From Wikipedia - Reading time: 11 minThis is a list of the 296 districts of England ordered by population, according to estimated figures for 2022 from the Office for National Statistics.[1]
The list consists of 164 non-metropolitan districts, 32 London boroughs, 36 metropolitan boroughs, 62 unitary authorities, and two sui generis authorities (the City of London and the Isles of Scilly).
| Rank | District | Population | Type | Ceremonial county | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birmingham | 1,157,603 | Metropolitan borough, city (1889) | West Midlands | West Midlands |
| 2 | Leeds | 822,483 | Metropolitan borough, city (1893) | West Yorkshire | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| 3 | North Yorkshire | 623,501 | Unitary authority | North Yorkshire | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| 4 | Somerset | 576,852 | Unitary authority | Somerset | South West |
| 5 | Cornwall | 575,413 | Unitary authority | Cornwall | South West |
| 6 | Manchester | 568,996 | Metropolitan borough, city (1853) | Greater Manchester | North West |
| 7 | Sheffield | 566,242 | Metropolitan borough, city (1893) | South Yorkshire | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| 8 | Buckinghamshire | 560,409 | Unitary authority | Buckinghamshire | South East |
| 9 | Bradford | 552,644 | Metropolitan borough, city (1897) | West Yorkshire | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| 10 | County Durham | 528,127 | Unitary authority | Durham | North East |
| 11 | Wiltshire | 515,885 | Unitary authority | Wiltshire | South West |
| 12 | Liverpool | 496,770 | Metropolitan borough, city (1880) | Merseyside | North West |
| 13 | Bristol | 479,024 | Unitary authority, city (1542) | Bristol | South West |
| 14 | Kirklees | 437,593 | Metropolitan borough | West Yorkshire | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| 15 | West Northamptonshire | 429,013 | Unitary authority | Northamptonshire | East Midlands |
| 16 | Cheshire East | 406,527 | Unitary authority, borough | Cheshire | North West |
| 17 | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | 401,898 | Unitary authority | Dorset | South West |
| 18 | Croydon | 392,224 | London borough | Greater London | London |
| 19 | Barnet | 389,101 | London borough | Greater London | London |
| 20 | Dorset | 383,274 | Unitary authority | Dorset | South West |
| 21 | Leicester | 373,399 | Unitary authority, city (1919) | Leicestershire | East Midlands |
| 22 | Ealing | 369,937 | London borough | Greater London | London |
| 23 | North Northamptonshire | 363,408 | Unitary authority | Northamptonshire | East Midlands |
| 24 | Cheshire West and Chester | 361,694 | Unitary authority, borough | Cheshire | North West |
| 25 | Newham | 358,645 | London borough | Greater London | London |
| 26 | Wakefield | 357,729 | Metropolitan borough, city (1888) | West Yorkshire | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| 27 | Coventry | 355,600 | Metropolitan borough, city (1345) | West Midlands | West Midlands |
| 28 | East Riding of Yorkshire | 346,309 | Unitary authority | East Riding of Yorkshire | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| 29 | Sandwell | 344,210 | Metropolitan borough | West Midlands | West Midlands |
| 30 | Brent | 341,221 | London borough | Greater London | London |
| 31 | Wigan | 334,110 | Metropolitan borough | Greater Manchester | North West |
| 32 | Bromley | 329,578 | London borough | Greater London | London |
| 33 | Wandsworth | 329,035 | London borough | Greater London | London |
| 34 | Nottingham | 328,513 | Unitary authority, city (1897) | Nottinghamshire | East Midlands |
| 35 | Enfield | 327,224 | London borough | Greater London | London |
| 36 | Shropshire | 327,178 | Unitary authority | Shropshire | West Midlands |
| 37 | Tower Hamlets | 325,789 | London borough | Greater London | London |
