England Unitary Authorities
England Unitary Authorities List
This table lists all 55 current England unitary authorities. Unitary authorities are local government administration areas, each a single local council .
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| England Unitary Authorities | Created | Council | Population | Pop. Rank | Area (km2) | Area (sq. mi.) | Area Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bath and North East Somerset | 1996 | Bath and North East Somerset Council. | 192,106 | 33rd | 346 | 134 | 19th |
| Bedford | 2009 | Bedford Borough Council. | 171,623 | 38th | 476 | 184 | 15th |
| Blackburn with Darwen | 1998 | Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council. | 148,942 | 45th | 137 | 53 | 35th |
| Blackpool | 1998 | Blackpool Council. | 139,305 | 48th | 35 | 14 | 53rd |
| Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole [2] | 2019 | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council. | 395,784 | 5th | 161 | 62 | 34th |
| Bracknell Forest | 1998 | Bracknell Forest Borough Council. | 121,676 | 52nd | 109 | 42 | 37th |
| Brighton and Hove | 1997 | Brighton and Hove City Council. | 290,395 | 14th | 83 | 32 | 40th |
| Bristol | 1996 | Bristol City Council. | 463,405 | 4th | 110 | 42 | 36th |
| Central Bedfordshire | 2009 | Central Bedfordshire Council. | 283,606 | 15th | 716 | 276 | 12th |
| Cheshire East | 2009 | Cheshire East Council. | 380,790 | 6th | 1,166 | 450 | 9th |
| Cheshire West and Chester | 2009 | Cheshire West and Chester Council. | 340,502 | 9th | 917 | 354 | 10th |
| Cornwall [1] | 2009 | Cornwall Council. | 565,968 | 1st | 3,546 | 1369 | 2nd |
| County Durham | 2009 | Durham County Council. | 526,980 | 2nd | 2,226 | 859 | 7th |
| Darlington | 1997 | Darlington Borough Council. | 106,566 | 53rd | 198 | 76 | 27th |
| Derby | 1997 | Derby City Council. | 257,174 | 21st | 78 | 30 | 43rd |
| Dorset [2] | 2019 | Dorset Council. | 374,916 | 7th | 2,492 | 962 | 5th |
| East Riding of Yorkshire | 1996 | East Riding of Yorkshire Council. | 339,614 | 10th | 2,405 | 929 | 6th |
| Halton | 1998 | Halton Borough Council. | 128,432 | 51st | 79 | 31 | 42nd |
| Hartlepool | 1996 | Hartlepool Borough Council. | 93,242 | 54th | 94 | 36 | 38th |
| Herefordshire | 1998 | Herefordshire Council. | 192,107 | 32nd | 2,180 | 842 | 8th |
| Isle of Wight | 1995 | Isle of Wight Council. | 141,538 | 46th | 380 | 147 | 17th |
| Kingston upon Hull | 1996 | Hull City Council. | 260,645 | 20th | 28 | 11 | 55th |
| Leicester | 1997 | Leicester City Council. | 355,218 | 8th | 73 | 28 | 45th |
| Luton | 1997 | Luton Borough Council. | 214,109 | 26th | 43 | 17 | 49th |
| Medway | 1998 | Medway Council. | 277,855 | 17th | 194 | 75 | 29th |
| Middlesbrough | 1996 | Middlesbrough Borough Council. | 140,545 | 47th | 54 | 21 | 47th |
| Milton Keynes | 1997 | Milton Keynes Council. | 268,607 | 18th | 309 | 119 | 21st |
| North East Lincolnshire | 1996 | North East Lincolnshire Council. | 159,821 | 41st | 192 | 74 | 30th |
| North Lincolnshire | 1996 | North Lincolnshire Council. | 172,005 | 37th | 846 | 327 | 11th |
| North Somerset | 1996 | North Somerset Council. | 213,919 | 27th | 374 | 144 | 18th |
| Northumberland | 2009 | Northumberland County Council. | 320,274 | 12th | 5,014 | 1936 | 1st |
| Nottingham | 1998 | Nottingham City Council. | 331,069 | 11th | 75 | 29 | 44th |
| Peterborough | 1998 | Peterborough City Council. | 201,041 | 30th | 343 | 132 | 20th |
| Plymouth | 1998 | Plymouth City Council. | 263,100 | 19th | 80 | 31 | 41st |
| Portsmouth | 1997 | Portsmouth City Council. | 215,133 | 25th | 40 | 15 | 51st |
| Reading | 1998 | Reading Borough Council. | 163,203 | 40th | 40 | 15 | 52nd |
| Redcar and Cleveland | 1996 | Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council. | 136,718 | 49th | 245 | 95 | 24th |
| Rutland | 1997 | Rutland County Council. | 39,697 | 55th | 382 | 147 | 16th |
| Shropshire | 2009 | Shropshire Council. | 320,274 | 13th | 3,197 | 1234 | 4th |
| Slough | 1998 | Slough Borough Council. | 149,112 | 44th | 33 | 13 | 54th |
| South Gloucestershire | 1996 | South Gloucestershire Council. | 282,644 | 16th | 497 | 192 | 14th |
| Southampton | 1997 | Southampton City Council. | 252,796 | 23rd | 50 | 19 | 48th |
| Southend-on-Sea | 1998 | Southend-on-Sea Borough Council. | 182,463 | 34th | 42 | 16 | 50th |
| Stockton-on-Tees | 1996 | Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council. | 197,213 | 31st | 205 | 79 | 26th |
| Stoke-on-Trent | 1998 | Stoke-on-Trent City Council. | 255,833 | 22nd | 93 | 36 | 39th |
| Swindon | 1998 | Swindon Borough Council. | 221,996 | 24th | 230 | 89 | 25th |
| Telford and Wrekin | 1998 | Telford and Wrekin Borough Council. | 177,799 | 35th | 290 | 112 | 22nd |
| Thurrock | 1998 | Thurrock Council. | 172,525 | 36th | 164 | 63 | 33rd |
| Torbay | 1998 | Torbay Council. | 135,780 | 50th | 63 | 24 | 46th |
| Warrington | 1998 | Warrington Borough Council. | 209,547 | 29th | 181 | 70 | 31st |
| West Berkshire | 1998 | West Berkshire Council. | 158,527 | 42nd | 704 | 272 | 13th |
| Wiltshire | 2009 | Wiltshire Council. | 498,064 | 3rd | 3,255 | 1257 | 3rd |
| Windsor and Maidenhead | 1998 | Windsor and Maidenhead Borough Council. | 150,906 | 43rd | 197 | 76 | 28th |
| Wokingham | 1998 | Wokingham Borough Council. | 167,979 | 39th | 179 | 69 | 32nd |
| York | 1996 | City of York Council. | 209,893 | 28th | 272 | 105 | 23rd |
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 were created.
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