List of English districts by population
This is a list of the 296 districts of England ordered by population, according to estimated figures for 2024 from the Office for National Statistics. These legally-defined districts may be larger or smaller than the urban areas commonly known by the same name.
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List of English districts by population
This is a list of the 296 districts of England ordered by population, according to estimated figures for 2024 from the Office for National Statistics. These legally-defined districts may be larger or smaller than the urban areas commonly known by the same name.
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).
<table><thead><tr><th>Rank</th><th>District</th><th>Population</th><th>Type</th><th>Ceremonial county</th><th>Region</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>Birmingham</td><td>1,183,618</td><td>Metropolitan borough, city (1889)</td><td>West Midlands</td><td>West Midlands</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Leeds</td><td>845,189</td><td>Metropolitan borough, city (1893)</td><td>West Yorkshire</td><td>Yorkshire and the Humber</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>North Yorkshire</td><td>635,270</td><td>Unitary authority</td><td>North Yorkshire</td><td>Yorkshire and the Humber</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Manchester</td><td>589,670</td><td>Metropolitan borough, city (1853)</td><td>Greater Manchester</td><td>North West</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Somerset</td><td>588,328</td><td>Unitary authority</td><td>Somerset</td><td>South West</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Cornwall</td><td>583,289</td><td>Unitary authority</td><td>Cornwall</td><td>South West</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>Sheffield</td><td>582,493</td><td>Metropolitan borough, city (1893)</td><td>South Yorkshire</td><td>Yorkshire and the Humber</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>Buckinghamshire</td><td>578,772</td><td>Unitary authority</td><td>Buckinghamshire</td><td>South East</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>Bradford</td><td>563,605</td><td>Metropolitan borough, city (1897)</td><td>West Yorkshire</td><td>Yorkshire and the Humber</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>County Durham</td><td>538,011</td><td>Unitary authority</td><td>Durham</td><td>North East</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>Wiltshire</td><td>523,700</td><td>Unitary authority</td><td>Wiltshire</td><td>South West</td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td>Liverpool</td><td>508,961</td><td>Metropolitan borough, city (1880)</td><td>Merseyside</td><td>North West</td></tr><tr><td>13</td><td>Bristol</td><td>494,399</td><td>Unitary authority, city (1542)</td><td>Bristol</td><td>South West</td></tr><tr><td>14</td><td>Kirklees</td><td>447,847</td><td>Metropolitan borough</td><td>West Yorkshire</td><td>Yorkshire and the Humber</td></tr><tr><td>15</td><td>West Northamptonshire</td><td>439,811</td><td>Unitary authority</td><td>Northamptonshire</td><td>East Midlands</td></tr><tr><td>16</td><td>Cheshire East</td><td>421,298</td><td>Unitary authority, borough</td><td>Cheshire</td><td>North West</td></tr><tr><td>17</td><td>Croydon</td><td>409,342</td><td>London borough</td><td>Greater London</td><td>London</td></tr><tr><td>18</td><td>Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole</td><td>408,967</td><td>Unitary authority</td><td>Dorset</td><td>South West</td></tr><tr><td>19</td><td>Barnet</td><td>405,050</td><td>London borough</td><td>Greater London</td><td>London</td></tr><tr><td>20</td><td>Dorset</td><td>389,947</td><td>Unitary authority</td><td>Dorset</td><td>South West</td></tr><tr><td>21</td><td>Leicester</td><td>388,348</td><td>Unitary authority, city (1919)</td><td>Leicestershire</td><td>East Midlands</td></tr><tr><td>22</td><td>Ealing</td><td>385,985</td><td>London borough</td><td>Greater London</td><td>London</td></tr><tr><td>23</td><td>Newham</td><td>374,523</td><td>London borough</td><td>Greater London</td><td>London</td></tr><tr><td>24</td><td>North Northamptonshire</td><td>373,871</td><td>Unitary authority</td><td>Northamptonshire</td><td>East Midlands</td></tr><tr><td>25</td><td>Cheshire West and Chester</td><td>371,652</td><td>Unitary authority, borough</td><td>Cheshire</td><td>North West</td></tr><tr><td>26</td><td>Coventry</td><td>369,026</td><td>Metropolitan borough, city (1345)</td><td>West Midlands</td><td>West Midlands</td></tr><tr><td>27</td><td>Wakefield</td><td>367,666</td><td>Metropolitan borough, city (1888)</td><td>West Yorkshire</td><td>Yorkshire and the Humber</td></tr><tr><td>28</td><td>East Riding of Yorkshire</td><td>355,884</td><td>Unitary authority</td><td>East Riding of Yorkshire</td><td>Yorkshire and the Humber</td></tr><tr><td>29</td><td>Sandwell</td><td>353,860</td><td>Metropolitan borough</td><td>West Midlands</td><td>West Midlands</td></tr><tr><td>30</td><td>Brent</td><td>352,976</td><td>London