |
| West Devon |
website |
52,100 |
Borough |
Devon |
| West Dorset |
website |
97,100 |
|
Dorset |
| West Lancashire |
website |
109,800 |
|
Lancashire |
| West Lindsey |
website |
88,000 |
|
Lincolnshire |
| Westminster |
website |
234,100 |
London borough, City (1540) |
Greater London |
| West Oxfordshire |
website |
101,600 |
|
Oxfordshire |
| West Somerset |
website |
35,400 |
|
Somerset |
| Weymouth and Portland |
website |
65,100 |
Borough |
Dorset |
| Wigan |
website |
305,600 |
Metropolitan borough |
Greater Manchester |
| Wiltshire |
website |
452,500 |
Unitary Authority |
Wiltshire |
| Winchester |
website |
111,300 |
City (TI) |
Hampshire |
| Windsor and Maidenhead |
website |
141,000 |
Unitary Authority, Royal Borough |
Berkshire |
| Wirral |
website |
310,200 |
Metropolitan borough |
Merseyside |
| Woking |
website |
91,400 |
Borough |
Surrey |
| Wokingham |
website |
156,600 |
Unitary Authority |
Berkshire |
| Wolverhampton |
website |
236,000 |
Metropolitan borough, City (2000) |
West Midlands |
| Worcester |
website |
93,700 |
City (1189) |
Worcestershire |
| Worthing |
website |
99,600 |
Borough |
West Sussex |
| Wychavon |
website |
117,100 |
|
Worcestershire |
| Wycombe |
website |
161,400 |
|
Buckinghamshire |
| Wyre |
website |
110,900 |
Borough |
Lancashire |
| Wyre Forest |
website |
98,600 |
|
Worcestershire |
| York |
website |
193,300 |
Unitary Authority, City (TI) |
North Yorkshire |
[edit] Former districts
The current pattern of districts was introduced in 1974 throughout England and Wales, replacing an older system of municipal boroughs, urban districts, rural districts and county boroughs.
In England, several changes have taken place, but only within the framework created then. However, in Wales, the Welsh districts have been replaced entirely with new unitary counties and county boroughs of Wales.
Former English districts are as follows
| District |
Status |
Date abolished |
Former county |
Successor |
| Alnwick |
non-metropolitan district |
1 April 2009 |
Northumberland |
Northumberland |
| Bath |
non-metropolitan district, city |
1 April 1996 |
Avon |
Bath and North East Somerset |
| Berwick-upon-Tweed |
non-metropolitan district, borough |
1 April 2009 |
Northumberland |
Northumberland |
| Beverley |
non-metropolitan district, borough |
1 April 1996 |
Humberside |
East Riding of Yorkshire |
| Blyth Valley |
non-metropolitan district, borough |
1 April 2009 |
Northumberland |
Northumberland |
| Boothferry |
non-metropolitan district, borough |
1 April 1996 |
Humberside |
East Riding of Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire |
| Bridgnorth |
non-metropolitan district |
1 April 2009 |
Shropshire |
Shropshire |
| Brighton |
non-metropolitan district, borough |
1 April 1997 |
East Sussex |
Brighton and Hove |
| Caradon |
non-metropolitan district |
1 April 2009 |
Cornwall |
Cornwall |
| Carrick |
non-metropolitan district |
1 April 2009 |
Cornwall |
Cornwall |
| Castle Morpeth |
non-metropolitan district, borough |
1 April 2009 |
Northumberland |
Northumberland |
| Chester |
non-metropolitan district, city |
1 April 2009 |
Cheshire |
Cheshire West and Chester |
| Chester-le-Street |
non-metropolitan district |
1 April 2009 |
Durham |
County Durham |
| Cleethorpes |
non-metropolitan district, borough |
1 April 1996 |
Humberside |
North East Lincolnshire |
| Congleton |
non-metropolitan district, borough |
1 April 2009 |
Cheshire |
Cheshire East |
| Crewe and Nantwich |
non-metropolitan district, borough |
1 April 2009 |
Cheshire |
Cheshire East |
| Derwentside |
non-metropolitan district |
1 April 2009 |
Durham |
County Durham |
| Durham |
non-metropolitan district, city |
1 April 2009 |
Durham |
County Durham |
| Easington |
non-metropolitan district |
1 April 2009 |
Durham |
County Durham |
| East Yorkshire |
non-metropolitan district, borough |
1 April 1996 |
Humberside |
East Riding of Yorkshire |
| Gillingham |
non-metropolitan district, borough |
1 April 1998 |
Kent |
Medway |
| Glanford |
non-metropolitan district, borough |
1 April, 1996 |
Humberside |
North Lincolnshire |
| Great Grimsby |
non-metropolitan district, borough |
1 April, 1996 |
Humberside |
North East Lincolnshire |
| Hereford |
non-metropolitan district, city |
1 April, 1998 |
Hereford and Worcester |
Herefordshire |
| Holderness |
non-metropolitan district, borough |
1 April, 1996 |
Humberside |
East Riding of Yorkshire |
| Hove |
non-metropolitan district, borough |
1 April, 1997 |
East Sussex |
Brighton and Hove |
| Kingswood |
non-metropolitan district, borough |
1 April, 1996 |
Avon |
South Gloucestershire |
| Leominster |
non-metropolitan district |
1 April, 1998 |
Hereford and Worcester |
Herefordshire (part to Malvern Hills) |
| Malvern Hills |
non-metropolitan district |
1 April, 1998 |
Hereford and Worcester |
Herefordshire and Malvern Hills |
| Medina |
non-metropolitan district, borough |
1 April, 1995 |
Isle of Wight |
Isle of Wight |
| Northavon |
non-metropolitan district |
1 April, 1996 |
Avon |
South Gloucestershire |
| Rochester-upon-Medway |
non-metropolitan district, city |
1 April, 1998 |
Kent |
Medway |
| Scunthorpe |
non-metropolitan district, borough |
1 April, 1996 |
Humberside |
North Lincolnshire |
| South Herefordshire |
non-metropolitan district |
1 April, 1998 |
Hereford and Worcester |
Herefordshire |
| South Wight |
non-metropolitan district, borough |
1 April 1, 1995 |
Isle of Wight |
Isle of Wight |
| Wansdyke |
non-metropolitan district |
1 April 1, 1996 |
Avon |
Bath and North East Somerset |
In most cases, these districts were merged to form unitary authorities, which are indicated in the right.
