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UK councils ranked by population density

UK councils ranked by population density

Residents per square kilometre: inner London boroughs at the top, island and Highland councils at the bottom.

1London Borough of Tower Hamlets16,462 per km²London borough 2London Borough of Islington14,830 per km²London borough 3London Borough of Hackney13,727 per km²London borough

#	Council	Type	Region / nation	Population	Area, km²	People / km²	Website
1	London Borough of Tower Hamlets	London borough	London	325,7892022	19.8	16,462	towerhamlets.gov.uk
2	London Borough of Islington	London borough	London	220,3732022	14.9	14,830	islington.gov.uk
3	London Borough of Hackney	London borough	London	261,4912022	19.1	13,727	hackney.gov.uk
4	Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea	London borough	London	146,1542022	12.1	12,059	rbkc.gov.uk
5	London Borough of Lambeth	London borough	London	316,8122022	26.8	11,817	lambeth.gov.uk
6	London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham	London borough	London	185,2382022	16.4	11,295	lbhf.gov.uk
7	London Borough of Southwark	London borough	London	311,9132022	28.9	10,808	southwark.gov.uk
8	London Borough of Camden	London borough	London	218,0492022	21.8	10,007	camden.gov.uk
9	London Borough of Newham	London borough	London	358,6452022	36.2	9,907	newham.gov.uk
10	City of Westminster	London borough	London	211,3652022	21.5	9,836	westminster.gov.uk
11	London Borough of Wandsworth	London borough	London	329,0352022	34.3	9,604	wandsworth.gov.uk
12	London Borough of Haringey	London borough	London	261,8112022	29.6	8,845	haringey.gov.uk
13	London Borough of Lewisham	London borough	London	298,6532022	35.1	8,497	lewisham.gov.uk
14	London Borough of Brent	London borough	London	341,2212022	43.2	7,893	brent.gov.uk
15	London Borough of Waltham Forest	London borough	London	275,8872022	38.8	7,109	walthamforest.gov.uk
16	London Borough of Ealing	London borough	London	369,9372022	55.5	6,661	ealing.gov.uk
17	Royal Borough of Greenwich	London borough	London	291,0802022	47.3	6,150	greenwich.gov.uk
18	London Borough of Barking and Dagenham	London borough	London	219,9922022	36.1	6,092	lbbd.gov.uk
19	London Borough of Merton	London borough	London	214,7092022	37.6	5,707	merton.gov.uk
20	London Borough of Redbridge	London borough	London	310,9112022	56.4	5,511	redbridge.gov.uk
21	Luton	Unitary authority	East of England	226,9732022	43.4	5,236	—
22	London Borough of Hounslow	London borough	London	290,4882022	56.0	5,189	hounslow.gov.uk
23	London Borough of Harrow	London borough	London	261,1852022	50.5	5,176	harrow.gov.uk
24	City of Portsmouth	Unitary authority	South East	208,4202022	40.4	5,160	portsmouth.gov.uk
25	City of Leicester	Unitary authority	East Midlands	373,3992022	73.3	5,091	leicester.gov.uk
26	City of Southampton	Unitary authority	South East	252,6892022	49.9	5,063	—
27	Manchester	Metropolitan borough	North West	568,9962022	115.7	4,920	—
28	Slough	Unitary authority	South East	159,1822022	32.5	4,892	slough.gov.uk
29	WatfordHertfordshire	District council	East of England	103,0312022	21.4	4,808	watford.gov.uk
30	London Borough of Sutton	London borough	London	210,0532022	43.9	4,790	sutton.gov.uk
31	London Borough of Croydon	London borough	London	392,2242022	86.5	4,535	croydon.gov.uk
32	Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames	London borough	London	168,3022022	37.3	4,517	kingston.gov.uk
33	London Borough of Barnet	London borough	London	389,1012022	86.8	4,485	barnet.gov.uk
34	Liverpool	Metropolitan borough	North West	496,7702022	111.8	4,442	—
35	City of Nottingham	Unitary authority	East Midlands	328,5132022	74.6	4,403	nottinghamcity.gov.uk
36	City of Bristol	Unitary authority	South West	479,0242022	109.7	4,367	bristol.gov.uk