borough</td><td>Greater London</td><td>London</td></tr><tr><td>31</td><td>Wigan</td><td>344,922</td><td>Metropolitan borough</td><td>Greater Manchester</td><td>North West</td></tr><tr><td>32</td><td>Wandsworth</td><td>337,655</td><td>London borough</td><td>Greater London</td><td>London</td></tr><tr><td>33</td><td>Bromley</td><td>335,319</td><td>London borough</td><td>Greater London</td><td>London</td></tr><tr><td>34</td><td>Shropshire</td><td>332,455</td><td>Unitary authority</td><td>Shropshire</td><td>West Midlands</td></tr><tr><td>35</td><td>Dudley</td><td>331,930</td><td>Metropolitan borough</td><td>West Midlands</td><td>West Midlands</td></tr><tr><td>36</td><td>Tower Hamlets</td><td>331,886</td><td>London borough</td><td>Greater London</td><td>London</td></tr><tr><td>37</td><td>Northumberland</td><td>331,420</td><td>Unitary authority</td><td>Northumberland</td><td>North East</td></tr><tr><td>38</td><td>Nottingham</td><td>331,077</td><td>Unitary authority, city (1897)</td><td>Nottinghamshire</td><td>East Midlands</td></tr><tr><td>39</td><td>Hillingdon</td><td>329,185</td><td>London borough</td><td>Greater London</td><td>London</td></tr><tr><td>40</td><td>Wirral</td><td>328,873</td><td>Metropolitan borough</td><td>Merseyside</td><td>North West</td></tr><tr><td>41</td><td>Enfield</td><td>327,434</td><td>London borough</td><td>Greater London</td><td>London</td></tr><tr><td>42</td><td>Redbridge</td><td>321,231</td><td>London borough</td><td>Greater London</td><td>London</td></tr><tr><td>43</td><td>Newcastle upon Tyne</td><td>320,605</td><td>Metropolitan borough, city (1882)</td><td>Tyne and Wear</td><td>North East</td></tr><tr><td>44</td><td>Doncaster</td><td>319,765</td><td>Metropolitan borough, city (2022)</td><td>South Yorkshire</td><td>Yorkshire and the Humber</td></tr><tr><td>45</td><td>Lambeth</td><td>316,920</td><td>London borough</td><td>Greater London</td><td>London</td></tr><tr><td>46</td><td>Central Bedfordshire</td><td>315,877</td><td>Unitary authority</td><td>Bedfordshire</td><td>East of England</td></tr><tr><td>47</td><td>Southwark</td><td>314,786</td><td>London borough</td><td>Greater London</td><td>London</td></tr><tr><td>48</td><td>Bolton</td><td>310,085</td><td>Metropolitan borough</td><td>Greater Manchester</td><td>North West</td></tr><tr><td>49</td><td>South Gloucestershire</td><td>306,332</td><td>Unitary authority</td><td>Gloucestershire</td><td>South West</td></tr><tr><td>50</td><td>Milton Keynes</td><td>305,884</td><td>Unitary authority, borough, city (2022)</td><td>Buckinghamshire</td><td>South East</td></tr><tr><td>51</td><td>Stockport</td><td>303,929</td><td>Metropolitan borough</td><td>Greater Manchester</td><td>North West</td></tr><tr><td>52</td><td>Lewisham</td><td>301,255</td><td>London borough</td><td>Greater London</td><td>London</td></tr><tr><td>53</td><td>Greenwich</td><td>299,528</td><td>London borough, royal borough</td><td>Greater London</td><td>London</td></tr><tr><td>54</td><td>Hounslow</td><td>299,424</td><td>London borough</td><td>Greater London</td><td>London</td></tr><tr><td>55</td><td>Walsall</td><td>295,678</td><td>Metropolitan borough</td><td>West Midlands</td><td>West Midlands</td></tr><tr><td>56</td><td>Salford</td><td>294,348</td><td>Metropolitan borough, city (1926)</td><td>Greater Manchester</td><td>North West</td></tr><tr><td>57</td><td>Medway</td><td>292,655</td><td>Unitary authority</td><td>Kent</td><td>South East</td></tr><tr><td>58</td><td>Sunderland</td><td>288,606</td><td>Metropolitan borough, city (1992)</td><td>Tyne and Wear</td><td>North East</td></tr><tr><td>59</td><td>Sefton</td><td>286,281</td><td>Metropolitan borough</td><td>Merseyside</td><td>North West</td></tr><tr><td>60</td><td>Brighton and Hove</td><td>283,870</td><td>Unitary authority, city (2000)</td><td>East Sussex</td><td>South East</td></tr><tr><td>61</td><td>Wolverhampton</td><td>281,251</td><td>Metropolitan borough, city (2000)</td><td>West Midlands</td><td>West Midlands</td></tr><tr><td>62</td><td>Cumberland</td><td>280,495</td><td>Unitary authority</td><td>Cumbria</td><td>North West</td></tr><tr><td>63</td><td>Waltham Forest</td><td>279,737</td><td>London borough</td><td>Greater London</td><td>London</td></tr><tr><td>64</td><td>Rotherham</td><td>276,595</td><td>Metropolitan borough</td><td>South Yorkshire</td><td>Yorkshire and the Humber</td></tr><tr><td>65</td><td>Havering</td><td>276,274</td><td>London borough</td><td>Greater London</td><td>London</td></tr><tr><td>66</td><td>Kingston upon Hull</td><td>275,401</td><td>Unitary authority, city (1897)</td><td>East Riding of Yorkshire</td><td>Yorkshire and the Humber</td></tr><tr><td>67</td><td>Derby</td><td>274,149</td><td>Unitary authority, city (1977)</td><td>Derbyshire</td><td>East Midlands</td></tr><tr><td>68</td><td>Plymouth</td><td>272,067</td><td>Unitary authority, city (1928)</td><td>Devon</td><td>South West</td></tr><tr><td>69</td><td>Harrow</td><td>270,724</td><td>London borough</td><td>Greater London</td><td>London</td></tr><tr><td>70</td><td>Stoke-on-Trent</td><td>270,425</td><td>Unitary