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Two-tier local government in England

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Following the Local Government Act 1972, a standardized two-tier system of local government was introduced across England in 1974, with an upper level of county councils classified as metropolitan counties and non-metropolitan counties, and a lower level of metropolitan districts and non-metropolitan districts governed by district councils. It followed a similar two-tier system being introduced solely in Greater London in the London Government Act 1963, which introduced the upper-level Greater London Council and lower-level London boroughs in 1965.

Over time, the two-tier system has been replaced with a simplified single-tier system of unitary authorities, which combine the roles previously held separately by county councils and district councils.[1] This process started with the Local Government Act 1985 which abolished the Greater London Council and metropolitan county councils in 1986. The two-tier structure in the rest of England was abolished gradually over time, firstly in the 1990s following the Local Government Act 1992, and subsequently in reforms in 2009 and 2019–23. The final remaining two-tier local authorities are scheduled to be abolished and replaced with unitary authorities by 2028, as part of the upcoming structural changes to local government in England.

Function comparison

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In two-tier areas, local government functions are divided between county and district councils, to the level where they can be practised most efficiently:

Service Two-tier Unitary authority
Non-metropolitan county Non-metropolitan district
Education  Yes  No  Yes
Transport  Yes  No  Yes
Housing  No  Yes  Yes
Planning  Yes[a]  Yes  Yes
Planning applications  No  Yes  Yes
Fire and public safety  Yes  No  Yes
Social care  Yes  No  Yes
Libraries  Yes  No  Yes
Waste management  Yes  No  Yes
Rubbish collection  No  Yes  Yes
Recycling  No  Yes  Yes
Trading standards  Yes  No  Yes
Council Tax collections  No  Yes  Yes

List of two-tier districts and counties over time

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English local authority districts by year of restructuring from two-tier governance into unitary authorities
  •   1986
  • 1995–1998:   1995   1996   1997   1998
  •   2009
  • 2019–2023:   2019   2020   2021   2023
  • 2027+:   2027   Paused or withdrawn   Not yet announced

The following table shows the progression of the structure of local government in England from the introduction of two-tier local government in 1974 to its planned phasing out in 2028 after the upcoming structural changes to local government in England, after which every district of England is expected to be a unitary authority with no remaining two-tier county councils. The table shows both newly created and abolished districts, and renamed districts.

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 1 April 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" before 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 United Kingdom local government reform. A few districts have changed names twice.

  Districts in green are unitary authorities.