37	Southend-on-Sea	Unitary authority	East of England	180,9152022	41.8	4,332	southend.gov.uk
38	Reading	Unitary authority	South East	174,8202022	40.4	4,327	reading.gov.uk
39	Birmingham	Metropolitan borough	West Midlands	1,157,6032022	267.8	4,323	—
40	London Borough of Bexley	London borough	London	247,8352022	60.6	4,091	bexley.gov.uk
41	Blackpool	Unitary authority	North West	141,5742022	34.9	4,057	blackpool.gov.uk
42	London Borough of Enfield	London borough	London	327,2242022	80.8	4,048	enfield.gov.uk
43	Sandwell	Metropolitan borough	West Midlands	344,2102022	85.6	4,023	sandwell.gov.uk
44	City of Wolverhampton	Metropolitan borough	West Midlands	267,6512022	69.4	3,854	—
45	City of Kingston upon Hull	Unitary authority	Yorkshire and the Humber	268,8522022	71.5	3,763	hullcc.gov.uk
46	City of London	London borough	London	10,8472022	2.9	3,740	—
47	NorwichNorfolk	District council	East of England	144,5252022	39.0	3,704	norwich.gov.uk
48	Glasgow City	Scottish council area	Scotland	633,1202019	174.7	3,624	glasgow.gov.uk
49	CambridgeCambridgeshire	District council	East of England	146,9952022	40.7	3,612	cambridge.gov.uk
50	Coventry	Metropolitan borough	West Midlands	355,6002022	98.6	3,605	coventry.gov.uk
51	OxfordOxfordshire	District council	South East	163,2572022	45.6	3,580	oxford.gov.uk
52	IpswichSuffolk	District council	East of England	139,2472022	39.5	3,523	ipswich.gov.uk
53	StevenageHertfordshire	District council	East of England	89,7372022	26.0	3,455	stevenage.gov.uk
54	WorthingWest Sussex	District council	South East	112,0442022	32.5	3,445	adur-worthing.gov.uk
55	London Borough of Richmond upon Thames	London borough	London	194,8942022	57.4	3,395	richmond.gov.uk
56	City of Derby	Unitary authority	East Midlands	263,4902022	78.0	3,377	derby.gov.uk
57	Brighton and Hove	Unitary authority	South East	277,9652022	82.7	3,361	brighton-hove.gov.uk
58	City of Plymouth	Unitary authority	South West	266,8622022	79.8	3,343	plymouth.gov.uk
59	Dudley	Metropolitan borough	West Midlands	324,9692022	98.0	3,317	dudley.gov.uk
60	GloucesterGloucestershire	District council	South West	133,5222022	40.5	3,293	gloucester.gov.uk
61	GosportHampshire	District council	South East	82,2852022	25.4	3,245	gosport.gov.uk
62	WorcesterWorcestershire	District council	West Midlands	104,1202022	33.3	3,129	worcester.gov.uk
63	HarlowEssex	District council	East of England	94,4092022	30.5	3,091	harlow.gov.uk
64	HastingsEast Sussex	District council	South East	90,6222022	29.7	3,049	hastings.gov.uk
65	LincolnLincolnshire	District council	East Midlands	102,5452022	35.7	2,873	lincoln.gov.uk
66	ExeterDevon	District council	South West	134,9392022	47.0	2,869	exeter.gov.uk
67	Salford	Metropolitan borough	North West	278,0642022	97.2	2,861	salford.gov.uk
68	Newcastle upon Tyne	Metropolitan borough	North East	320,6052024	113.5	2,826	—
69	City of Stoke-on-Trent	Unitary authority	West Midlands	259,9652022	93.5	2,782	stoke.gov.uk
70	Walsall	Metropolitan borough	West Midlands	286,1052022	104.0	2,752	walsall.gov.uk
71	Middlesbrough	Unitary authority	North East	148,2852022	53.9	2,752	middlesbrough.gov.uk
72	London Borough of Hillingdon	London borough	London	310,6812022	115.7	2,685	hillingdon.gov.uk
73	CrawleyWest Sussex	District council	South East	119,5092022	45.0	2,658	crawley.gov.uk
74	RushmoorHampshire	District council	South East	101,0602022	39.0	2,588	rushmoor.gov.uk
75	Cardiff	Welsh principal council	Wales	364,2482018	140.9	2,585	cardiff.gov.uk
76	TamworthStaffordshire	District council	West Midlands	79,6392022	30.9	2,581	tamworth.gov.uk
77	Belfast	Northern Ireland district	Northern Ireland	341,8772018	132.5	2,581	—
78	CheltenhamGloucestershire	District council	South West	119,4342022	46.6	2,563	cheltenham.gov.uk
79	North Tyneside	Metropolitan borough	North East	210,4872022	82.3	2,557	northtyneside.gov.uk