| 38 | Dudley | 324,969 | Metropolitan borough | West Midlands | West Midlands |
| 39 | Northumberland | 324,362 | Unitary authority | Northumberland | North East |
| 40 | Wirral | 322,453 | Metropolitan borough | Merseyside | North West |
| 41 | Lambeth | 316,812 | London borough | Greater London | London |
| 42 | Southwark | 311,913 | London borough | Greater London | London |
| 43 | Doncaster | 311,027 | Metropolitan borough, city (2022) | South Yorkshire | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| 44 | Redbridge | 310,911 | London borough | Greater London | London |
| 45 | Hillingdon | 310,681 | London borough | Greater London | London |
| 46 | Newcastle upon Tyne | 307,565 | Metropolitan borough, city (1882) | Tyne and Wear | North East |
| 47 | Central Bedfordshire | 301,501 | Unitary authority | Bedfordshire | East of England |
| 48 | Bolton | 298,903 | Metropolitan borough | Greater Manchester | North West |
| 49 | Lewisham | 298,653 | London borough | Greater London | London |
| 50 | Stockport | 297,107 | Metropolitan borough | Greater Manchester | North West |
| 51 | South Gloucestershire | 294,765 | Unitary authority | Gloucestershire | South West |
| 52 | Milton Keynes | 292,180 | Unitary authority, borough, city (2022) | Buckinghamshire | South East |
| 53 | Greenwich | 291,080 | London borough, royal borough | Greater London | London |
| 54 | Hounslow | 290,488 | London borough | Greater London | London |
| 55 | Walsall | 286,105 | Metropolitan borough | West Midlands | West Midlands |
| 56 | Medway | 282,702 | Unitary authority | Kent | South East |
| 57 | Sefton | 281,027 | Metropolitan borough | Merseyside | North West |
| 58 | Salford | 278,064 | Metropolitan borough, city (1926) | Greater Manchester | North West |
| 59 | Brighton and Hove | 277,965 | Unitary authority, city (2000) | East Sussex | South East |
| 60 | Sunderland | 277,354 | Metropolitan borough, city (1992) | Tyne and Wear | North East |
| 61 | Waltham Forest | 275,887 | London borough | Greater London | London |
| 62 | Cumberland | 275,390 | Unitary authority | Cumbria | North West |
| 63 | Kingston upon Hull | 268,852 | Unitary authority, city (1299) | East Riding of Yorkshire | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| 64 | Rotherham | 268,354 | Metropolitan borough | South Yorkshire | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| 65 | Wolverhampton | 267,651 | Metropolitan borough, city (2000) | West Midlands | West Midlands |
| 66 | Plymouth | 266,862 | Unitary authority, city (1928) | Devon | South West |
| 67 | Havering | 264,703 | London borough | Greater London | London |
| 68 | Derby | 263,490 | Unitary authority, city (1977) | Derbyshire | East Midlands |
| 69 | Haringey | 261,811 | London borough | Greater London | London |
| 70 | Hackney | 261,491 | London borough | Greater London | London |
| 71 | Harrow | 261,185 | London borough | Greater London | London |
| 72 | Stoke-on-Trent | 259,965 | Unitary authority, city (1925) | Staffordshire | West Midlands |
| 73 | Southampton | 252,689 | Unitary authority, city (1964) | Hampshire | South East |
| 74 | Bexley | 247,835 | London borough | Greater London | London |
| 75 | East Suffolk | 247,080 | Non-metropolitan district | Suffolk | East of England |
| 76 | Barnsley | 246,482 | Metropolitan borough | South Yorkshire | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| 77 | Oldham | 243,912 | Metropolitan borough | Greater Manchester | North West |
| 78 | Trafford | 236,301 | Metropolitan borough | Greater Manchester | North West |
| 79 | Swindon | 235,657 | Unitary authority, borough | Wiltshire | South West |
| 80 | Tameside | 232,753 | Metropolitan borough | Greater Manchester | North West |
| 81 | Westmorland and Furness | 227,643 | Unitary authority | Cumbria | North West |
| 82 | Rochdale | 226,992 | Metropolitan borough | Greater Manchester | North West |
