England Unitary Authorities 🏴
England Unitary Authorities List 🏴 Unitary Authorities of England
All 62 current England unitary authorities. Unitary authorities of England are single tier local government administration areas which provide ALL of the services provided by county councils, district councils, city councils and borough councils in 2-tier local government areas.
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| England Unitary Authorities 🏴 | Created | Council Name/s | Population | Pop. Rank | Area (km²) | Size Rank | People per km²) | England Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bath and North East Somerset | 1996 | Bath and North East Somerset Council | 192,106 | 40 | 346 | 25 | 559 | South West |
| Bedford | 2009 | Bedford Borough Council | 171,623 | 45 | 476 | 20 | 389 | East |
| Blackburn with Darwen | 1998 | Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council | 148,942 | 52 | 137 | 42 | 1,129 | North West |
| Blackpool | 1998 | Blackpool Council | 139,305 | 55 | 35 | 60 | 4,041 | North West |
| Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole [2] | 2019 | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council | 395,784 | 9 | 161 | 41 | 2,469 | South West |
| Bracknell Forest | 1998 | Bracknell Forest Borough Council | 121,676 | 59 | 109 | 44 | 1,139 | South East |
| Brighton and Hove | 1997 | Brighton and Hove City Council | 290,395 | 19 | 83 | 47 | 3,345 | South East |
| Bristol | 1996 | Bristol City Council | 463,405 | 7 | 110 | 43 | 4,308 | South West |
| Buckinghamshire [3] | 2020 | Buckinghamshire Council | 553,078 | 4 | 1,565 | 13 | 353 | South East |
| Central Bedfordshire | 2009 | Central Bedfordshire Council | 283,606 | 20 | 716 | 17 | 411 | East |
| Cheshire East | 2009 | Cheshire East Council | 380,790 | 10 | 1,166 | 14 | 342 | North West |
| Cheshire West and Chester | 2009 | Cheshire West and Chester Council | 340,502 | 14 | 917 | 15 | 388 | North West |
| Cornwall [1] | 2009 | Cornwall Council | 565,968 | 3 | 3,546 | 4 | 161 | South West |
| County Durham | 2009 | Durham County Council | 526,980 | 5 | 2,226 | 11 | 235 | North East |
| Cumberland [4] | 2023 | Cumberland Council | 275,390 | 23 | 3,012 | 8 | 91 | North West |
| Darlington | 1997 | Darlington Borough Council | 106,566 | 60 | 198 | 34 | 546 | North East |
| Derby | 1997 | Derby City Council | 257,174 | 27 | 78 | 50 | 3,350 | East Midlands |
| Dorset [2] | 2019 | Dorset Council | 374,916 | 11 | 2,492 | 9 | 152 | South West |
| East Riding of Yorkshire | 1996 | East Riding of Yorkshire Council | 339,614 | 15 | 2,405 | 10 | 142 | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Halton | 1998 | Halton Borough Council | 128,432 | 58 | 79 | 49 | 1,624 | North West |
| Hartlepool | 1996 | Hartlepool Borough Council | 93,242 | 61 | 94 | 45 | 986 | North East |
| Herefordshire | 1998 | Herefordshire Council | 192,107 | 39 | 2,180 | 12 | 86 | West Midlands |
| Isle of Wight | 1995 | Isle of Wight Council | 141,538 | 53 | 380 | 22 | 370 | South East |
| Kingston upon Hull | 1996 | Hull City Council | 260,645 | 26 | 28 | 62 | 3,730 | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Leicester | 1997 | Leicester City Council | 355,218 | 13 | 73 | 52 | 5,027 | East Midlands |
| Luton | 1997 | Luton Borough Council | 214,109 | 33 | 43 | 56 | 5,196 | East |
| Medway | 1998 | Medway Council | 277,855 | 22 | 194 | 36 | 1,444 | South East |
| Middlesbrough | 1996 | Middlesbrough Borough Council | 140,545 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 2,671 | North East |
| Milton Keynes | 1997 | Milton Keynes Council | 268,607 | 24 | 309 | 28 | 930 | South East |