80	Dundee City	Scottish council area	Scotland	149,3202019	59.8	2,496	—
81	Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole	Unitary authority	South West	401,8982022	161.3	2,492	bcpcouncil.gov.uk
82	Oadby and WigstonLeicestershire	District council	East Midlands	58,3412022	23.5	2,479	oadby-wigston.gov.uk
83	Epsom and EwellSurrey	District council	South East	81,1842022	34.1	2,382	epsom-ewell.gov.uk
84	Stockport	Metropolitan borough	North West	297,1072022	126.0	2,357	stockport.gov.uk
85	London Borough of Havering	London borough	London	264,7032022	112.3	2,356	havering.gov.uk
86	EastbourneEast Sussex	District council	South East	102,2472022	44.2	2,315	lewes-eastbourne.gov.uk
87	South Tyneside	Metropolitan borough	North East	148,6672022	64.4	2,309	southtyneside.gov.uk
88	SpelthorneSurrey	District council	South East	103,5512022	44.9	2,307	spelthorne.gov.uk
89	Tameside	Metropolitan borough	North West	232,7532022	103.2	2,256	tameside.gov.uk
90	HavantHampshire	District council	South East	124,8542022	55.4	2,255	havant.gov.uk
91	Trafford	Metropolitan borough	North West	236,3012022	106.0	2,228	trafford.gov.uk
92	Torbay	Unitary authority	South West	139,4792022	62.9	2,218	torbay.gov.uk
93	London Borough of Bromley	London borough	London	329,5782022	150.1	2,195	bromley.gov.uk
94	Bolton	Metropolitan borough	North West	298,9032022	139.8	2,138	bolton.gov.uk
95	Wirral	Metropolitan borough	North West	322,4532022	157.1	2,053	wirral.gov.uk
96	Sunderland	Metropolitan borough	North East	277,3542022	137.4	2,018	sunderland.gov.uk
97	City of Edinburgh	Scottish council area	Scotland	524,9302019	263.4	1,993	—
98	Castle PointEssex	District council	East of England	89,7312022	45.1	1,991	castlepoint.gov.uk
99	Bury	Metropolitan borough	North West	194,6062022	99.5	1,957	bury.gov.uk
100	BroxbourneHertfordshire	District council	East of England	99,1032022	51.4	1,927	broxbourne.gov.uk
101	Knowsley	Metropolitan borough	North West	157,1032022	86.5	1,816	knowsley.gov.uk
102	Sefton	Metropolitan borough	North West	281,0272022	155.0	1,813	sefton.gov.uk
103	Wigan	Metropolitan borough	North West	334,1102022	188.2	1,776	wigan.gov.uk
104	EastleighHampshire	District council	South East	138,9352022	79.8	1,742	eastleigh.gov.uk
105	BasildonEssex	District council	East of England	188,8482022	110.0	1,716	basildon.gov.uk
106	Nuneaton and BedworthWarwickshire	District council	West Midlands	135,4812022	79.0	1,716	nuneatonandbedworth.gov.uk
107	Oldham	Metropolitan borough	North West	243,9122022	142.3	1,714	oldham.gov.uk
108	WokingSurrey	District council	South East	104,1792022	63.6	1,638	woking.gov.uk
109	DartfordKent	District council	South East	118,8202022	72.8	1,633	dartford.gov.uk
110	Halton	Unitary authority	North West	128,9642022	79.1	1,631	halton.gov.uk
111	RedditchWorcestershire	District council	West Midlands	87,1322022	54.2	1,606	redditchbc.gov.uk
112	ChesterfieldDerbyshire	District council	East Midlands	104,1102022	66.0	1,576	chesterfield.gov.uk
113	FarehamHampshire	District council	South East	114,5472022	74.2	1,543	fareham.gov.uk
114	AdurWest Sussex	District council	South East	64,6882022	41.9	1,543	adur.gov.uk
115	Sheffield	Metropolitan borough	Yorkshire and the Humber	566,2422022	367.9	1,539	sheffield.gov.uk
116	Bradford	Metropolitan borough	Yorkshire and the Humber	552,6442022	366.4	1,508	bradford.gov.uk
117	Leeds	Metropolitan borough	Yorkshire and the Humber	822,4832022	551.7	1,491	leeds.gov.uk
118	ElmbridgeSurrey	District council	South East	140,0242022	95.0	1,473	elmbridge.gov.uk
119	Medway	Unitary authority	South East	282,7022022	193.5	1,461	medway.gov.uk
120	MansfieldNottinghamshire	District council	East Midlands	111,1172022	76.7	1,449	mansfield.gov.uk
121	Rochdale	Metropolitan borough	North West	226,9922022	158.1	1,435	rochdale.gov.uk