| 83 | Luton | 226,973 | Unitary authority, borough | Bedfordshire | East of England |
| 84 | Islington | 220,373 | London borough | Greater London | London |
| 85 | Barking and Dagenham | 219,992 | London borough | Greater London | London |
| 86 | North Somerset | 219,145 | Unitary authority | Somerset | South West |
| 87 | Camden | 218,049 | London borough | Greater London | London |
| 88 | Peterborough | 217,705 | Unitary authority, city (1541) | Cambridgeshire | East of England |
| 89 | Solihull | 217,678 | Metropolitan borough | West Midlands | West Midlands |
| 90 | Merton | 214,709 | London borough | Greater London | London |
| 91 | Warrington | 211,580 | Unitary authority, borough | Cheshire | North West |
| 92 | Westminster | 211,365 | London borough, city (1540) | Greater London | London |
| 93 | North Tyneside | 210,487 | Metropolitan borough | Tyne and Wear | North East |
| 94 | Sutton | 210,053 | London borough | Greater London | London |
| 95 | Portsmouth | 208,420 | Unitary authority, city (1926) | Hampshire | South East |
| 96 | Calderdale | 207,699 | Metropolitan borough | West Yorkshire | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| 97 | York | 204,551 | Unitary authority, city (TI) | North Yorkshire | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| 98 | Stockton-on-Tees | 199,966 | Unitary authority, borough | Durham and North Yorkshire | North East |
| 99 | Gateshead | 197,722 | Metropolitan borough | Tyne and Wear | North East |
| 100 | Bath and North East Somerset | 195,618 | Unitary authority | Somerset | South West |
| 101 | Richmond upon Thames | 194,894 | London borough | Greater London | London |
| 102 | Bury | 194,606 | Metropolitan borough | Greater Manchester | North West |
| 103 | Colchester | 194,394 | Non-metropolitan district, borough, city (2022) | Essex | East of England |
| 104 | Telford and Wrekin | 188,871 | Unitary authority, borough | Shropshire | West Midlands |
| 105 | Basildon | 188,848 | Non-metropolitan district, borough | Essex | East of England |
| 106 | Herefordshire | 188,719 | Unitary authority | Herefordshire | West Midlands |
| 107 | Basingstoke and Deane | 187,817 | Non-metropolitan district, borough | Hampshire | South East |
| 108 | Bedford | 187,466 | Unitary authority, borough | Bedfordshire | East of England |
| 109 | Hammersmith and Fulham | 185,238 | London borough | Greater London | London |
| 110 | Charnwood | 184,748 | Non-metropolitan district, borough | Leicestershire | East Midlands |
| 111 | St Helens | 184,728 | Metropolitan borough | Merseyside | North West |
| 112 | Huntingdonshire | 184,052 | Non-metropolitan district | Cambridgeshire | East of England |
| 113 | Chelmsford | 183,326 | Non-metropolitan district, city (2012) | Essex | East of England |
| 114 | West Suffolk | 182,228 | Non-metropolitan district | Suffolk | East of England |
| 115 | Wokingham | 180,967 | Unitary authority | Berkshire | South East |
| 116 | Southend-on-Sea | 180,915 | Unitary authority, borough, city | Essex | East of England |
| 117 | Maidstone | 180,428 | Non-metropolitan district, borough | Kent | South East |
| 118 | Thurrock | 176,877 | Unitary authority, borough | Essex | East of England |
| 119 | New Forest | 175,942 | Non-metropolitan district | Hampshire | South East |
| 120 | Reading | 174,820 | Unitary authority, borough | Berkshire | South East |
| 121 | North Lincolnshire | 170,042 | Unitary authority, borough | Lincolnshire | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| 122 | Kingston upon Thames | 168,302 | London borough, royal borough | Greater London | London |
| 123 | Arun | 166,366 | Non-metropolitan district | West Sussex | South East |
| 124 | South Cambridgeshire | 165,633 | Non-metropolitan district | Cambridgeshire | East of England |
| 125 | Cherwell | 164,155 | Non-metropolitan district | Oxfordshire | South East |