authority, city (1925)</td><td>Staffordshire</td><td>West Midlands</td></tr><tr><td>71</td><td>Hackney</td><td>266,758</td><td>London borough</td><td>Greater London</td><td>London</td></tr><tr><td>72</td><td>Haringey</td><td>263,850</td><td>London borough</td><td>Greater London</td><td>London</td></tr><tr><td>73</td><td>Southampton</td><td>259,424</td><td>Unitary authority, city (1964)</td><td>Hampshire</td><td>South East</td></tr><tr><td>74</td><td>Bexley</td><td>256,434</td><td>London borough</td><td>Greater London</td><td>London</td></tr><tr><td>75</td><td>Barnsley</td><td>251,770</td><td>Metropolitan borough</td><td>South Yorkshire</td><td>Yorkshire and the Humber</td></tr><tr><td>76</td><td>Oldham</td><td>251,560</td><td>Metropolitan borough</td><td>Greater Manchester</td><td>North West</td></tr><tr><td>77</td><td>East Suffolk</td><td>249,664</td><td>Non-metropolitan district</td><td>Suffolk</td><td>East of England</td></tr><tr><td>78</td><td>Swindon</td><td>243,875</td><td>Unitary authority, borough</td><td>Wiltshire</td><td>South West</td></tr><tr><td>79</td><td>Trafford</td><td>241,025</td><td>Metropolitan borough</td><td>Greater Manchester</td><td>North West</td></tr><tr><td>80</td><td>Tameside</td><td>239,643</td><td>Metropolitan borough</td><td>Greater Manchester</td><td>North West</td></tr><tr><td>81</td><td>Luton</td><td>239,090</td><td>Unitary authority, borough</td><td>Bedfordshire</td><td>East of England</td></tr><tr><td>82</td><td>Rochdale</td><td>235,561</td><td>Metropolitan borough</td><td>Greater Manchester</td><td>North West</td></tr><tr><td>83</td><td>Barking and Dagenham</td><td>232,747</td><td>London borough</td><td>Greater London</td><td>London</td></tr><tr><td>84</td><td>Westmorland and Furness</td><td>230,185</td><td>Unitary authority</td><td>Cumbria</td><td>North West</td></tr><tr><td>85</td><td>North Somerset</td><td>224,578</td><td>Unitary authority</td><td>Somerset</td><td>South West</td></tr><tr><td>86</td><td>Peterborough</td><td>223,655</td><td>Unitary authority, city (1541)</td><td>Cambridgeshire</td><td>East of England</td></tr><tr><td>87</td><td>Islington</td><td>223,024</td><td>London borough</td><td>Greater London</td><td>London</td></tr><tr><td>88</td><td>Solihull</td><td>221,242</td><td>Metropolitan borough</td><td>West Midlands</td><td>West Midlands</td></tr><tr><td>89</td><td>Merton</td><td>218,539</td><td>London borough</td><td>Greater London</td><td>London</td></tr><tr><td>90</td><td>Camden</td><td>216,943</td><td>London borough</td><td>Greater London</td><td>London</td></tr><tr><td>91</td><td>Warrington</td><td>215,391</td><td>Unitary authority, borough</td><td>Cheshire</td><td>North West</td></tr><tr><td>92</td><td>North Tyneside</td><td>215,025</td><td>Metropolitan borough</td><td>Tyne and Wear</td><td>North East</td></tr><tr><td>93</td><td>Sutton</td><td>214,525</td><td>London borough</td><td>Greater London</td><td>London</td></tr><tr><td>94</td><td>Portsmouth</td><td>214,321</td><td>Unitary authority, city (1926)</td><td>Hampshire</td><td>South East</td></tr><tr><td>95</td><td>Calderdale</td><td>210,929</td><td>Metropolitan borough</td><td>West Yorkshire</td><td>Yorkshire and the Humber</td></tr><tr><td>96</td><td>Westminster</td><td>209,996</td><td>London borough, city (1540)</td><td>Greater London</td><td>London</td></tr><tr><td>97</td><td>York</td><td>209,301</td><td>Unitary authority, city (TI)</td><td>North Yorkshire</td><td>Yorkshire and the Humber</td></tr><tr><td>98</td><td>Stockton-on-Tees</td><td>206,800</td><td>Unitary authority, borough</td><td>Durham and North Yorkshire</td><td>North East</td></tr><tr><td>99</td><td>Gateshead</td><td>202,760</td><td>Metropolitan borough</td><td>Tyne and Wear</td><td>North East</td></tr><tr><td>100</td><td>Colchester</td><td>200,222</td><td>Non-metropolitan district, borough, city (2022)</td><td>Essex</td><td>East of England</td></tr><tr><td>101</td><td>Bath and North East Somerset</td><td>200,028</td><td>Unitary authority</td><td>Somerset</td><td>South West</td></tr><tr><td>102</td><td>Bury</td><td>198,921</td><td>Metropolitan borough</td><td>Greater Manchester</td><td>North West</td></tr><tr><td>103</td><td>Richmond upon Thames</td><td>196,678</td><td>London borough</td><td>Greater London</td><td>London</td></tr><tr><td>104</td><td>Telford and Wrekin</td><td>195,952</td><td>Unitary authority, borough</td><td>Shropshire</td><td>West Midlands</td></tr><tr><td>105</td><td>Bedford</td><td>194,976</td><td>Unitary authority, borough</td><td>Bedfordshire</td><td>East of England</td></tr><tr><td>106</td><td>Basildon</td><td>193,632</td><td>Non-metropolitan district, borough</td><td>Essex</td><td>East of England</td></tr><tr><td>107</td><td>Basingstoke and Deane</td><td>193,110</td><td>Non-metropolitan district, borough</td><td>Hampshire</td><td>South East</td></tr><tr><td>108</td><td>Herefordshire</td><td>191,047</td><td>Unitary authority</td><td>Herefordshire</td><td>West Midlands</td></tr><tr><td>109</td><td>Huntingdonshire</td><td>190,619</td><td>Non-metropolitan