122	BroxtoweNottinghamshire	District council	East Midlands	112,1132022	80.1	1,400	broxtowe.gov.uk
123	Gateshead	Metropolitan borough	North East	197,7222022	142.4	1,389	—
124	ThanetKent	District council	South East	140,6892022	103.3	1,361	thanet.gov.uk
125	St Helens	Metropolitan borough	North West	184,7282022	136.4	1,355	sthelens.gov.uk
126	Cannock ChaseStaffordshire	District council	West Midlands	101,1402022	78.9	1,282	cannockchasedc.gov.uk
127	Aberdeen City	Scottish council area	Scotland	228,6702019	185.7	1,231	aberdeencity.gov.uk
128	Solihull	Metropolitan borough	West Midlands	217,6782022	178.3	1,221	solihull.gov.uk
129	Reigate and BansteadSurrey	District council	South East	153,6292022	129.1	1,190	reigate-banstead.gov.uk
130	Warrington	Unitary authority	North West	211,5802022	180.6	1,171	warrington.gov.uk
131	AshfieldNottinghamshire	District council	East Midlands	127,1792022	109.6	1,161	ashfield.gov.uk
132	Bracknell Forest	Unitary authority	South East	126,8812022	109.4	1,160	bracknell-forest.gov.uk
133	HyndburnLancashire	District council	North West	83,2132022	73.0	1,140	hyndburnbc.gov.uk
134	Blackburn with Darwen	Unitary authority	North West	155,7622022	137.0	1,137	blackburn.gov.uk
135	RunnymedeSurrey	District council	South East	88,5242022	78.0	1,134	runnymede.gov.uk
136	Thurrock	Unitary authority	East of England	176,8772022	163.5	1,082	thurrock.gov.uk
137	GraveshamKent	District council	South East	106,9702022	99.0	1,080	gravesham.gov.uk
138	Kirklees	Metropolitan borough	Yorkshire and the Humber	437,5932022	408.6	1,071	kirklees.gov.uk
139	HertsmereHertfordshire	District council	East of England	108,1062022	101.1	1,069	hertsmere.gov.uk
140	PrestonLancashire	District council	North West	151,5822022	142.3	1,065	preston.gov.uk
141	Three RiversHertfordshire	District council	East of England	94,1232022	88.8	1,060	threerivers.gov.uk
142	Wakefield	Metropolitan borough	Yorkshire and the Humber	357,7292022	338.6	1,056	wakefield.gov.uk
143	ErewashDerbyshire	District council	East Midlands	113,0802022	109.6	1,031	erewash.gov.uk
144	Swindon	Unitary authority	South West	235,6572022	230.1	1,024	swindon.gov.uk
145	Wokingham	Unitary authority	South East	180,9672022	179.0	1,011	wokingham.gov.uk
146	Hartlepool	Unitary authority	North East	93,8612022	93.6	1,003	hartlepool.gov.uk
147	South RibbleLancashire	District council	North West	112,1662022	113.0	993	south-ribblebc.gov.uk
148	GedlingNottinghamshire	District council	East Midlands	117,7302022	120.0	981	gedling.gov.uk
149	Stockton-on-Tees	Unitary authority	North East	199,9662022	205.0	976	stockton.gov.uk
150	Surrey HeathSurrey	District council	South East	91,2372022	95.1	959	surreyheath.gov.uk
151	City of Milton Keynes	Unitary authority	South East	292,1802022	308.6	947	miltonkeynes.gov.uk
152	Rotherham	Metropolitan borough	Yorkshire and the Humber	268,3542022	286.5	937	rotherham.gov.uk
153	Welwyn HatfieldHertfordshire	District council	East of England	120,2132022	129.5	928	welhat.gov.uk
154	St AlbansHertfordshire	District council	East of England	148,3582022	161.2	920	stalbans.gov.uk
155	Newport	Welsh principal council	Wales	167,8992024	190.5	881	newport.gov.uk
156	BurnleyLancashire	District council	North West	95,5532022	110.7	863	burnley.gov.uk
157	North East Lincolnshire	Unitary authority	East Midlands	157,7542022	191.9	822	nelincs.gov.uk
158	BlabyLeicestershire	District council	East Midlands	104,1822022	130.5	799	blaby.gov.uk
159	Windsor and Maidenhead	Unitary authority	South East	154,7382022	196.5	787	rbwm.gov.uk
160	ArunWest Sussex	District council	South East	166,3662022	220.9	753	arun.gov.uk
161	City of York	Unitary authority	North East	204,5512022	271.9	752	york.gov.uk
162	Barnsley	Metropolitan borough	Yorkshire and the Humber	246,4822022	329.1	749	barnsley.gov.uk