Two-tier county District Became unitary
(date)
1974 1988 1998 2009 2019 2023 2028 1974 1988 1998 2009 2019 2023 2028
Avon (NM) – Bristol (NM, City) 1 April 1996
Woodspring (NM) North Somerset
Bath (NM, City) Bath and North East Somerset
Wansdyke (NM)
Kingswood (NM) South Gloucestershire
Northavon (NM)
Bedfordshire (NM) – Bedford (B, NM) North Bedfordshire[b] Bedford[c] 1 April 2009
Mid Bedfordshire (NM) Central Bedfordshire
South Bedfordshire (NM)
– Luton (B, NM) 1 April 1997
Berkshire[d] (NM, R) – Bracknell (B, NM) Bracknell Forest[e] 1 April 1998
Reading (B, NM)
Slough (B, NM)
Windsor and Maidenhead (B, NM, R)
Wokingham (B, NM)
Newbury (B, NM) West Berkshire[f] Ridgeway[g]
Oxfordshire (NM) – South Oxfordshire[h] (NM)1 April 2028
Vale of White Horse (NM)
Oxford (NM, City) Greater Oxford[i]
Cherwell (NM) North Oxfordshire[j]
West Oxfordshire (NM)
Buckinghamshire (NM) – Aylesbury Vale (NM) Buckinghamshire1 April 2020
Chiltern (NM)
Beaconsfield (NM) South Bucks[k]
Wycombe (NM)
– Milton Keynes (NM, City (2022)) 1 April 1997
Cambridgeshire (NM) – Cambridge (NM, City) TBD1 April 2028
South Cambridgeshire (NM)
East Cambridgeshire (NM)
Fenland (NM)
Huntingdon (NM) Huntingdonshire[l]
– Peterborough (NM, City) 1 April 1997
1974 1988 1998 2009 2019 2023 2028 1974 1988 1998 2009 2019 2023 2028
Cheshire (NM) – Chester (NM, City) Cheshire West and Chester1 April 2009
Ellesmere Port (B, NM) Ellesmere Port and Neston[m]
Vale Royal (B, NM)
Congleton (B, NM) Cheshire East
Crewe and Nantwich[n] (B, NM)
Macclesfield (B, NM)
– Halton (B, NM) 1 April 1998
Warrington (B, NM)
Cleveland (NM) – Hartlepool (B, NM) 1 April 1996
Middlesbrough (B, NM)
Langbaurgh (B, NM) Langbaurgh-on-Tees[o] Redcar and Cleveland[p]
Stockton-on-Tees (B, NM)
Cornwall (NM) – Caradon (NM) Cornwall1 April 2009
Carrick (NM)
Kerrier (NM)
North Cornwall (NM)
Penwith (NM)
Restormel (B, NM)
– Isles of Scilly (Sui generis) 1890
County Durham (NM) – Chester-le-Street (NM) County Durham1 April 2009
Derwentside (NM)
Durham (NM, City)
Easington (NM)
Sedgefield (B, NM)
Teesdale (NM)
Wear Valley (NM)
– Darlington (NM) 1 April 1997
Cumbria (NM) – Allerdale (B, NM) Cumberland1 April 2023
Carlisle (NM, City)
Copeland (B, NM)
Barrow-in-Furness (B, NM) Westmorland and Furness
Eden (NM)
South Lakeland (NM)
1974 1988 1998 2009 2019 2023 2028 1974 1988 1998 2009 2019 2023 2028
Derbyshire (NM) – Bolsover (NM) Derbyshire North[q]1 April 2028
Chesterfield (B, NM)
Derbyshire Dales (NM)
High Peak (B, NM)
North East Derbyshire (NM)
Amber Valley (B, NM) Derbyshire South[r]
Erewash (B, NM)
South Derbyshire (NM)
– Derby (NM, City) 1 April 1997
Devon (NM) – Exeter[s] (NM, City) 1 April 2028
East Devon (NM) Devon[t]
Tiverton (NM) Mid Devon[u]
North Devon (NM)
South Hams (NM)
Teignbridge (NM)
Torridge (NM)
West Devon (B, NM)
– Plymouth (NM, City) Greater Plymouth[v]1 April 1998
Torbay[w] (B, NM) Torbay and South Devon
Dorset (NM) – Wimborne (NM) East Dorset[x] Dorset1 April 2019