district</td><td>Cambridgeshire</td><td>East of England</td></tr><tr><td>110</td><td>St Helens</td><td>188,861</td><td>Metropolitan borough</td><td>Merseyside</td><td>North West</td></tr><tr><td>111</td><td>Chelmsford</td><td>188,803</td><td>Non-metropolitan district, city (2012)</td><td>Essex</td><td>East of England</td></tr><tr><td>112</td><td>Hammersmith and Fulham</td><td>188,687</td><td>London borough</td><td>Greater London</td><td>London</td></tr><tr><td>113</td><td>West Suffolk</td><td>188,485</td><td>Non-metropolitan district</td><td>Suffolk</td><td>East of England</td></tr><tr><td>114</td><td>Charnwood</td><td>188,385</td><td>Non-metropolitan district, borough</td><td>Leicestershire</td><td>East Midlands</td></tr><tr><td>115</td><td>Maidstone</td><td>187,767</td><td>Non-metropolitan district, borough</td><td>Kent</td><td>South East</td></tr><tr><td>116</td><td>Wokingham</td><td>187,200</td><td>Unitary authority</td><td>Berkshire</td><td>South East</td></tr><tr><td>117</td><td>Southend-on-Sea</td><td>185,256</td><td>Unitary authority, borough, city</td><td>Essex</td><td>East of England</td></tr><tr><td>118</td><td>Reading</td><td>182,907</td><td>Unitary authority, borough</td><td>Berkshire</td><td>South East</td></tr><tr><td>119</td><td>Thurrock</td><td>180,989</td><td>Unitary authority, borough</td><td>Essex</td><td>East of England</td></tr><tr><td>120</td><td>New Forest</td><td>176,116</td><td>Non-metropolitan district</td><td>Hampshire</td><td>South East</td></tr><tr><td>121</td><td>Kingston upon Thames</td><td>172,692</td><td>London borough, royal borough</td><td>Greater London</td><td>London</td></tr><tr><td>122</td><td>South Cambridgeshire</td><td>172,544</td><td>Non-metropolitan district</td><td>Cambridgeshire</td><td>East of England</td></tr><tr><td>123</td><td>North Lincolnshire</td><td>171,336</td><td>Unitary authority, borough</td><td>Lincolnshire</td><td>Yorkshire and the Humber</td></tr><tr><td>124</td><td>Cherwell</td><td>170,426</td><td>Non-metropolitan district</td><td>Oxfordshire</td><td>South East</td></tr><tr><td>125</td><td>Arun</td><td>170,064</td><td>Non-metropolitan district</td><td>West Sussex</td><td>South East</td></tr><tr><td>126</td><td>Slough</td><td>167,359</td><td>Unitary authority, borough</td><td>Berkshire</td><td>South East</td></tr><tr><td>127</td><td>Wealden</td><td>166,908</td><td>Non-metropolitan district</td><td>East Sussex</td><td>South East</td></tr><tr><td>128</td><td>Oxford</td><td>166,034</td><td>Non-metropolitan district, city (1542)</td><td>Oxfordshire</td><td>South East</td></tr><tr><td>129</td><td>West Berkshire</td><td>165,112</td><td>Unitary authority</td><td>Berkshire</td><td>South East</td></tr><tr><td>130</td><td>Braintree</td><td>164,304</td><td>Non-metropolitan district</td><td>Essex</td><td>East of England</td></tr><tr><td>131</td><td>Preston</td><td>162,864</td><td>Non-metropolitan district, city (2002)</td><td>Lancashire</td><td>North West</td></tr><tr><td>132</td><td>Knowsley</td><td>162,565</td><td>Metropolitan borough</td><td>Merseyside</td><td>North West</td></tr><tr><td>133</td><td>Blackburn with Darwen</td><td>162,540</td><td>Unitary authority, borough</td><td>Lancashire</td><td>North West</td></tr><tr><td>134</td><td>Canterbury</td><td>162,100</td><td>Non-metropolitan district, city (TI)</td><td>Kent</td><td>South East</td></tr><tr><td>135</td><td>Mid Sussex</td><td>161,755</td><td>Non-metropolitan district</td><td>West Sussex</td><td>South East</td></tr><tr><td>136</td><td>Dacorum</td><td>161,420</td><td>Non-metropolitan district, borough</td><td>Hertfordshire</td><td>East of England</td></tr><tr><td>137</td><td>North East Lincolnshire</td><td>159,911</td><td>Unitary authority, borough</td><td>Lincolnshire</td><td>Yorkshire and the Humber</td></tr><tr><td>138</td><td>Reigate and Banstead</td><td>159,134</td><td>Non-metropolitan district, borough</td><td>Surrey</td><td>South East</td></tr><tr><td>139</td><td>Windsor and Maidenhead</td><td>158,943</td><td>Unitary authority, royal borough</td><td>Berkshire</td><td>South East</td></tr><tr><td>140</td><td>Swale</td><td>158,379</td><td>Non-metropolitan district, borough</td><td>Kent</td><td>South East</td></tr><tr><td>141</td><td>East Devon</td><td>158,239</td><td>Non-metropolitan district</td><td>Devon</td><td>South West</td></tr><tr><td>142</td><td>East Hertfordshire</td><td>156,875</td><td>Non-metropolitan district</td><td>Hertfordshire</td><td>East of England</td></tr><tr><td>143</td><td>Tendring</td><td>156,759</td><td>Non-metropolitan district</td><td>Essex</td><td>East of England</td></tr><tr><td>144</td><td>South Oxfordshire</td><td>156,470</td><td>Non-metropolitan district</td><td>Oxfordshire</td><td>South East</td></tr><tr><td>145</td><td>King's Lynn and West Norfolk</td><td>156,206</td><td>Non-metropolitan district, borough</td><td>Norfolk</td><td>East of England</td></tr><tr><td>146</td><td>Middlesbrough</td><td>156,161</td><td>Unitary authority, borough</td><td>North Yorkshire</td><td>North