163	Torfaen	Welsh principal council	Wales	93,0492018	125.7	740	torfaen.gov.uk
164	DacorumHertfordshire	District council	East of England	156,1232022	212.5	735	dacorum.gov.uk
165	Hertfordshire	County council	East of England	1,204,5882022	1,643.1	733	hertfordshire.gov.uk
166	Surrey	County council	South East	1,214,5402022	1,662.5	731	surreycc.gov.uk
167	North Lanarkshire	Scottish council area	Scotland	341,3702019	469.9	726	northlan.gov.uk
168	Renfrewshire	Scottish council area	Scotland	179,1002019	261.5	685	renfrewshire.gov.uk
169	CharnwoodLeicestershire	District council	East Midlands	184,7482022	279.0	662	charnwood.gov.uk
170	Caerphilly County Borough	Welsh principal council	Wales	181,0192018	277.4	653	caerphilly.gov.uk
171	Telford and Wrekin	Unitary authority	West Midlands	188,8712022	290.3	651	telford.gov.uk
172	Swansea	Welsh principal council	Wales	246,4662018	379.7	649	swansea.gov.uk
173	Blaenau Gwent	Welsh principal council	Wales	69,7132018	108.7	641	blaenau-gwent.gov.uk
174	City of Peterborough	Unitary authority	East of England	217,7052022	343.4	634	peterborough.gov.uk
175	East Dunbartonshire	Scottish council area	Scotland	108,6402019	174.5	623	eastdunbarton.gov.uk
176	Newcastle-under-LymeStaffordshire	District council	West Midlands	125,2972022	211.0	594	newcastle-staffs.gov.uk
177	South Gloucestershire	Unitary authority	South West	294,7652022	496.9	593	southglos.gov.uk
178	ColchesterEssex	District council	East of England	194,3942022	329.1	591	colchester.gov.uk
179	North Somerset	Unitary authority	South West	219,1452022	373.8	586	n-somerset.gov.uk
180	ChorleyLancashire	District council	North West	118,6242022	202.8	585	main.chorley.gov.uk
181	Bridgend County Borough	Welsh principal council	Wales	144,8762018	250.7	578	bridgend.gov.uk
182	Great YarmouthNorfolk	District council	East of England	99,8622022	174.5	572	great-yarmouth.gov.uk
183	Calderdale	Metropolitan borough	Yorkshire and the Humber	207,6992022	364.0	571	calderdale.gov.uk
184	PendleLancashire	District council	North West	96,1102022	169.4	567	pendle.gov.uk
185	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Welsh principal council	Wales	240,1312018	424.1	566	rctcbc.gov.uk
186	Bath and North East Somerset	Unitary authority	South West	195,6182022	345.7	566	bathnes.gov.uk
187	Redcar and Cleveland	Unitary authority	North East	137,1752022	244.8	560	redcar-cleveland.gov.uk
188	West Dunbartonshire	Scottish council area	Scotland	88,9302019	158.8	560	west-dunbarton.gov.uk
189	Tonbridge and MallingKent	District council	South East	133,6612022	240.1	557	tmbc.gov.uk
190	Darlington	Unitary authority	North East	109,4692022	197.5	554	darlington.gov.uk
191	East Renfrewshire	Scottish council area	Scotland	95,5302019	174.2	548	eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk
192	Doncaster	Metropolitan borough	Yorkshire and the Humber	311,0272022	568.0	548	doncaster.gov.uk
193	ChelmsfordEssex	District council	East of England	183,3262022	338.8	541	chelmsford.gov.uk
194	Falkirk	Scottish council area	Scotland	160,8902019	297.4	541	falkirk.gov.uk
195	Merthyr Tydfil County Borough	Welsh principal council	Wales	60,1832018	111.5	540	merthyr.gov.uk
196	GuildfordSurrey	District council	South East	145,6732022	270.9	538	guildford.gov.uk
197	WarwickWarwickshire	District council	West Midlands	151,1582022	282.9	534	warwickdc.gov.uk
198	Wyre ForestWorcestershire	District council	West Midlands	102,3282022	195.4	524	wyreforestdc.gov.uk
199	RossendaleLancashire	District council	North West	71,1692022	138.0	516	rossendale.gov.uk
200	RochfordEssex	District council	East of England	87,2162022	169.5	515	rochford.gov.uk
201	CanterburyKent	District council	South East	157,5502022	308.9	510	canterbury.gov.uk
202	BolsoverDerbyshire	District council	East Midlands	81,5532022	160.3	509	bolsover.gov.uk