North Dorset (NM)
Purbeck (NM)
West Dorset (NM)
Weymouth and Portland (B, NM)
Christchurch (B, NM) Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
– Bournemouth (B, NM) 1 April 1997
Poole (B, NM)
1974 1988 1998 2009 2019 2023 2028 1974 1988 1998 2009 2019 2023 2028
East Sussex (NM) – Eastbourne (B, NM) East Sussex[y]1 April 2028
Hastings (NM)
Lewes (NM)
Rother (NM)
Wealden (NM)
– Brighton (B, NM) Brighton and Hove (City (2001))1 April 1997[z]
Hove (B, NM)
– Thurrock (B, NM) South West Essex1 April 1998
Essex (NM) – Basildon (B, NM) 1 April 2028
Braintree (NM) North East Essex
Colchester (B, NM)
Tendring (NM)
Brentwood (B, NM) Mid Essex
Chelmsford (NM, City (2012))
Maldon (NM)
Epping Forest (NM) West Essex
Harlow (NM)
Uttlesford (NM)
Castle Point (B, NM) South East Essex
Rochford (NM)
– Southend-on-Sea (B, NM, City (2022)) 1 April 1998
Gloucestershire (NM) – Cheltenham (B, NM) Gloucestershire1 April 2028
Cotswold (NM)
Forest of Dean (NM)
Gloucester (NM, City)
Stroud (NM)
Tewkesbury (B, NM)
1974 1988 1998 2009 2019 2023 2028 1974 1988 1998 2009 2019 2023 2028
Greater London[aa][ab] – Barking[ac] (LB) Barking and Dagenham1 April 1986
Barnet (LB)
Bexley (LB)
Brent (LB)
Bromley (LB)
Camden (LB)
Croydon (LB)
Ealing (LB)
Enfield (LB)
Greenwich (LB, R)
Hackney (LB)
Hammersmith[ad] (LB)Hammersmith and Fulham
Haringey (LB)
Harrow (LB)
Havering (LB)
Hillingdon (LB)
Hounslow (LB)
Islington (LB)
Kensington and Chelsea (LB, R)
Kingston upon Thames (LB, R)
Lambeth (LB)
Lewisham (LB)
City of London[ab] (City, Sui generis)
Merton (LB)
Newham (LB)
Redbridge (LB)
Richmond upon Thames (LB)
Southwark (LB)
Sutton (LB)
Tower Hamlets (LB)
Waltham Forest (LB)
Wandsworth (LB)
Westminster (LB, City)
1974 1988 1998 2009 2019 2023 2028 1974 1988 1998 2009 2019 2023 2028
Greater Manchester[aa] (M) – Bolton (B, M) 1 April 1986
Bury (B, M)
Manchester (M, City)
Oldham (B, M)
Rochdale (B, M)
Salford (M, City)
Stockport (B, M)
Tameside (B, M)
Trafford (B, M)
Wigan (B, M)
– Southampton (NM, City) South West Hampshire[ae]1 April 1997
Hampshire (NM) – Eastleigh (B, NM) 1 April 2028
Basingstoke[af] (B, NM) Basingstoke and Deane North Hampshire
Hart (NM)
Rushmoor (B, NM)
East Hampshire[ag] (NM) Mid Hampshire[ah]
New Forest (B, NM)
Test Valley (B, NM)
Winchester (NM, City)
Fareham (B, NM) South East Hampshire[ai]
Gosport (B, NM)
Havant (B, NM)
– Portsmouth (NM, City) 1 April 1997
Hereford and Worcester (NM) – Hereford (NM, City) Herefordshire 1 April 1998
Leominster[aj] (NM)
South Herefordshire (NM)
Worcestershire (NM) – Malvern Hills (NM) Malvern Hills[ak] (NM) South Worcestershire1 April 2028
Worcester (NM, City)
Wychavon (NM)
Bromsgrove (NM) North Worcestershire
Redditch (B, NM)
Wyre Forest (NM)
1974 1988 1998 2009 2019 2023 2028 1974 1988 1998 2009 2019 2023 2028
Hertfordshire (NM) – Broxbourne (B, NM) East Hertfordshire and Broxbourne[al] 1 April 2028
East Hertfordshire (NM)