| 126 | Oxford | 163,257 | Non-metropolitan district, city (1542) | Oxfordshire | South East |
| 127 | Wealden | 163,012 | Non-metropolitan district | East Sussex | South East |
| 128 | West Berkshire | 162,215 | Unitary authority | Berkshire | South East |
| 129 | Slough | 159,182 | Unitary authority, borough | Berkshire | South East |
| 130 | North East Lincolnshire | 157,754 | Unitary authority, borough | Lincolnshire | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| 131 | Braintree | 157,681 | Non-metropolitan district | Essex | East of England |
| 132 | Canterbury | 157,550 | Non-metropolitan district, city (TI) | Kent | South East |
| 133 | Knowsley | 157,103 | Metropolitan borough | Merseyside | North West |
| 134 | Dacorum | 156,123 | Non-metropolitan district, borough | Hertfordshire | East of England |
| 135 | Blackburn with Darwen | 155,762 | Unitary authority, borough | Lancashire | North West |
| 136 | King's Lynn and West Norfolk | 155,741 | Non-metropolitan district, borough | Norfolk | East of England |
| 137 | Mid Sussex | 154,930 | Non-metropolitan district | West Sussex | South East |
| 138 | Windsor and Maidenhead | 154,738 | Unitary authority, royal borough | Berkshire | South East |
| 139 | Swale | 154,619 | Non-metropolitan district, borough | Kent | South East |
| 140 | East Devon | 154,500 | Non-metropolitan district | Devon | South West |
| 141 | Reigate and Banstead | 153,629 | Non-metropolitan district, borough | Surrey | South East |
| 142 | South Oxfordshire | 151,820 | Non-metropolitan district | Oxfordshire | South East |
| 143 | East Hertfordshire | 151,635 | Non-metropolitan district | Hertfordshire | East of England |
| 144 | Preston | 151,582 | Non-metropolitan district, city (2002) | Lancashire | North West |
| 145 | Tendring | 151,451 | Non-metropolitan district | Essex | East of England |
| 146 | Warwick | 151,158 | Non-metropolitan district | Warwickshire | West Midlands |
| 147 | Horsham | 148,696 | Non-metropolitan district | West Sussex | South East |
| 148 | South Tyneside | 148,667 | Metropolitan borough | Tyne and Wear | North East |
| 149 | St Albans | 148,358 | Non-metropolitan district, city (1877) | Hertfordshire | East of England |
| 150 | Middlesbrough | 148,285 | Unitary authority, borough | North Yorkshire | North East |
| 151 | Cambridge | 146,995 | Non-metropolitan district, city (1951) | Cambridgeshire | East of England |
| 152 | Kensington and Chelsea | 146,154 | London borough, royal borough | Greater London | London |
| 153 | Guildford | 145,673 | Non-metropolitan district, borough | Surrey | South East |
| 154 | South Norfolk | 144,593 | Non-metropolitan district | Norfolk | East of England |
| 155 | Norwich | 144,525 | Non-metropolitan district, city (1195) | Norfolk | East of England |
| 156 | Lancaster | 144,446 | Non-metropolitan district, city (1937) | Lancashire | North West |
| 157 | East Lindsey | 144,415 | Non-metropolitan district | Lincolnshire | East Midlands |
| 158 | South Kesteven | 144,249 | Non-metropolitan district | Lincolnshire | East Midlands |
| 159 | Breckland | 143,479 | Non-metropolitan district | Norfolk | East of England |
| 160 | Vale of White Horse | 142,116 | Non-metropolitan district | Oxfordshire | South East |
| 161 | Blackpool | 141,574 | Unitary authority, borough | Lancashire | North West |
| 162 | Isle of Wight | 140,794 | Unitary authority | Isle of Wight | South East |
| 163 | Thanet | 140,689 | Non-metropolitan district | Kent | South East |
| 164 | Elmbridge | 140,024 | Non-metropolitan district, borough | Surrey | South East |
| 165 | Torbay | 139,479 | Unitary authority, borough | Devon | South West |
| 166 | Ipswich | 139,247 | Non-metropolitan district, borough | Suffolk | East of England |
| 167 | Eastleigh | 138,935 | Non-metropolitan district, borough | Hampshire | South East |
| 168 | Stafford | 138,670 | Non-metropolitan district | Staffordshire | West Midlands |