The exceptions were Malvern Hills and Leominster, which were both split between the new district of Herefordshire and a new district of Malvern Hills.
See List of rural and urban districts of England for a list of the districts as they stood immediately prior to April 1, 1974.
[edit] Renamings
Under section 74 of the Local Government Act 1972, the council of a district, county or London borough (or county borough in Wales) may change its name, providing the resolution to do so gains two-thirds of the votes at a special meeting. Until April 1, 1978, the council had to have the permission of the Secretary of State, but since that date they may do so unilaterally. At least one district name change was vetoed: the shadow authority for North Wolds wished to become "Bridlington and Yorkshire Wolds" prior to 1974 at the same time as other name changes were allowed.
Several English districts have done this, whilst others have been renamed under the 1990s UK local government reform. A few districts have even changed names twice.
| Original name |
New name |
Date |
| Basingstoke |
Basingstoke and Deane |
January 20, 1978[1] |
| Beaconsfield |
South Bucks |
April 1, 1980 |
| Barking |
Barking and Dagenham |
January 1, 1980 |
| Bedford |
North Bedfordshire |
October 15, 1975[2] |
| Bedford |
1992 |
| Beverley |
East Yorkshire Borough of Beverley |
1981 |
| Blackburn |
Blackburn with Darwen |
May 2, 1997 (before unitary) |
| Bosworth |
Hinckley and Bosworth |
November 20, 1973† |
| Bracknell |
Bracknell Forest |
May 1988 |
| Crewe |
Crewe and Nantwich |
January 17, 1974† |
| Ellesmere Port |
Ellesmere Port and Neston |
June 21, 1976 |
| Grimsby |
Great Grimsby |
January 1, 1979 |
| Hammersmith |
Hammersmith and Fulham |
January 1, 1979 |
| Hartley Wintney |
Hart |
January 17, 1974† |
| Herefordshire |
County of Herefordshire |
June 20, 1997 |
| Huntingdon |
Huntingdonshire |
October 1, 1984 |
| Langbaurgh |
Langbaurgh-on-Tees |
January 1, 1988 |
| Redcar and Cleveland |
April 1, 1996 (with unitary) |
| Medway |
Rochester-upon-Medway |
December 3, 1979 |
| Medway Towns |
Medway |
April 1, 1998 (with unitary) |
| Newark |
Newark and Sherwood |
April 1, 1995 |
| Newbury |
West Berkshire |
April 1, 1998 (with unitary) |
| North Wolds |
East Yorkshire |
February 1, 1981 |
| Nuneaton |
Nuneaton and Bedworth |
October 1, 1980 |
| Pastonacres |
North Norfolk |
September 20, 1973† |
| Petersfield |
East Hampshire |
October 8, 1973† |
| Poole |
Borough and County of the Town of Poole |
April 1, 1997 (with unitary) |
| Rutland |
Rutland County Council |
April 1, 1997 (with unitary) |
| Shrewsbury |
Shrewsbury and Atcham |
June 12, 1974 |
| Thamesdown |
Swindon |
effective April 1, 1997 (soon before unitary)[3] |
| Tiverton |
Mid Devon |
February 6, 1978 |
| Wallingford |
South Oxfordshire |
September 20, 1973† |
| West Derbyshire |
Derbyshire Dales |
1988 |
| West Norfolk |
King's Lynn and West Norfolk |
March 14, 1981 |
| Wimborne |
East Dorset |
1988 |
| Woodspring |
North Somerset |
April 1, 1996 (with unitary) |
| Wrekin |
The Wrekin |
February 7, 1974† |
| Telford and Wrekin |
April 1, 1998 (with unitary) |
| Yeovil |
South Somerset |
1985 |
† The resolutions to change the name of the district were made by the "shadow" councils elected on June 7, 1973.
Additionally, one English county has been renamed. Shropshire was originally formally known as 'Salop'. Its name was changed effective April 1, 1980.
[edit] References
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