North Hertfordshire (NM)
Stevenage (B, NM) Central Hertfordshire[am]
Welwyn Hatfield (B, NM)
Dacorum (B, NM) West Hertfordshire
St Albans (NM, City)
Hertsmere (B, NM) South West Hertfordshire
Three Rivers (NM)
Watford (B, NM)
Humberside (NM) – Beverley[an] (B, NM) East Yorkshire Borough of Beverley East Riding of Yorkshire[ao] 1 April 1996
Boothferry (B, NM)
Holderness (B, NM)
North Wolds[ap] (B, NM) East Yorkshire
Kingston upon Hull (NM, City)
Glanford (B, NM) North Lincolnshire[aq]
Scunthorpe (B, NM)
Cleethorpes (B, NM) North East Lincolnshire
Grimsby[ar] (B, NM) Great Grimsby
Isle of Wight (NM) – Medina (B, NM) Isle of Wight 1 April 1995
South Wight (B, NM)
Kent (NM) – Ashford (B, NM) Mid Kent 1 April 2028
Shepway[as] (NM) Folkestone and Hythe
Swale (B, NM)
Canterbury (NM, City) East Kent
Dover (NM)
Thanet (NM)
Maidstone (B, NM) West Kent
Sevenoaks (NM)
Tonbridge and Malling (B, NM)
Tunbridge Wells (B, NM)
Dartford (B, NM) North Kent
Gravesham (B, NM)
– Gillingham (B, NM) Medway 1 April 1998
Medway[at] (NM) Rochester-upon-Medway (City)
1974 1988 1998 2009 2019 2023 2028 1974 1988 1998 2009 2019 2023 2028
– Blackburn (B, NM) Blackburn with Darwen[au] Pennine Lancashire1 April 1998
Lancashire (NM) – Burnley (B, NM) 1 April 2028
Hyndburn (B, NM)
Pendle (B, NM)
Rossendale (B, NM)
Chorley (B, NM) South Lancashire
South Ribble (B, NM)
West Lancashire (B, NM)
Lancaster (NM, City) North Lancashire
Preston (NM, City)
Ribble Valley (B, NM)
Fylde (B, NM) Fylde Coast
Wyre (B, NM)
– Blackpool (B, NM) 1 April 1998
– Leicester (NM, City) Leicester[av]1 April 1997
Leicestershire (NM) – Blaby (NM) 1 April 2028
Oadby and Wigston (B, NM)
Charnwood (B, NM) Leicestershire and Rutland[aw]
Harborough (NM)
Hinckley and Bosworth (B, NM)
Melton (B, NM)
North West Leicestershire (NM)
– Rutland (NM) 1 April 1997
Lincolnshire (NM) – Lincoln[ax] (NM, City) 1 April 2028
Boston (B, NM) Lincolnshire[ay]
East Lindsey (NM)
North Kesteven (NM)
South Holland (NM)
South Kesteven (NM)
West Lindsey (NM)
1974 1988 1998 2009 2019 2023 2028 1974 1988 1998 2009 2019 2023 2028
Merseyside[d] (M) – Knowsley (B, M) 1 April 1986
Liverpool (M, City)
St Helens (B, M)
Sefton (B, M)
Wirral (B, M)
Norfolk (NM) – Breckland (NM) West Norfolk[az] 1 April 2028
West Norfolk[ba] (B, NM) King's Lynn and West Norfolk
Broadland (NM) East Norfolk[bb]
Great Yarmouth (B, NM)
North Norfolk[bc] (NM)
South Norfolk (NM)
Norwich (NM, City) Greater Norwich[bd]
North Yorkshire (NM) – Craven (NM) North Yorkshire 1 April 2023
Hambleton[be] (NM)
Harrogate (B, NM)
Richmondshire (NM)
Ryedale[be] (NM)
Scarborough (B, NM)
Selby[be] (NM)
– York (NM, City) York[be]1 April 1996
Northamptonshire (NM) – Corby (B, NM) North Northamptonshire 1 April 2021
East Northamptonshire (NM)
Kettering (B, NM)
Wellingborough (B, NM)
Daventry (NM) West Northamptonshire
Northampton (B, NM)
South Northamptonshire (NM)
1974 1988 1998 2009 2019 2023 2028 1974 1988 1998 2009 2019 2023 2028