| 169 | Stratford-on-Avon | 138,583 | Non-metropolitan district | Warwickshire | West Midlands |
| 170 | Redcar and Cleveland | 137,175 | Unitary authority, borough | North Yorkshire | North East |
| 171 | Teignbridge | 135,952 | Non-metropolitan district | Devon | South West |
| 172 | Ashford | 135,610 | Non-metropolitan district, borough | Kent | South East |
| 173 | Nuneaton and Bedworth | 135,481 | Non-metropolitan district, borough | Warwickshire | West Midlands |
| 174 | Epping Forest | 134,989 | Non-metropolitan district | Essex | East of England |
| 175 | Exeter | 134,939 | Non-metropolitan district, city (TI) | Devon | South West |
| 176 | Wychavon | 134,536 | Non-metropolitan district | Worcestershire | West Midlands |
| 177 | North Hertfordshire | 134,159 | Non-metropolitan district | Hertfordshire | East of England |
| 178 | Broadland | 133,872 | Non-metropolitan district | Norfolk | East of England |
| 179 | Tonbridge and Malling | 133,661 | Non-metropolitan district, borough | Kent | South East |
| 180 | Gloucester | 133,522 | Non-metropolitan district, city (1541) | Gloucestershire | South West |
| 181 | Test Valley | 132,871 | Non-metropolitan district, borough | Hampshire | South East |
| 182 | Winchester | 130,268 | Non-metropolitan district, city (TI) | Hampshire | South East |
| 183 | Waverley | 130,063 | Non-metropolitan district, borough | Surrey | South East |
| 184 | Halton | 128,964 | Unitary authority, borough | Cheshire | North West |
| 185 | East Hampshire | 127,319 | Non-metropolitan district | Hampshire | South East |
| 186 | Ashfield | 127,179 | Non-metropolitan district | Nottinghamshire | East Midlands |
| 187 | Amber Valley | 126,944 | Non-metropolitan district, borough | Derbyshire | East Midlands |
| 188 | Bracknell Forest | 126,881 | Unitary authority, borough | Berkshire | South East |
| 189 | Chichester | 126,103 | Non-metropolitan district | West Sussex | South East |
| 190 | East Staffordshire | 125,760 | Non-metropolitan district, borough | Staffordshire | West Midlands |
| 191 | Newcastle-under-Lyme | 125,297 | Non-metropolitan district, borough | Staffordshire | West Midlands |
| 192 | Newark and Sherwood | 125,089 | Non-metropolitan district | Nottinghamshire | East Midlands |
| 193 | Havant | 124,854 | Non-metropolitan district, borough | Hampshire | South East |
| 194 | Stroud | 123,205 | Non-metropolitan district | Gloucestershire | South West |
| 195 | Rushcliffe | 121,582 | Non-metropolitan district, borough | Nottinghamshire | East Midlands |
| 196 | Sevenoaks | 121,106 | Non-metropolitan district | Kent | South East |
| 197 | Welwyn Hatfield | 120,213 | Non-metropolitan district | Hertfordshire | East of England |
| 198 | Bassetlaw | 120,012 | Non-metropolitan district | Nottinghamshire | East Midlands |
| 199 | North Kesteven | 119,709 | Non-metropolitan district | Lincolnshire | East Midlands |
| 200 | Crawley | 119,509 | Non-metropolitan district, borough | West Sussex | South East |
| 201 | Cheltenham | 119,434 | Non-metropolitan district, borough | Gloucestershire | South West |
| 202 | West Lancashire | 119,367 | Non-metropolitan district | Lancashire | North West |
| 203 | Dartford | 118,820 | Non-metropolitan district, borough | Kent | South East |
| 204 | Chorley | 118,624 | Non-metropolitan district, borough | Lancashire | North West |
| 205 | Gedling | 117,730 | Non-metropolitan district, borough | Nottinghamshire | East Midlands |
| 206 | Dover | 117,473 | Non-metropolitan district | Kent | South East |
| 207 | West Oxfordshire | 116,928 | Non-metropolitan district | Oxfordshire | South East |
| 208 | Rugby | 116,436 | Non-metropolitan district, borough | Warwickshire | West Midlands |
| 209 | Tunbridge Wells | 116,028 | Non-metropolitan district, borough | Kent | South East |
| 210 | Wyre | 114,809 | Non-metropolitan district, borough | Lancashire | North West |