East</td></tr><tr><td>147</td><td>Warwick</td><td>154,889</td><td>Non-metropolitan district</td><td>Warwickshire</td><td>West Midlands</td></tr><tr><td>148</td><td>Horsham</td><td>151,521</td><td>Non-metropolitan district</td><td>West Sussex</td><td>South East</td></tr><tr><td>149</td><td>South Tyneside</td><td>151,393</td><td>Metropolitan borough</td><td>Tyne and Wear</td><td>North East</td></tr><tr><td>150</td><td>Guildford</td><td>151,359</td><td>Non-metropolitan district, borough</td><td>Surrey</td><td>South East</td></tr><tr><td>151</td><td>St Albans</td><td>151,012</td><td>Non-metropolitan district, city (1877)</td><td>Hertfordshire</td><td>East of England</td></tr><tr><td>152</td><td>Cambridge</td><td>149,352</td><td>Non-metropolitan district, city (1951)</td><td>Cambridgeshire</td><td>East of England</td></tr><tr><td>153</td><td>Vale of White Horse</td><td>149,347</td><td>Non-metropolitan district</td><td>Oxfordshire</td><td>South East</td></tr><tr><td>154</td><td>South Norfolk</td><td>148,448</td><td>Non-metropolitan district</td><td>Norfolk</td><td>East of England</td></tr><tr><td>155</td><td>Norwich</td><td>147,182</td><td>Non-metropolitan district, city (1195)</td><td>Norfolk</td><td>East of England</td></tr><tr><td>156</td><td>South Kesteven</td><td>147,151</td><td>Non-metropolitan district</td><td>Lincolnshire</td><td>East Midlands</td></tr><tr><td>157</td><td>Breckland</td><td>146,620</td><td>Non-metropolitan district</td><td>Norfolk</td><td>East of England</td></tr><tr><td>158</td><td>Stratford-on-Avon</td><td>146,258</td><td>Non-metropolitan district</td><td>Warwickshire</td><td>West Midlands</td></tr><tr><td>159</td><td>East Lindsey</td><td>145,183</td><td>Non-metropolitan district</td><td>Lincolnshire</td><td>East Midlands</td></tr><tr><td>160</td><td>Lancaster</td><td>145,006</td><td>Non-metropolitan district, city (1937)</td><td>Lancashire</td><td>North West</td></tr><tr><td>161</td><td>Kensington and Chelsea</td><td>144,518</td><td>London borough, royal borough</td><td>Greater London</td><td>London</td></tr><tr><td>162</td><td>Blackpool</td><td>144,191</td><td>Unitary authority, borough</td><td>Lancashire</td><td>North West</td></tr><tr><td>163</td><td>Eastleigh</td><td>142,933</td><td>Non-metropolitan district, borough</td><td>Hampshire</td><td>South East</td></tr><tr><td>164</td><td>Thanet</td><td>142,691</td><td>Non-metropolitan district</td><td>Kent</td><td>South East</td></tr><tr><td>165</td><td>Elmbridge</td><td>141,926</td><td>Non-metropolitan district, borough</td><td>Surrey</td><td>South East</td></tr><tr><td>166</td><td>Isle of Wight</td><td>141,660</td><td>Unitary authority</td><td>Isle of Wight</td><td>South East</td></tr><tr><td>167</td><td>Nuneaton and Bedworth</td><td>141,565</td><td>Non-metropolitan district, borough</td><td>Warwickshire</td><td>West Midlands</td></tr><tr><td>168</td><td>Stafford</td><td>141,556</td><td>Non-metropolitan district</td><td>Staffordshire</td><td>West Midlands</td></tr><tr><td>169</td><td>Ashford</td><td>140,936</td><td>Non-metropolitan district, borough</td><td>Kent</td><td>South East</td></tr><tr><td>170</td><td>Ipswich</td><td>140,274</td><td>Non-metropolitan district, borough</td><td>Suffolk</td><td>East of England</td></tr><tr><td>171</td><td>Torbay</td><td>140,126</td><td>Unitary authority, borough</td><td>Devon</td><td>South West</td></tr><tr><td>172</td><td>Redcar and Cleveland</td><td>139,228</td><td>Unitary authority, borough</td><td>North Yorkshire</td><td>North East</td></tr><tr><td>173</td><td>Gloucester</td><td>138,598</td><td>Non-metropolitan district, city (1541)</td><td>Gloucestershire</td><td>South West</td></tr><tr><td>174</td><td>Teignbridge</td><td>138,548</td><td>Non-metropolitan district</td><td>Devon</td><td>South West</td></tr><tr><td>175</td><td>Exeter</td><td>138,399</td><td>Non-metropolitan district, city (TI)</td><td>Devon</td><td>South West</td></tr><tr><td>176</td><td>Broadland</td><td>138,157</td><td>Non-metropolitan district</td><td>Norfolk</td><td>East of England</td></tr><tr><td>177</td><td>Wychavon</td><td>138,017</td><td>Non-metropolitan district</td><td>Worcestershire</td><td>West Midlands</td></tr><tr><td>178</td><td>Epping Forest</td><td>137,451</td><td>Non-metropolitan district</td><td>Essex</td><td>East of England</td></tr><tr><td>179</td><td>North Hertfordshire</td><td>137,201</td><td>Non-metropolitan district</td><td>Hertfordshire</td><td>East of England</td></tr><tr><td>180</td><td>Tonbridge and Malling</td><td>136,853</td><td>Non-metropolitan district, borough</td><td>Kent</td><td>South East</td></tr><tr><td>181</td><td>Winchester</td><td>135,632</td><td>Non-metropolitan district, city (TI)</td><td>Hampshire</td><td>South East</td></tr><tr><td>182</td><td>Test Valley</td><td>135,201</td><td>Non-metropolitan district, borough</td><td>Hampshire</td><td>South East</td></tr><tr><td>183</td><td>Waverley</td><td>134,284</td><td>Non-metropolitan district, borough</td><td>Surrey</td><td>South East</td></tr><tr><td>184</td><td>Halton</td><td>131,543</td><td>Unitary