Northumberland (NM) – Alnwick (NM) Northumberland 1 April 2009
Berwick-upon-Tweed (B, NM)
Blyth Valley (B, NM)
Castle Morpeth (B, NM)
Tynedale (NM)
Wansbeck (NM)
Nottinghamshire (NM) – Ashfield (NM) Nottinghamshire[bf] 1 April 2028
Bassetlaw (NM)
Mansfield (NM)
Newark[bg] (NM) Newark and Sherwood
Broxtowe (B, NM) Greater Nottingham[bh]
Gedling (B, NM)
Rushcliffe (B, NM)
– Nottingham (NM, City) 1 April 1997
Salop[bi] (NM) Shropshire – Bridgnorth (NM) Shropshire 1 April 2009
North Shropshire (NM)
Oswestry (B, NM)
Shrewsbury[bj] (B, NM) Shrewsbury and Atcham
South Shropshire (NM)
– The Wrekin[bk] (B, NM) Telford and Wrekin[bl]1 April 1998
Somerset (NM) – Mendip (NM) Somerset 1 April 2023
Sedgemoor (NM)
Yeovil[bm] (NM) South Somerset
Taunton Deane (B, NM) Somerset West and Taunton[bn] (NM)
West Somerset (NM)
South Yorkshire[aa] (M) – Barnsley (B, M) 1 April 1986
Doncaster (B, M)
Rotherham (B, M)
Sheffield (M, City)
1974 1988 1998 2009 2019 2023 2028 1974 1988 1998 2009 2019 2023 2028
Staffordshire (NM) – Cannock Chase (NM) South and Mid Staffordshire 1 April 2028
East Staffordshire (B, NM)
Lichfield (NM)
South Staffordshire (NM)
Stafford (B, NM)
Tamworth (B, NM)
Newcastle-under-Lyme (B, NM) North Staffordshire
Staffordshire Moorlands (NM)
– Stoke-on-Trent (NM, City) 1 April 1998
Suffolk (NM) – Babergh (NM) Western Suffolk[bo] 1 April 2028
Forest Heath (NM) West Suffolk[bp] (NM)
St Edmundsbury (B, NM)
Ipswich (B, NM) Ipswich and South Suffolk[bq]
Mid Suffolk (NM) Central and Eastern Suffolk[br]
Suffolk Coastal (NM) East Suffolk[bs] (NM)
Waveney (NM)
Surrey (NM) – Elmbridge (B, NM) East Surrey 1 April 2027
Epsom and Ewell (B, NM)
Mole Valley (NM)
Reigate and Banstead (B, NM)
Tandridge (NM)
Guildford (B, NM) West Surrey
Runnymede (B, NM)
Spelthorne (B, NM)
Surrey Heath (B, NM)
Waverley (B, NM)
Woking (B, NM)
Tyne and Wear[d] (M) – Gateshead (B, M) 1 April 1986
Newcastle upon Tyne (M, City)
North Tyneside (B, M)
South Tyneside (B, M)
Sunderland (M, City)
1974 1988 1998 2009 2019 2023 2028 1974 1988 1998 2009 2019 2023 2028
Warwickshire (NM) – North Warwickshire (B, NM) North Warwickshire 1 April 2028
Nuneaton[bt] (B, NM) Nuneaton and Bedworth
Rugby (B, NM)
Stratford-on-Avon (NM) South Warwickshire
Warwick (NM)
West Midlands[d] (M) – Birmingham (M, City) 1 April 1986
Coventry (M, City)
Dudley (B, M)
Sandwell (B, M)
Solihull (B, M)
Walsall (B, M)
Wolverhampton (M, City (2000))
West Sussex (NM) – Adur (NM) TBD1 April 2028
Arun (NM)
Worthing (B, NM)
Chichester (NM)
Crawley (B, NM)
Horsham (NM)
Mid Sussex (NM)
West Yorkshire[aa] (M) – Bradford (M, City) 1 April 1986
Calderdale (B, M)
Kirklees (B, M)
Leeds (M, City)
Wakefield (M, City)
Wiltshire (NM) – Kennet (NM) Wiltshire1 April 2009
North Wiltshire (NM)
Salisbury (NM)
West Wiltshire (NM)
– Thamesdown (B, NM) Swindon[bu]1 April 1997
1974 1988 1998 2009 2019 2023 2028 1974 1988 1998 2009 2019 2023 2028