| North East Lincolnshire | 1996 | North East Lincolnshire Council | 159,821 | 48 | 192 | 37 | 815 | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| North Lincolnshire | 1996 | North Lincolnshire Council | 172,005 | 44 | 846 | 16 | 200 | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| North Northamptonshire | 2021 | North Northamptonshire Council | 359,522 | 12 | 364.4 | 24 | 368 | East Midlands |
| Northumberland | 2009 | Northumberland County Council | 320,274 | 17 | 5,014 | 2 | 64 | North East |
| North Somerset | 1996 | North Somerset Council | 213,919 | 34 | 374 | 23 | 580 | South West |
| North Yorkshire [4] | 2023 | North Yorkshire | 618,054 | 1 | 8,053 | 1 | 136 | North East |
| Nottingham | 1998 | Nottingham City Council | 331,069 | 16 | 75 | 51 | 4,338 | East Midlands |
| Peterborough | 1998 | Peterborough City Council | 201,041 | 37 | 343 | 26 | 628 | East |
| Plymouth | 1998 | Plymouth City Council | 263,100 | 25 | 80 | 48 | 3,315 | South West |
| Portsmouth | 1997 | Portsmouth City Council | 215,133 | 32 | 40 | 58 | 5,150 | South East |
| Reading | 1998 | Reading Borough Council | 163,203 | 47 | 40 | 59 | 4,313 | South East |
| Redcar and Cleveland | 1996 | Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council | 136,718 | 56 | 245 | 31 | 557 | North East |
| Rutland | 1997 | Rutland County Council | 39,697 | 62 | 382 | 21 | 108 | East Midlands |
| Shropshire | 2009 | Shropshire Council | 320,274 | 18 | 3,197 | 7 | 101 | West Midlands |
| Slough | 1998 | Slough Borough Council | 149,112 | 51 | 33 | 61 | 4,872 | South East |
| Somerset [4] | 2023 | Somerset Council | 576,852 | 2 | 3,450 | 5 | 167 | South West |
| South Gloucestershire | 1996 | South Gloucestershire Council | 282,644 | 21 | 497 | 19 | 584 | South West |
| Southampton | 1997 | Southampton City Council | 252,796 | 29 | 50 | 55 | 4,991 | South East |
| Southend-on-Sea | 1998 | Southend-on-Sea Borough Council | 182,463 | 41 | 42 | 57 | 4,336 | East |
| Stockton-on-Tees | 1996 | Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council | 197,213 | 38 | 205 | 33 | 959 | North East |
| Stoke-on-Trent | 1998 | Stoke-on-Trent City Council | 255,833 | 28 | 93 | 46 | 2,765 | West Midlands |
| Swindon | 1998 | Swindon Borough Council | 221,996 | 31 | 230 | 32 | 1,014 | South West |
| Telford and Wrekin | 1998 | Telford and Wrekin Borough Council | 177,799 | 42 | 290 | 29 | 639 | West Midlands |
| Thurrock | 1998 | Thurrock Council | 172,525 | 43 | 164 | 40 | 1,074 | East |
| Torbay | 1998 | Torbay Council | 135,780 | 57 | 63 | 53 | 2,216 | South West |
| Warrington | 1998 | Warrington Borough Council | 209,547 | 36 | 181 | 38 | 1,168 | North West |
| West Berkshire | 1998 | West Berkshire Council | 158,527 | 49 | 704 | 18 | 229 | South East |
| West Northamptonshire | 2021 | West Northamptonshire Council | 429,013 | 8 | 311 | 27 | 311 | Northamptonshire |
| Westmorland and Furness [4] | 2023 | Westmorland and Furness Council | 227,643 | 30 | 3,756 | 3 | 61 | North West |
| Wiltshire | 2009 | Wiltshire Council | 498,064 | 6 | 3,255 | 6 | 157 | South West |
| Windsor and Maidenhead | 1998 | Windsor and Maidenhead Borough Council | 150,906 | 50 | 197 | 35 | 781 | South East |
| Wokingham | 1998 | Wokingham Borough Council | 167,979 | 46 | 179 | 39 | 992 | South East |
| York | 1996 | City of York Council | 209,893 | 35 | 272 | 30 | 746 | Yorkshire and the Humber |
See also: Historic Ceremonial Counties of England… All British Prime Ministers…
Notes: [1] Cornwall includes the Isles of Scilly. Compiled using data from the Office for National Statistics. [2] In April 2019 two new England unitary authorities, Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole and Dorset were created. [3] In 2020 Buckinghamshire was added. In 2023 three new unitary authorities in England (Cumbria, North Yorkshire and Somerset) were created. [4] On 1 April 2023 Cumberland, North Yorkshire, Somerset and Westmorland and Furness assumed their powers.
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