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Cotswold District Council

Local authority area: Cotswold

Cotswold is a district council in Gloucestershire, in the South West England region of England. It covers 1,164.5 km² and had 91,563 residents in 2025 — about 79 people per km². The authority dates from 1974. The council is based in Cirencester.

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People

Population

Estimates recorded for Cotswold, 2012–2025.

Residents, 202591,563+9.5% since 2012

Land area1,164.5km²449.6 sq mi

Density79/ km²people per square kilometre

Rank by population#335of 382 UK councils · #281 in England

Population estimates5 data points

83.6K85.2K89K91.3K91.6K

20122015201820222025

History

How the council came to be

1974
Created
Formed from Tetbury Rural District, Northleach Rural District, North Cotswold Rural District, Cirencester Rural District.

Same county

Other councils in Gloucestershire

All councils in South West

Gloucester133,522 Stroud123,205 Cheltenham119,434 Tewkesbury97,000 Forest of Dean87,937

Elections

32 electoral wards

Census 2021: 89,690 residents in 40,074 households across the wards; 26.0% aged 65+, 65.0% of homes owned, 11.0% of households without a car.

1Lechlade, Kempsford & Fairford South2,772 households · 28.7% aged 65+6,143 2Campden & Vale2,837 households · 33.1% aged 65+6,127 3Chedworth & Churn Valley1,446 households · 24.9% aged 65+3,550 4Moreton East1,480 households · 18.6% aged 65+3,427 5Bourton Village1,469 households · 26.0% aged 65+3,289 6Watermoor1,514 households · 23.0% aged 65+2,979

All wards of Cotswold

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Council offices

Offices, town halls and local council offices in the area.

PBourton-On-The-Water Parish CouncilParish council · The GL54 2AZ · hours listed

Westminster

Constituencies

South Cotswolds · 18 wards North Cotswolds · 15 wards

Source: Wikidata Q581022 (CC0)Figures as recorded with their reference year; boundaries may have changed since.