List of remaining two-tier counties

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As of May 2026, this is a list of the remaining two-tier counties of England. These are two-tier non-metropolitan counties with a county council and district council structure.

Two-tier counties of England
Non-metropolitan county Land area[13] Population (2025)[13] Density[13]
(km2) (mi2) (/km2) (/mi2)
Cambridgeshire 3,0461,176 716,983 235610
Derbyshire 2,547983 827,217 325840
Devon 6,5642,534 845,541 129330
East Sussex 1,709660 561,855 329850
Essex 3,4581,335 1,576,125 4561,180
Gloucestershire 2,6521,024 671,908 253660
Hampshire 3,6781,420 1,451,703 3951,020
Hertfordshire 1,643634 1,239,398 7541,950
Kent 3,5441,368 1,652,769 4661,210
Lancashire 2,8941,117 1,308,567 4521,170
Leicestershire 2,083804 752,448 361930
Lincolnshire 5,9372,292 794,009 134350
Norfolk 5,3842,079 945,427 176460
Nottinghamshire 2,085805 862,326 4141,070
Oxfordshire 2,6051,006 769,831 296770
Staffordshire 2,6201,010 913,073 348900
Suffolk 3,8001,500 789,850 208540
Surrey 1,663642 1,255,255 7551,960
Warwickshire 1,975763 644,021 326840
West Sussex 1,991769 921,240 4631,200
Worcestershire 1,741672 624,209 359930

Notes

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  1. ↑ Planning authority for minerals, waste and county council developments
  2. ↑ Renamed 15 October 1975[2]
  3. ↑ Renamed 1 October 1992[3]
  4. 1 2 3 4 County's existence not officially abolished, but ceased to be used in government
  5. ↑ Renamed on 27 April 1988[4]
  6. ↑ Renamed and became unitary 1 April 1998
  7. ↑ Excluding some areas from South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse
  8. ↑ Initially named "Wallingford" in legislation; renamed on 20 September 1973 by shadow authority before coming into force.
  9. ↑ Including some areas from Cherwell, South Oxfordshire, Vale of White Horse.
  10. ↑ Excluding some areas from Cherwell.
  11. ↑ Renamed to "South Bucks" on 1 April 1980[5]
  12. ↑ Renamed on 1 October 1984[6]
  13. ↑ Renamed 21 June 1976
  14. ↑ Initially named "Crewe" in legislation; renamed on 17 January 1974 by shadow authority before coming into force.
  15. ↑ Renamed 1 January 1988[4]
  16. ↑ Renamed and became unitary on 1 April 1996
  17. ↑ Including some areas from Amber Valley
  18. ↑ Excluding some areas from Amber Valley
  19. ↑ Expanding to include areas from East Devon, Mid Devon and Teignbridge from 2028
  20. ↑ Excluding some areas from East Devon, Mid Devon, South Hams and Teignbridge
  21. ↑ Renamed 6 February 1978[7]
  22. ↑ Expanding to include areas from South Hams in 2028
  23. ↑ Expanding to include areas from South Hams and Teignbridge in 2028
  24. ↑ Renamed 1 January 1988[4]
  25. ↑ Excluding some areas from Lewes
  26. ↑ Expanding to include some areas from Lewes in 2028
  27. 1 2 3 4 County's existence not officially abolished, but ceased to be used in government. Later revived for unrelated use in regional devolved government.
  28. 1 2 The twelve boroughs of inner London and the City of London continued to have their areas' education responsibilities filled by the Inner London Education Authority until 1990.[8]
  29. ↑ Renamed 1 January 1980[9]
  30. ↑ Renamed to "Hammersmith and Fulham" on 1 April 1979
  31. ↑ Also including some areas from New Forest and Test Valley.
  32. ↑ Renamed to "Basingstoke and Deane" on 20 January 1978[10]
  33. ↑ Initially named "Petersfield" in legislation; renamed on 8 October 1973 by shadow authority before coming into force.
  34. ↑ Excluding some areas from East Hampshire, Winchester, New Forest, and Test Valley
  35. ↑ Also including areas from East Hampshire and Winchester.
  36. ↑ Part transferred to Malvern Hills district in 1998
  37. ↑ The core of the previous Malvern Hills district, plus some areas from Leominster district, and minus some areas transferred to Herefordshire
  38. ↑ Including some parts of Welwyn Hatfield and excluding some parts of North Hertfordshire
  39. ↑ Including some parts of North Hertfordshire and excluding some parts of Welwyn Hatfield
  40. ↑ Renamed to "East Yorkshire Borough of Beverley" on 12 May 1981[9]
  41. ↑ Excluding some parts of Boothferry
  42. ↑ Renamed to "East Yorkshire" on 1 February 1981[9]
  43. ↑ Including some parts of Boothferry
  44. ↑ Renamed to "Great Grimsby" on 1 January 1979
  45. ↑ Renamed 1 April 2018[11]
  46. ↑ Renamed to "Rochester-upon-Medway" on 3 December 1979[9]
  47. ↑ Renamed 2 May 1997.
  48. ↑ Expanding to include Oadby and Wigston, most of Blaby, and parts of Charnwood and South Leicestershire in 2028
  49. ↑ Including parts of Blaby; excluding parts of Charnwood and South Leicestershire
  50. ↑ Expanding to include areas from North Kesteven and West Lindsey from 2028
  51. ↑ Excluding some areas from North Kesteven and West Lindsey
  52. ↑ Also including some areas from South Norfolk
  53. ↑ Renamed 14 May 1981[9]
  54. ↑ Excluding some areas from Broadland and South Norfolk
  55. ↑ Initially named "Pastonacres" in legislation; renamed on 20 September 1973 by shadow authority before coming into force.
  56. ↑ Including some areas from Broadland and South Norfolk
  57. 1 2 3 4 Some areas from Hambleton, Ryedale and Selby transferred to York in 1996
  58. ↑ Including some areas from Broxtowe, Gedling and Rushcliffe
  59. ↑ Renamed 1 April 1985[6]
  60. ↑ Excluding some areas from Broxtowe, Gedling and Rushcliffe
  61. ↑ Renamed 1 April 1980
  62. ↑ Renamed 12 June 1974
  63. ↑ Initially named "Wrekin" in legislation; renamed to "The Wrekin" on 17 January 1974 by shadow authority before coming into force.
  64. ↑ Renamed 1 April 1998
  65. ↑ Renamed 1 April 1985
  66. ↑ Created 1 April 2019
  67. ↑ Including some areas from Mid Suffolk; excluding some areas from Babergh
  68. ↑ Created 1 April 2019
  69. ↑ Including some areas from Babergh, Mid Suffolk and Suffolk Coastal
  70. ↑ Excluding some areas from East Suffolk and Mid Suffolk
  71. ↑ Created 1 April 2019
  72. ↑ Renamed 1 October 1980[9]
  73. ↑ Renamed 1 April 1997[12]

