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Counties and council areas.
Follow the evidence from your council area down to its districts and neighbourhoods. Find official figures, local projects and what could help.
Council structures differ across the UK. These are current county and council areas, which may differ from historic county boundaries. Each page explains the area covered and who runs its services.
180 entries. A city that is its own council area has one entry; a city inside a wider or differently named council area has its own entry beside that area’s.
England
125 entries- Barking and DagenhamCounty / council area · London Borough of Barking and Dagenham
- BarnetCounty / council area · London Borough of Barnet
- BarnsleyCounty / council area · Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
- Bath and North East SomersetCounty / council area · Bath and North East Somerset CouncilIts figures cover the same area as the “Bath” city page
- BedfordCounty / council area · Bedford Borough Council
- BexleyCounty / council area · London Borough of Bexley
- Blackburn with DarwenCounty / council area · Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council
- BlackpoolCounty / council area · Blackpool Borough Council
- BoltonCounty / council area · Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleCounty / council area · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council
- Bracknell ForestCounty / council area · Bracknell Forest Council
- BrentCounty / council area · London Borough of Brent
- BromleyCounty / council area · London Borough of Bromley
- BuckinghamshireCounty / council area · Buckinghamshire Council
- BuryCounty / council area · Bury Metropolitan Borough Council
- CalderdaleCounty / council area · Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council
- CambridgeshireCounty / council area · Cambridgeshire County CouncilIncludes the cities of Cambridge, Ely, each with its own page
- CamdenCounty / council area · London Borough of Camden
- Central BedfordshireCounty / council area · Central Bedfordshire Council
- Cheshire EastCounty / council area · Cheshire East Council
- Cheshire West and ChesterCounty / council area · Cheshire West and Chester CouncilIts figures cover the same area as the “Chester” city page
- City of LondonCounty / council area · City of London CorporationIts figures cover the same area as the “City of London” city page
- CornwallCounty / council area · Cornwall CouncilIts figures cover the same area as the “Truro” city page
- County DurhamCounty / council area · Durham County CouncilIts figures cover the same area as the “Durham” city page
- CroydonCounty / council area · London Borough of Croydon
- CumberlandCounty / council area · Cumberland CouncilIts figures cover the same area as the “Carlisle” city page
- DarlingtonCounty / council area · Darlington Borough Council
- DerbyshireCounty / council area · Derbyshire County Council
- DevonCounty / council area · Devon County CouncilIncludes the city of Exeter, which has its own page
- DorsetCounty / council area · Dorset Council
- DudleyCounty / council area · Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
- EalingCounty / council area · London Borough of Ealing
- East Riding of YorkshireCounty / council area · East Riding of Yorkshire Council
- East SussexCounty / council area · East Sussex County Council
- EnfieldCounty / council area · London Borough of Enfield
- EssexCounty / council area · Essex County CouncilIncludes the cities of Chelmsford, Colchester, each with its own page
- GatesheadCounty / council area · Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council
- GloucestershireCounty / council area · Gloucestershire County CouncilIncludes the city of Gloucester, which has its own page
- GreenwichCounty / council area · Royal Borough of Greenwich
- HackneyCounty / council area · London Borough of Hackney
- HaltonCounty / council area · Halton Borough Council
- Hammersmith and FulhamCounty / council area · London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham
- HampshireCounty / council area · Hampshire County CouncilIncludes the city of Winchester, which has its own page
- HaringeyCounty / council area · London Borough of Haringey
- HarrowCounty / council area · London Borough of Harrow
- HartlepoolCounty / council area · Hartlepool Borough Council
- HaveringCounty / council area · London Borough of Havering
- HerefordshireCounty / council area · Herefordshire CouncilIts figures cover the same area as the “Hereford” city page
- HertfordshireCounty / council area · Hertfordshire County CouncilIncludes the city of St Albans, which has its own page
- HillingdonCounty / council area · London Borough of Hillingdon
- HounslowCounty / council area · London Borough of Hounslow
- Isle of WightCounty / council area · Isle of Wight Council
- Isles of ScillyCounty / council area · Council of the Isles of Scilly
- IslingtonCounty / council area · London Borough of Islington
- Kensington and ChelseaCounty / council area · Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