authority, borough</td><td>Cheshire</td><td>North West</td></tr><tr><td>185</td><td>Bracknell Forest</td><td>130,806</td><td>Unitary authority, borough</td><td>Berkshire</td><td>South East</td></tr><tr><td>186</td><td>Amber Valley</td><td>130,451</td><td>Non-metropolitan district, borough</td><td>Derbyshire</td><td>East Midlands</td></tr><tr><td>187</td><td>East Hampshire</td><td>129,975</td><td>Non-metropolitan district</td><td>Hampshire</td><td>South East</td></tr><tr><td>188</td><td>East Staffordshire</td><td>129,659</td><td>Non-metropolitan district, borough</td><td>Staffordshire</td><td>West Midlands</td></tr><tr><td>189</td><td>Ashfield</td><td>129,572</td><td>Non-metropolitan district</td><td>Nottinghamshire</td><td>East Midlands</td></tr><tr><td>190</td><td>Chichester</td><td>128,934</td><td>Non-metropolitan district</td><td>West Sussex</td><td>South East</td></tr><tr><td>191</td><td>Newark and Sherwood</td><td>127,886</td><td>Non-metropolitan district</td><td>Nottinghamshire</td><td>East Midlands</td></tr><tr><td>192</td><td>Newcastle-under-Lyme</td><td>127,727</td><td>Non-metropolitan district, borough</td><td>Staffordshire</td><td>West Midlands</td></tr><tr><td>193</td><td>Havant</td><td>126,985</td><td>Non-metropolitan district, borough</td><td>Hampshire</td><td>South East</td></tr><tr><td>194</td><td>Rushcliffe</td><td>126,736</td><td>Non-metropolitan district, borough</td><td>Nottinghamshire</td><td>East Midlands</td></tr><tr><td>195</td><td>Stroud</td><td>125,680</td><td>Non-metropolitan district</td><td>Gloucestershire</td><td>South West</td></tr><tr><td>196</td><td>Dartford</td><td>125,011</td><td>Non-metropolitan district, borough</td><td>Kent</td><td>South East</td></tr><tr><td>197</td><td>Bassetlaw</td><td>124,937</td><td>Non-metropolitan district</td><td>Nottinghamshire</td><td>East Midlands</td></tr><tr><td>198</td><td>Crawley</td><td>124,008</td><td>Non-metropolitan district, borough</td><td>West Sussex</td><td>South East</td></tr><tr><td>199</td><td>Welwyn Hatfield</td><td>122,819</td><td>Non-metropolitan district</td><td>Hertfordshire</td><td>East of England</td></tr><tr><td>200</td><td>Sevenoaks</td><td>122,748</td><td>Non-metropolitan district</td><td>Kent</td><td>South East</td></tr><tr><td>201</td><td>North Kesteven</td><td>122,468</td><td>Non-metropolitan district</td><td>Lincolnshire</td><td>East Midlands</td></tr><tr><td>202</td><td>Rugby</td><td>122,378</td><td>Non-metropolitan district, borough</td><td>Warwickshire</td><td>West Midlands</td></tr><tr><td>203</td><td>West Lancashire</td><td>121,995</td><td>Non-metropolitan district</td><td>Lancashire</td><td>North West</td></tr><tr><td>204</td><td>Cheltenham</td><td>121,739</td><td>Non-metropolitan district, borough</td><td>Gloucestershire</td><td>South West</td></tr><tr><td>205</td><td>West Oxfordshire</td><td>120,941</td><td>Non-metropolitan district</td><td>Oxfordshire</td><td>South East</td></tr><tr><td>206</td><td>Chorley</td><td>120,839</td><td>Non-metropolitan district, borough</td><td>Lancashire</td><td>North West</td></tr><tr><td>207</td><td>Gedling</td><td>120,179</td><td>Non-metropolitan district, borough</td><td>Nottinghamshire</td><td>East Midlands</td></tr><tr><td>208</td><td>Dover</td><td>119,768</td><td>Non-metropolitan district</td><td>Kent</td><td>South East</td></tr><tr><td>209</td><td>Tunbridge Wells</td><td>119,694</td><td>Non-metropolitan district, borough</td><td>Kent</td><td>South East</td></tr><tr><td>210</td><td>Wyre</td><td>118,743</td><td>Non-metropolitan district, borough</td><td>Lancashire</td><td>North West</td></tr><tr><td>211</td><td>South Derbyshire</td><td>117,493</td><td>Non-metropolitan district</td><td>Derbyshire</td><td>East Midlands</td></tr><tr><td>212</td><td>Hinckley and Bosworth</td><td>116,682</td><td>Non-metropolitan district, borough</td><td>Leicestershire</td><td>East Midlands</td></tr><tr><td>213</td><td>South Ribble</td><td>116,113</td><td>Non-metropolitan district, borough</td><td>Lancashire</td><td>North West</td></tr><tr><td>214</td><td>Fareham</td><td>115,428</td><td>Non-metropolitan district, borough</td><td>Hampshire</td><td>South East</td></tr><tr><td>215</td><td>Broxtowe</td><td>114,565</td><td>Non-metropolitan district, borough</td><td>Nottinghamshire</td><td>East Midlands</td></tr><tr><td>216</td><td>South Staffordshire</td><td>114,423</td><td>Non-metropolitan district</td><td>Staffordshire</td><td>West Midlands</td></tr><tr><td>217</td><td>Erewash</td><td>114,253</td><td>Non-metropolitan district, borough</td><td>Derbyshire</td><td>East Midlands</td></tr><tr><td>218</td><td>Worthing</td><td>113,866</td><td>Non-metropolitan district, borough</td><td>West Sussex</td><td>South East</td></tr><tr><td>219</td><td>Mansfield</td><td>113,138</td><td>Non-metropolitan district</td><td>Nottinghamshire</td><td>East Midlands</td></tr><tr><td>220</td><td>Darlington</td><td>112,489</td><td>Unitary authority, borough</td><td>Durham</td><td>North East</td></tr><tr><td>221</td><td>Folkestone and Hythe</td><td>112,411</td><td>Non-metropolitan