References

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  2. ↑ "No. 46725". The London Gazette. 31 October 1975. p. 13813.
  3. ↑ "Bulletin of Changes of Local Authority Status, Names and Areas 1 April 1992 – 31 March 1993" (PDF). Department of The Environment. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 August 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  4. 1 2 3 "Bulletin of Changes of Local Authority Status, Names and Areas 1st April 1987- 31st March 1988" (PDF). Department of the Environment. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
  5. ↑ "Alteration of Areas and Status of Local Authorities October 1979 to April 1980" (PDF). Department of the Environment. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 December 2011. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
  6. 1 2 "Alteration of Areas and Status of Local Authorities 1 April 1984 – 31 March 1985" (PDF). Department of the Environment. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
  7. ↑ "Alteration in Status and Areas of Local Authorities for Period February 1978 - September 1978" (PDF). Department of the Environment. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 June 2011. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
  8. ↑ Smith, Stephen; Watson, Sheila (1988). "Consequences of the Abolition of the Inner London Education Authority". Fiscal Studies. 9 (3): 68–85. ISSN 0143-5671.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Bulletin of Changes in Local Authority Areas, Names and Status 1980-1982" (PDF). Department of the Environment. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
  10. ↑
  11. ↑ "We've changed our name". www.shepway.gov.uk.
  12. ↑ The Road Traffic (Permitted Parking Area and Special Parking Area)(Borough of Swindon) Order 2003
  13. 1 2 3 "Population estimates: Summary for United Kingdom, mid-2025". Office for National Statistics. 1 October 2026. Retrieved 2 October 2026.
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