- KentCounty / council area · Kent County CouncilIncludes the city of Canterbury, which has its own page
- Kingston upon ThamesCounty / council area · Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames
- KirkleesCounty / council area · Kirklees Council
- KnowsleyCounty / council area · Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council
- LambethCounty / council area · London Borough of Lambeth
- LancashireCounty / council area · Lancashire County CouncilIncludes the cities of Lancaster, Preston, each with its own page
- LeicestershireCounty / council area · Leicestershire County Council
- LewishamCounty / council area · London Borough of Lewisham
- LincolnshireCounty / council area · Lincolnshire County CouncilIncludes the city of Lincoln, which has its own page
- LutonCounty / council area · Luton Borough Council
- MedwayCounty / council area · Medway Council
- MertonCounty / council area · London Borough of Merton
- MiddlesbroughCounty / council area · Middlesbrough Borough Council
- NewhamCounty / council area · London Borough of Newham
- NorfolkCounty / council area · Norfolk County CouncilIncludes the city of Norwich, which has its own page
- North East LincolnshireCounty / council area · North East Lincolnshire Council
- North LincolnshireCounty / council area · North Lincolnshire Council
- North NorthamptonshireCounty / council area · North Northamptonshire Council
- North SomersetCounty / council area · North Somerset Council
- North TynesideCounty / council area · North Tyneside Council
- North YorkshireCounty / council area · North Yorkshire CouncilIts figures cover the same area as the “Ripon” city page
- NorthumberlandCounty / council area · Northumberland County Council
- NottinghamshireCounty / council area · Nottinghamshire County Council
- OldhamCounty / council area · Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council
- OxfordshireCounty / council area · Oxfordshire County CouncilIncludes the city of Oxford, which has its own page
- ReadingCounty / council area · Reading Borough Council
- RedbridgeCounty / council area · London Borough of Redbridge
- Redcar and ClevelandCounty / council area · Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council
- Richmond upon ThamesCounty / council area · London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
- RochdaleCounty / council area · Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council
- RotherhamCounty / council area · Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council
- RutlandCounty / council area · Rutland County Council
- SandwellCounty / council area · Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
- SeftonCounty / council area · Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council
- ShropshireCounty / council area · Shropshire Council
- SloughCounty / council area · Slough Borough Council
- SolihullCounty / council area · Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council
- SomersetCounty / council area · Somerset CouncilIts figures cover the same area as the “Wells” city page
- South GloucestershireCounty / council area · South Gloucestershire Council
- South TynesideCounty / council area · South Tyneside Council
- SouthwarkCounty / council area · London Borough of Southwark
- St. HelensCounty / council area · St Helens Council
- StaffordshireCounty / council area · Staffordshire County CouncilIncludes the city of Lichfield, which has its own page
- StockportCounty / council area · Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council
- Stockton-on-TeesCounty / council area · Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council
- SuffolkCounty / council area · Suffolk County Council
- SurreyCounty / council area · Surrey County Council
- SuttonCounty / council area · London Borough of Sutton
- SwindonCounty / council area · Swindon Borough Council
- TamesideCounty / council area · Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council
- Telford and WrekinCounty / council area · Telford & Wrekin Council
- ThurrockCounty / council area · Thurrock Council
- TorbayCounty / council area · Torbay Council
- Tower HamletsCounty / council area · London Borough of Tower Hamlets
- TraffordCounty / council area · Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council
- WalsallCounty / council area · Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council
- Waltham ForestCounty / council area · London Borough of Waltham Forest
- WandsworthCounty / council area · London Borough of Wandsworth
- WarringtonCounty / council area · Warrington Borough Council
- WarwickshireCounty / council area · Warwickshire County Council
- West BerkshireCounty / council area · West Berkshire Council
- West NorthamptonshireCounty / council area · West Northamptonshire Council
- West SussexCounty / council area · West Sussex County CouncilIncludes the city of Chichester, which has its own page
- Westmorland and FurnessCounty / council area · Westmorland and Furness Council
- WiganCounty / council area · Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council