203	BrentwoodEssex	District council	East of England	77,3322022	153.1	505	brentwood.gov.uk
204	FyldeLancashire	District council	North West	83,0082022	165.8	501	fylde.gov.uk
205	Inverclyde	Scottish council area	Scotland	77,8002019	160.4	485	inverclyde.gov.uk
206	Amber ValleyDerbyshire	District council	East Midlands	126,9442022	265.4	478	ambervalley.gov.uk
207	HartHampshire	District council	South East	100,9102022	215.3	469	hart.gov.uk
208	Mid SussexWest Sussex	District council	South East	154,9302022	334.0	464	midsussex.gov.uk
209	BromsgroveWorcestershire	District council	West Midlands	100,0762022	217.0	461	bromsgrove.gov.uk
210	MaidstoneKent	District council	South East	180,4282022	393.3	459	maidstone.gov.uk
211	Kent	County council	South East	1,593,1912022	3,544.9	449	visitkent.co.uk
212	TendringEssex	District council	East of England	151,4512022	337.7	448	tendringdc.gov.uk
213	West Sussex	County council	South East	892,3362022	1,990.9	448	westsussex.gov.uk
214	Essex	County council	East of England	1,519,5092022	3,464.4	439	essex.gov.uk
215	Lancashire	County council	North West	1,253,1542022	2,903.2	432	lancashire.gov.uk
216	West Lothian	Scottish council area	Scotland	183,1002019	427.7	428	westlothian.gov.uk
217	Central Bedfordshire	Unitary authority	East of England	301,5012022	715.7	421	centralbedfordshire.gov.uk
218	SwaleKent	District council	South East	154,6192022	374.5	413	swale.gov.uk
219	WyreLancashire	District council	North West	114,8092022	282.1	407	wyre.gov.uk
220	Nottinghamshire	County council	East Midlands	834,8222022	2,084.7	400	nottinghamshire.gov.uk
221	The Vale of Glamorgan	Welsh principal council	Wales	132,1652018	331.1	399	valeofglamorgan.gov.uk
222	Epping ForestEssex	District council	East of England	134,9892022	339.0	398	eppingforestdc.gov.uk
223	Cheshire West and Chester	Unitary authority	North West	361,6942022	916.7	395	cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk
224	Bedford	Unitary authority	East of England	187,4662022	476.4	394	bedford.gov.uk
225	North West LeicestershireLeicestershire	District council	East Midlands	107,6722022	279.3	385	nwleics.gov.uk
226	Hampshire	County council	South East	1,416,8082022	3,678.9	385	hants.gov.uk
227	Hinckley and BosworthLeicestershire	District council	East Midlands	114,2982022	297.4	384	hinckleyandbosworthonline.org.uk
228	WaverleySurrey	District council	South East	130,0632022	345.2	377	waverley.gov.uk
229	North East DerbyshireDerbyshire	District council	East Midlands	103,7832022	275.6	377	ne-derbyshire.gov.uk
230	DoverKent	District council	South East	117,4732022	315.1	373	dover.gov.uk
231	Isle of Wight	Unitary authority	South East	140,7942022	380.2	370	iwight.com
232	Ards and North Down	Northern Ireland district	Northern Ireland	165,4152024	460.8	359	ardsandnorthdown.gov.uk
233	Buckinghamshire	Unitary authority	South East	560,4092022	1,565.0	358	—
234	TandridgeSurrey	District council	South East	88,7072022	248.2	357	tandridge.gov.uk
235	North HertfordshireHertfordshire	District council	East of England	134,1592022	375.4	357	north-herts.gov.uk
236	Flintshire	Welsh principal council	Wales	155,5932018	437.5	356	flintshire.gov.uk
237	Tunbridge WellsKent	District council	South East	116,0282022	331.3	350	tunbridgewells.gov.uk
238	Worcestershire	County council	West Midlands	609,2162022	1,740.5	350	worcestershire.gov.uk
239	Cheshire East	Unitary authority	North West	406,5272022	1,166.4	349	cheshireeast.gov.uk
240	Leicestershire	County council	East Midlands	722,1552022	2,082.9	347	leicestershire.gov.uk
241	LewesEast Sussex	District council	South East	100,6772022	292.1	345	lewes.gov.uk
242	West LancashireLancashire	District council	North West	119,3672022	346.8	344	westlancsdc.gov.uk