district</td><td>Kent</td><td>South East</td></tr><tr><td>222</td><td>Lichfield</td><td>111,932</td><td>Non-metropolitan district</td><td>Staffordshire</td><td>West Midlands</td></tr><tr><td>223</td><td>North West Leicestershire</td><td>111,881</td><td>Non-metropolitan district</td><td>Leicestershire</td><td>East Midlands</td></tr><tr><td>224</td><td>Mid Suffolk</td><td>110,775</td><td>Non-metropolitan district</td><td>Suffolk</td><td>East of England</td></tr><tr><td>225</td><td>Gravesham</td><td>110,671</td><td>Non-metropolitan district, borough</td><td>Kent</td><td>South East</td></tr><tr><td>226</td><td>Hertsmere</td><td>110,212</td><td>Non-metropolitan district, borough</td><td>Hertfordshire</td><td>East of England</td></tr><tr><td>227</td><td>Blaby</td><td>108,165</td><td>Non-metropolitan district</td><td>Leicestershire</td><td>East Midlands</td></tr><tr><td>228</td><td>Watford</td><td>107,171</td><td>Non-metropolitan district, borough</td><td>Hertfordshire</td><td>East of England</td></tr><tr><td>229</td><td>Spelthorne</td><td>107,074</td><td>Non-metropolitan district, borough</td><td>Surrey</td><td>South East</td></tr><tr><td>230</td><td>Worcester</td><td>106,671</td><td>Non-metropolitan district, city (1189)</td><td>Worcestershire</td><td>West Midlands</td></tr><tr><td>231</td><td>North East Derbyshire</td><td>106,646</td><td>Non-metropolitan district</td><td>Derbyshire</td><td>East Midlands</td></tr><tr><td>232</td><td>Chesterfield</td><td>106,045</td><td>Non-metropolitan district, borough</td><td>Derbyshire</td><td>East Midlands</td></tr><tr><td>233</td><td>Rushmoor</td><td>105,751</td><td>Non-metropolitan district, borough</td><td>Hampshire</td><td>South East</td></tr><tr><td>234</td><td>Woking</td><td>105,679</td><td>Non-metropolitan district, borough</td><td>Surrey</td><td>South East</td></tr><tr><td>235</td><td>Lincoln</td><td>105,114</td><td>Non-metropolitan district, city (TI)</td><td>Lincolnshire</td><td>East Midlands</td></tr><tr><td>236</td><td>Fenland</td><td>104,896</td><td>Non-metropolitan district</td><td>Cambridgeshire</td><td>East of England</td></tr><tr><td>237</td><td>Harborough</td><td>104,713</td><td>Non-metropolitan district</td><td>Leicestershire</td><td>East Midlands</td></tr><tr><td>238</td><td>Eastbourne</td><td>104,259</td><td>Non-metropolitan district, borough</td><td>East Sussex</td><td>South East</td></tr><tr><td>239</td><td>Cannock Chase</td><td>104,088</td><td>Non-metropolitan district</td><td>Staffordshire</td><td>West Midlands</td></tr><tr><td>240</td><td>Wyre Forest</td><td>103,913</td><td>Non-metropolitan district</td><td>Worcestershire</td><td>West Midlands</td></tr><tr><td>241</td><td>North Norfolk</td><td>103,217</td><td>Non-metropolitan district</td><td>Norfolk</td><td>East of England</td></tr><tr><td>242</td><td>Hart</td><td>103,162</td><td>Non-metropolitan district</td><td>Hampshire</td><td>South East</td></tr><tr><td>243</td><td>Lewes</td><td>102,363</td><td>Non-metropolitan district</td><td>East Sussex</td><td>South East</td></tr><tr><td>244</td><td>Tewkesbury</td><td>101,949</td><td>Non-metropolitan district, borough</td><td>Gloucestershire</td><td>South West</td></tr><tr><td>245</td><td>Broxbourne</td><td>101,900</td><td>Non-metropolitan district, borough</td><td>Hertfordshire</td><td>East of England</td></tr><tr><td>246</td><td>Bromsgrove</td><td>101,685</td><td>Non-metropolitan district</td><td>Worcestershire</td><td>West Midlands</td></tr><tr><td>247</td><td>North Devon</td><td>101,222</td><td>Non-metropolitan district</td><td>Devon</td><td>South West</td></tr><tr><td>248</td><td>Great Yarmouth</td><td>100,529</td><td>Non-metropolitan district, borough</td><td>Norfolk</td><td>East of England</td></tr><tr><td>249</td><td>Pendle</td><td>99,777</td><td>Non-metropolitan district, borough</td><td>Lancashire</td><td>North West</td></tr><tr><td>250</td><td>South Holland</td><td>99,298</td><td>Non-metropolitan district</td><td>Lincolnshire</td><td>East Midlands</td></tr><tr><td>251</td><td>Burnley</td><td>99,233</td><td>Non-metropolitan district, borough</td><td>Lancashire</td><td>North West</td></tr><tr><td>252</td><td>West Lindsey</td><td>99,208</td><td>Non-metropolitan district</td><td>Lincolnshire</td><td>East Midlands</td></tr><tr><td>253</td><td>Harlow</td><td>98,235</td><td>Non-metropolitan district</td><td>Essex</td><td>East of England</td></tr><tr><td>254</td><td>Hartlepool</td><td>98,180</td><td>Unitary authority, borough</td><td>Durham</td><td>North East</td></tr><tr><td>255</td><td>Babergh</td><td>97,033</td><td>Non-metropolitan district</td><td>Suffolk</td><td>East of England</td></tr><tr><td>256</td><td>Staffordshire Moorlands</td><td>96,651</td><td>Non-metropolitan district</td><td>Staffordshire</td><td>West Midlands</td></tr><tr><td>257</td><td>Rother</td><td>96,133</td><td>Non-metropolitan district</td><td>East Sussex</td><td>South East</td></tr><tr><td>258</td><td>Three Rivers</td><td>95,807</td><td>Non-metropolitan district</td><td>Hertfordshire</td><td>East of