- WiltshireCounty / council area · Wiltshire CouncilIts figures cover the same area as the “Salisbury” city page
- Windsor and MaidenheadCounty / council area · Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
- WirralCounty / council area · Wirral Council
- WokinghamCounty / council area · Wokingham Borough Council
- WorcestershireCounty / council area · Worcestershire County CouncilIncludes the city of Worcester, which has its own page
Scotland
27 entries- AberdeenshireCounty / council area · Aberdeenshire Council
- AngusCounty / council area · Angus Council
- Argyll and ButeCounty / council area · Argyll and Bute Council
- ClackmannanshireCounty / council area · Clackmannanshire Council
- Dumfries and GallowayCounty / council area · Dumfries and Galloway Council
- East AyrshireCounty / council area · East Ayrshire Council
- East DunbartonshireCounty / council area · East Dunbartonshire Council
- East LothianCounty / council area · East Lothian Council
- East RenfrewshireCounty / council area · East Renfrewshire Council
- FalkirkCounty / council area · Falkirk Council
- FifeCounty / council area · Fife CouncilIts figures cover the same area as the “Dunfermline” city page
- HighlandCounty / council area · The Highland CouncilIts figures cover the same area as the “Inverness” city page
- InverclydeCounty / council area · Inverclyde Council
- MidlothianCounty / council area · Midlothian Council
- MorayCounty / council area · The Moray Council
- Na h-Eileanan SiarCounty / council area · Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
- North AyrshireCounty / council area · North Ayrshire Council
- North LanarkshireCounty / council area · North Lanarkshire Council
- Orkney IslandsCounty / council area · Orkney Islands Council
- Perth and KinrossCounty / council area · Perth and Kinross CouncilIts figures cover the same area as the “Perth” city page
- RenfrewshireCounty / council area · Renfrewshire Council
- Scottish BordersCounty / council area · Scottish Borders Council
- Shetland IslandsCounty / council area · Shetland Islands Council
- South AyrshireCounty / council area · South Ayrshire Council
- South LanarkshireCounty / council area · South Lanarkshire Council
- West DunbartonshireCounty / council area · West Dunbartonshire Council
- West LothianCounty / council area · West Lothian Council
Wales
18 entries- Blaenau GwentCounty / council area · Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council
- BridgendCounty / council area · Bridgend County Borough Council
- CaerphillyCounty / council area · Caerphilly County Borough Council
- CarmarthenshireCounty / council area · Carmarthenshire County Council
- CeredigionCounty / council area · Ceredigion County Council
- ConwyCounty / council area · Conwy County Borough Council
- DenbighshireCounty / council area · Denbighshire County CouncilIts figures cover the same area as the “St Asaph” city page
- FlintshireCounty / council area · Flintshire County Council
- GwyneddCounty / council area · Gwynedd CouncilIts figures cover the same area as the “Bangor” city page
- Isle of AngleseyCounty / council area · Isle of Anglesey County Council
- Merthyr TydfilCounty / council area · Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council
- MonmouthshireCounty / council area · Monmouthshire County Council
- Neath Port TalbotCounty / council area · Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council
- PembrokeshireCounty / council area · Pembrokeshire County CouncilIts figures cover the same area as the “St Davids” city page
- PowysCounty / council area · Powys County Council
- Rhondda Cynon TafCounty / council area · Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council
- TorfaenCounty / council area · Torfaen County Borough Council
- Vale of GlamorganCounty / council area · Vale of Glamorgan Council
Northern Ireland
10 entries- Antrim and NewtownabbeyCounty / council area · Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council
- Ards and North DownCounty / council area · Ards and North Down Borough CouncilIts figures cover the same area as the “Bangor” city page
- Armagh City, Banbridge and CraigavonCounty / council area · Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough CouncilIts figures cover the same area as the “Armagh” city page
- Causeway Coast and GlensCounty / council area · Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council
- Derry City and StrabaneCounty / council area · Derry City and Strabane District CouncilIts figures cover the same area as the “Derry / Londonderry” city page
- Fermanagh and OmaghCounty / council area · Fermanagh and Omagh District Council
- Lisburn and CastlereaghCounty / council area · Lisburn and Castlereagh City CouncilIts figures cover the same area as the “Lisburn” city page
- Mid and East AntrimCounty / council area · Mid and East Antrim Borough Council
- Mid UlsterCounty / council area · Mid Ulster District Council
- Newry, Mourne and DownCounty / council area · Newry, Mourne and Down District CouncilIts figures cover the same area as the “Newry” city page