243	Mole ValleySurrey	District council	South East	87,7692022	258.3	340	molevalley.gov.uk
244	Staffordshire	County council	West Midlands	886,2842022	2,620.3	338	staffordshire.gov.uk
245	RugbyWarwickshire	District council	West Midlands	116,4362022	351.1	332	rugby.gov.uk
246	South DerbyshireDerbyshire	District council	East Midlands	111,1332022	338.1	329	south-derbys.gov.uk
247	SevenoaksKent	District council	South East	121,1062022	369.2	328	sevenoaks.gov.uk
248	LichfieldStaffordshire	District council	West Midlands	108,3522022	331.3	327	lichfielddc.gov.uk
249	East StaffordshireStaffordshire	District council	West Midlands	125,7602022	387.0	325	eaststaffsbc.gov.uk
250	Clackmannanshire	Scottish council area	Scotland	51,5402019	159.0	324	clacks.gov.uk
251	Neath Port Talbot	Welsh principal council	Wales	142,9062018	441.3	324	neath-porttalbot.gov.uk
252	East Sussex	County council	South East	550,7202022	1,708.6	322	eastsussex.gov.uk
253	East HertfordshireHertfordshire	District council	East of England	151,6352022	475.7	319	eastherts.gov.uk
254	Derbyshire	County council	East Midlands	803,4642022	2,546.8	315	derbyshire.gov.uk
255	Folkestone and HytheKent	District council	South East	110,2372022	356.8	309	shepway.gov.uk
256	Warwickshire	County council	West Midlands	607,6042022	1,975.1	308	warwickshire.gov.uk
257	Lisburn and Castlereagh	Northern Ireland district	Northern Ireland	151,6692024	505.4	300	lisburncastlereagh.gov.uk
258	RushcliffeNottinghamshire	District council	East Midlands	121,5822022	409.2	297	rushcliffe.gov.uk
259	Basingstoke and DeaneHampshire	District council	South East	187,8172022	633.8	296	basingstoke.gov.uk
260	Oxfordshire	County council	South East	738,2762022	2,604.9	283	oxfordshire.gov.uk
261	Fife	Scottish council area	Scotland	373,5502019	1,325.0	282	fife.gov.uk
262	HorshamWest Sussex	District council	South East	148,6962022	530.3	280	horsham.gov.uk
263	CherwellOxfordshire	District council	South East	164,1552022	588.7	279	cherwell.gov.uk
264	South StaffordshireStaffordshire	District council	West Midlands	111,5272022	407.3	274	sstaffs.gov.uk
265	Wrexham County Borough	Welsh principal council	Wales	136,1262018	503.8	270	wrexham.gov.uk
266	StroudGloucestershire	District council	South West	123,2052022	460.6	267	stroud.gov.uk
267	Midlothian	Scottish council area	Scotland	92,4602019	353.7	261	midlothian.gov.uk
268	Antrim and Newtownabbey	Northern Ireland district	Northern Ireland	148,1002024	572.0	259	antrimandnewtownabbey.gov.uk
269	BraintreeEssex	District council	East of England	157,6812022	611.7	258	braintree.gov.uk
270	LancasterLancashire	District council	North West	144,4462022	576.2	251	lancaster.gov.uk
271	East HampshireHampshire	District council	South East	127,3192022	514.4	247	easthants.gov.uk
272	Vale of White HorseOxfordshire	District council	South East	142,1162022	577.6	246	whitehorsedc.gov.uk
273	Gloucestershire	County council	South West	652,4092022	2,653.0	246	gloucestershire.gov.uk
274	BroadlandNorfolk	District council	East of England	133,8722022	552.4	242	broadland.gov.uk
275	County Durham	Unitary authority	North East	528,1272022	2,226.0	237	durham.gov.uk
276	TewkesburyGloucestershire	District council	South West	97,0002022	414.4	234	tewkesburybc.gov.uk
277	New ForestHampshire	District council	South East	175,9422022	753.0	234	newforest.gov.uk
278	AshfordKent	District council	South East	135,6102022	580.6	234	ashford.gov.uk
279	North WarwickshireWarwickshire	District council	West Midlands	65,9462022	284.3	232	northwarks.gov.uk
280	StaffordStaffordshire	District council	West Midlands	138,6702022	598.2	232	staffordbc.gov.uk
281	West Berkshire	Unitary authority	South East	162,2152022	704.2	230	westberks.gov.uk
282	Cambridgeshire	County council	East of England	689,1092022	3,046.2	226	cambridgeshire.gov.uk