| 211 | Fareham | 114,547 | Non-metropolitan district, borough | Hampshire | South East |
| 212 | Hinckley and Bosworth | 114,298 | Non-metropolitan district, borough | Leicestershire | East Midlands |
| 213 | Erewash | 113,080 | Non-metropolitan district, borough | Derbyshire | East Midlands |
| 214 | South Ribble | 112,166 | Non-metropolitan district, borough | Lancashire | North West |
| 215 | Broxtowe | 112,113 | Non-metropolitan district, borough | Nottinghamshire | East Midlands |
| 216 | Worthing | 112,044 | Non-metropolitan district, borough | West Sussex | South East |
| 217 | South Staffordshire | 111,527 | Non-metropolitan district | Staffordshire | West Midlands |
| 218 | South Derbyshire | 111,133 | Non-metropolitan district | Derbyshire | East Midlands |
| 219 | Mansfield | 111,117 | Non-metropolitan district | Nottinghamshire | East Midlands |
| 220 | Folkestone and Hythe | 110,237 | Non-metropolitan district | Kent | South East |
| 221 | Darlington | 109,469 | Unitary authority, borough | Durham | North East |
| 222 | Lichfield | 108,352 | Non-metropolitan district | Staffordshire | West Midlands |
| 223 | Hertsmere | 108,106 | Non-metropolitan district, borough | Hertfordshire | East of England |
| 224 | North West Leicestershire | 107,672 | Non-metropolitan district | Leicestershire | East Midlands |
| 225 | Gravesham | 106,970 | Non-metropolitan district, borough | Kent | South East |
| 226 | Mid Suffolk | 105,723 | Non-metropolitan district | Suffolk | East of England |
| 227 | Blaby | 104,182 | Non-metropolitan district | Leicestershire | East Midlands |
| 228 | Woking | 104,179 | Non-metropolitan district, borough | Surrey | South East |
| 229 | Worcester | 104,120 | Non-metropolitan district, city (1189) | Worcestershire | West Midlands |
| 230 | Chesterfield | 104,110 | Non-metropolitan district, borough | Derbyshire | East Midlands |
| 231 | North East Derbyshire | 103,783 | Non-metropolitan district | Derbyshire | East Midlands |
| 232 | Spelthorne | 103,551 | Non-metropolitan district, borough | Surrey | South East |
| 233 | North Norfolk | 103,227 | Non-metropolitan district | Norfolk | East of England |
| 234 | Fenland | 103,035 | Non-metropolitan district | Cambridgeshire | East of England |
| 235 | Watford | 103,031 | Non-metropolitan district, borough | Hertfordshire | East of England |
| 236 | Lincoln | 102,545 | Non-metropolitan district, city (TI) | Lincolnshire | East Midlands |
| 237 | Wyre Forest | 102,328 | Non-metropolitan district | Worcestershire | West Midlands |
| 238 | Eastbourne | 102,247 | Non-metropolitan district, borough | East Sussex | South East |
| 239 | Cannock Chase | 101,140 | Non-metropolitan district | Staffordshire | West Midlands |
| 240 | Rushmoor | 101,060 | Non-metropolitan district, borough | Hampshire | South East |
| 241 | Hart | 100,910 | Non-metropolitan district | Hampshire | South East |
| 242 | Lewes | 100,677 | Non-metropolitan district | East Sussex | South East |
| 243 | North Devon | 100,505 | Non-metropolitan district | Devon | South West |
| 244 | Harborough | 100,481 | Non-metropolitan district | Leicestershire | East Midlands |
| 245 | Bromsgrove | 100,076 | Non-metropolitan district | Worcestershire | West Midlands |
| 246 | Great Yarmouth | 99,862 | Non-metropolitan district, borough | Norfolk | East of England |
| 247 | Broxbourne | 99,103 | Non-metropolitan district, borough | Hertfordshire | East of England |
| 248 | Tewkesbury | 97,000 | Non-metropolitan district, borough | Gloucestershire | South West |
| 249 | South Holland | 96,983 | Non-metropolitan district | Lincolnshire | East Midlands |
| 250 | West Lindsey | 96,817 | Non-metropolitan district | Lincolnshire | East Midlands |
| 251 | Pendle | 96,110 | Non-metropolitan district, borough | Lancashire | North West |
| 252 | Staffordshire Moorlands | 95,899 | Non-metropolitan district | Staffordshire | West Midlands |