England</td></tr><tr><td>259</td><td>Uttlesford</td><td>95,106</td><td>Non-metropolitan district</td><td>Essex</td><td>East of England</td></tr><tr><td>260</td><td>Surrey Heath</td><td>94,492</td><td>Non-metropolitan district, borough</td><td>Surrey</td><td>South East</td></tr><tr><td>261</td><td>East Cambridgeshire</td><td>92,906</td><td>Non-metropolitan district</td><td>Cambridgeshire</td><td>East of England</td></tr><tr><td>262</td><td>South Hams</td><td>92,148</td><td>Non-metropolitan district</td><td>Devon</td><td>South West</td></tr><tr><td>263</td><td>Runnymede</td><td>92,118</td><td>Non-metropolitan district, borough</td><td>Surrey</td><td>South East</td></tr><tr><td>264</td><td>High Peak</td><td>91,959</td><td>Non-metropolitan district, borough</td><td>Derbyshire</td><td>East Midlands</td></tr><tr><td>265</td><td>Stevenage</td><td>91,774</td><td>Non-metropolitan district, borough</td><td>Hertfordshire</td><td>East of England</td></tr><tr><td>266</td><td>Cotswold</td><td>91,661</td><td>Non-metropolitan district</td><td>Gloucestershire</td><td>South West</td></tr><tr><td>267</td><td>Hastings</td><td>91,219</td><td>Non-metropolitan district, borough</td><td>East Sussex</td><td>South East</td></tr><tr><td>268</td><td>Tandridge</td><td>90,586</td><td>Non-metropolitan district</td><td>Surrey</td><td>South East</td></tr><tr><td>269</td><td>Castle Point</td><td>90,581</td><td>Non-metropolitan district, borough</td><td>Essex</td><td>East of England</td></tr><tr><td>270</td><td>Rochford</td><td>89,815</td><td>Non-metropolitan district</td><td>Essex</td><td>East of England</td></tr><tr><td>271</td><td>Forest of Dean</td><td>89,753</td><td>Non-metropolitan district</td><td>Gloucestershire</td><td>South West</td></tr><tr><td>272</td><td>Mole Valley</td><td>88,709</td><td>Non-metropolitan district</td><td>Surrey</td><td>South East</td></tr><tr><td>273</td><td>Redditch</td><td>87,847</td><td>Non-metropolitan district, borough</td><td>Worcestershire</td><td>West Midlands</td></tr><tr><td>274</td><td>Hyndburn</td><td>86,058</td><td>Non-metropolitan district, borough</td><td>Lancashire</td><td>North West</td></tr><tr><td>275</td><td>Fylde</td><td>85,447</td><td>Non-metropolitan district, borough</td><td>Lancashire</td><td>North West</td></tr><tr><td>276</td><td>Mid Devon</td><td>84,993</td><td>Non-metropolitan district</td><td>Devon</td><td>South West</td></tr><tr><td>277</td><td>Bolsover</td><td>83,773</td><td>Non-metropolitan district</td><td>Derbyshire</td><td>East Midlands</td></tr><tr><td>278</td><td>Epsom and Ewell</td><td>83,288</td><td>Non-metropolitan district, borough</td><td>Surrey</td><td>South East</td></tr><tr><td>279</td><td>Malvern Hills</td><td>83,227</td><td>Non-metropolitan district</td><td>Worcestershire</td><td>West Midlands</td></tr><tr><td>280</td><td>Gosport</td><td>82,921</td><td>Non-metropolitan district, borough</td><td>Hampshire</td><td>South East</td></tr><tr><td>281</td><td>Tamworth</td><td>81,117</td><td>Non-metropolitan district, borough</td><td>Staffordshire</td><td>West Midlands</td></tr><tr><td>282</td><td>Brentwood</td><td>79,326</td><td>Non-metropolitan district, borough</td><td>Essex</td><td>East of England</td></tr><tr><td>283</td><td>Rossendale</td><td>73,045</td><td>Non-metropolitan district, borough</td><td>Lancashire</td><td>North West</td></tr><tr><td>284</td><td>Derbyshire Dales</td><td>71,757</td><td>Non-metropolitan district</td><td>Derbyshire</td><td>East Midlands</td></tr><tr><td>285</td><td>Boston</td><td>71,080</td><td>Non-metropolitan district, borough</td><td>Lincolnshire</td><td>East Midlands</td></tr><tr><td>286</td><td>Torridge</td><td>69,841</td><td>Non-metropolitan district</td><td>Devon</td><td>South West</td></tr><tr><td>287</td><td>Maldon</td><td>69,131</td><td>Non-metropolitan district</td><td>Essex</td><td>East of England</td></tr><tr><td>288</td><td>North Warwickshire</td><td>67,117</td><td>Non-metropolitan district, borough</td><td>Warwickshire</td><td>West Midlands</td></tr><tr><td>289</td><td>Ribble Valley</td><td>65,794</td><td>Non-metropolitan district, borough</td><td>Lancashire</td><td>North West</td></tr><tr><td>290</td><td>Adur</td><td>64,889</td><td>Non-metropolitan district</td><td>West Sussex</td><td>South East</td></tr><tr><td>291</td><td>Oadby and Wigston</td><td>61,695</td><td>Non-metropolitan district, borough</td><td>Leicestershire</td><td>East Midlands</td></tr><tr><td>292</td><td>West Devon</td><td>58,923</td><td>Non-metropolitan district, borough</td><td>Devon</td><td>South West</td></tr><tr><td>293</td><td>Melton</td><td>54,052</td><td>Non-metropolitan district, borough</td><td>Leicestershire</td><td>East Midlands</td></tr><tr><td>294</td><td>Rutland</td><td>41,443</td><td>Unitary authority</td><td>Rutland</td><td>East Midlands</td></tr><tr><td>295</td><td>City of London</td><td>15,111</td><td>Sui generis, city (TI)</td><td>City of London</td><td>London</td></tr><tr><td>296</td><td>Isles of Scilly</td><td>2,366</td><td>Sui generis</td><td>Cornwall</td><td>South West</td></tr></tbody></table>