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Gloucester City Council

Local authority area: Gloucester

Gloucester is a district council in Gloucestershire, in the South West England region of England. It covers 40.5 km² and had 133,522 residents in 2022 — about 3,293 people per km². The authority dates from 1888.

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People

Population

Estimates recorded for Gloucester, 2012–2022.

Residents, 2022133,522+8.2% since 2012

Land area40.5km²15.7 sq mi

Density3,293/ km²people per square kilometre

Rank by population#236of 382 UK councils · #201 in England

Population estimates4 data points

123.4K127.2K129.3K133.5K

2012201520182022

History

How the council came to be

1888
Created
Gloucester became a local authority area.

Same county

Other councils in Gloucestershire

All councils in South West

Stroud123,205 Cheltenham119,434 Tewkesbury97,000 Cotswold91,563 Forest of Dean87,937

Elections

18 electoral wards

Census 2021: 132,418 residents in 55,405 households across the wards; 16.7% aged 65+, 63.8% of homes owned, 20.2% of households without a car.

1Barton and Tredworth4,607 households · 10.1% aged 65+12,004 2Moreland4,209 households · 12.1% aged 65+10,605 3Matson, Robinswood and White City4,244 households · 15.1% aged 65+9,964 4Westgate4,793 households · 14.4% aged 65+9,695 5Longlevens4,019 households · 22.7% aged 65+9,535 6Quedgeley Fieldcourt3,146 households · 14.5% aged 65+7,499

All wards of Gloucester

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Council offices

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

CGloucestershire Trading StandardsCouncil office · Gloucester GL1 2TG · hours listed TShire HallTown hall · Gloucester GL1 2TG · hours listed

Westminster

Constituencies

Gloucester · 16 wards Tewkesbury · 2 wards

Source: Wikidata Q20986485 (CC0)Figures as recorded with their reference year; boundaries may have changed since.