| 253 | Burnley | 95,553 | Non-metropolitan district, borough | Lancashire | North West |
| 254 | Harlow | 94,409 | Non-metropolitan district | Essex | East of England |
| 255 | Babergh | 94,277 | Non-metropolitan district | Suffolk | East of England |
| 256 | Rother | 94,162 | Non-metropolitan district | East Sussex | South East |
| 257 | Three Rivers | 94,123 | Non-metropolitan district | Hertfordshire | East of England |
| 258 | Hartlepool | 93,861 | Unitary authority, borough | Durham | North East |
| 259 | Uttlesford | 92,578 | Non-metropolitan district | Essex | East of England |
| 260 | Cotswold | 91,311 | Non-metropolitan district | Gloucestershire | South West |
| 261 | Surrey Heath | 91,237 | Non-metropolitan district, borough | Surrey | South East |
| 262 | High Peak | 91,109 | Non-metropolitan district, borough | Derbyshire | East Midlands |
| 263 | Hastings | 90,622 | Non-metropolitan district, borough | East Sussex | South East |
| 264 | South Hams | 89,812 | Non-metropolitan district | Devon | South West |
| 265 | Stevenage | 89,737 | Non-metropolitan district, borough | Hertfordshire | East of England |
| 266 | Castle Point | 89,731 | Non-metropolitan district, borough | Essex | East of England |
| 267 | East Cambridgeshire | 89,394 | Non-metropolitan district | Cambridgeshire | East of England |
| 268 | Tandridge | 88,707 | Non-metropolitan district | Surrey | South East |
| 269 | Runnymede | 88,524 | Non-metropolitan district, borough | Surrey | South East |
| 270 | Forest of Dean | 87,937 | Non-metropolitan district | Gloucestershire | South West |
| 271 | Mole Valley | 87,769 | Non-metropolitan district | Surrey | South East |
| 272 | Rochford | 87,216 | Non-metropolitan district | Essex | East of England |
| 273 | Redditch | 87,132 | Non-metropolitan district, borough | Worcestershire | West Midlands |
| 274 | Mid Devon | 83,786 | Non-metropolitan district | Devon | South West |
| 275 | Hyndburn | 83,213 | Non-metropolitan district, borough | Lancashire | North West |
| 276 | Fylde | 83,008 | Non-metropolitan district, borough | Lancashire | North West |
| 277 | Gosport | 82,285 | Non-metropolitan district, borough | Hampshire | South East |
| 278 | Bolsover | 81,553 | Non-metropolitan district | Derbyshire | East Midlands |
| 279 | Epsom and Ewell | 81,184 | Non-metropolitan district, borough | Surrey | South East |
| 280 | Malvern Hills | 81,024 | Non-metropolitan district | Worcestershire | West Midlands |
| 281 | Tamworth | 79,639 | Non-metropolitan district, borough | Staffordshire | West Midlands |
| 282 | Brentwood | 77,332 | Non-metropolitan district, borough | Essex | East of England |
| 283 | Derbyshire Dales | 71,752 | Non-metropolitan district | Derbyshire | East Midlands |
| 284 | Rossendale | 71,169 | Non-metropolitan district, borough | Lancashire | North West |
| 285 | Boston | 70,806 | Non-metropolitan district, borough | Lincolnshire | East Midlands |
| 286 | Torridge | 68,635 | Non-metropolitan district | Devon | South West |
| 287 | Maldon | 67,554 | Non-metropolitan district | Essex | East of England |
| 288 | North Warwickshire | 65,946 | Non-metropolitan district, borough | Warwickshire | West Midlands |
| 289 | Adur | 64,688 | Non-metropolitan district | West Sussex | South East |
| 290 | Ribble Valley | 63,107 | Non-metropolitan district, borough | Lancashire | North West |
| 291 | Oadby and Wigston | 58,341 | Non-metropolitan district, borough | Leicestershire | East Midlands |
| 292 | West Devon | 58,190 | Non-metropolitan district, borough | Devon | South West |
| 293 | Melton | 52,433 | Non-metropolitan district, borough | Leicestershire | East Midlands |
| 294 | Rutland | 41,151 | Unitary authority | Rutland | East Midlands |
| 295 | City of London | 10,847 | Sui generis, city (TI) | City of London | London |
| 296 | Isles of Scilly | 2,281 | Sui generis | Cornwall | South West |