283	South OxfordshireOxfordshire	District council	South East	151,8202022	678.5	224	southoxon.gov.uk
284	Test ValleyHampshire	District council	South East	132,8712022	627.6	212	testvalley.gov.uk
285	HuntingdonshireCambridgeshire	District council	East of England	184,0522022	906.2	203	huntsdc.gov.uk
286	WychavonWorcestershire	District council	West Midlands	134,5362022	663.5	203	wychavon.gov.uk
287	Suffolk	County council	East of England	768,5552022	3,800.9	202	suffolk.gov.uk
288	TeignbridgeDevon	District council	South West	135,9522022	673.9	202	teignbridge.gov.uk
289	North Lincolnshire	Unitary authority	East Midlands	170,0422022	846.3	201	northlincs.gov.uk
290	WinchesterHampshire	District council	South East	130,2682022	661.0	197	winchester.gov.uk
291	East SuffolkSuffolk	District council	East of England	247,0802022	1,261.9	196	eastsuffolk.gov.uk
292	WealdenEast Sussex	District council	South East	163,0122022	833.2	196	wealden.gov.uk
293	BostonLincolnshire	District council	East Midlands	70,8062022	364.9	194	boston.gov.uk
294	Newark and SherwoodNottinghamshire	District council	East Midlands	125,0892022	651.3	192	newark-sherwooddc.gov.uk
295	East DevonDevon	District council	South West	154,5002022	814.4	190	eastdevon.gov.uk
296	FenlandCambridgeshire	District council	East of England	103,0352022	546.5	189	fenland.gov.uk
297	MaldonEssex	District council	East of England	67,5542022	358.7	188	maldon.gov.uk
298	BassetlawNottinghamshire	District council	East Midlands	120,0122022	637.8	188	bassetlaw.gov.uk
299	RotherEast Sussex	District council	South East	94,1622022	509.4	185	rother.gov.uk
300	South CambridgeshireCambridgeshire	District council	East of England	165,6332022	901.6	184	scambs.gov.uk
301	South Lanarkshire	Scottish council area	Scotland	320,5302019	1,771.9	181	southlanarkshire.gov.uk
302	West SuffolkSuffolk	District council	East of England	182,2282022	1,034.7	176	westsuffolk.gov.uk
303	Norfolk	County council	East of England	925,2992022	5,380.0	172	norfolk.gov.uk
304	HarboroughLeicestershire	District council	East Midlands	100,4812022	591.8	170	harborough.gov.uk
305	High PeakDerbyshire	District council	East Midlands	91,1092022	539.1	169	highpeak.gov.uk
306	Somerset	Unitary authority	South West	576,8522022	3,450.6	167	somerset.gov.uk
307	Forest of DeanGloucestershire	District council	South West	87,9372022	526.3	167	fdean.gov.uk
308	Staffordshire MoorlandsStaffordshire	District council	West Midlands	95,8992022	575.9	167	staffsmoorlands.gov.uk
309	Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon	Northern Ireland district	Northern Ireland	222,5112024	1,336.6	166	armaghbanbridgecraigavon.gov.uk
310	West OxfordshireOxfordshire	District council	South East	116,9282022	714.4	164	westoxon.gov.uk
311	Cornwall	Unitary authority	South West	575,4132022	3,546.0	162	cornwall.gov.uk
312	ChichesterWest Sussex	District council	South East	126,1032022	786.2	160	chichester.gov.uk
313	South NorfolkNorfolk	District council	East of England	144,5932022	907.7	159	south-norfolk.gov.uk
314	BaberghSuffolk	District council	East of England	94,2772022	593.8	159	babergh.gov.uk
315	Wiltshire	Unitary authority	South West	515,8852022	3,255.3	158	wiltshire.gov.uk
316	East Lothian	Scottish council area	Scotland	107,0902019	679.2	158	eastlothian.gov.uk
317	Dorset	Unitary authority	South West	383,2742022	2,491.3	154	dorsetcouncil.gov.uk
318	South KestevenLincolnshire	District council	East Midlands	144,2492022	942.6	153	southkesteven.gov.uk
319	North Ayrshire	Scottish council area	Scotland	134,7402019	885.4	152	north-ayrshire.gov.uk
320	UttlesfordEssex	District council	East of England	92,5782022	641.2	144	uttlesford.gov.uk
321	East Riding of Yorkshire	Unitary authority	Yorkshire and the Humber	346,3092022	2,405.3	144	eastriding.gov.uk
322	Stratford-on-AvonWarwickshire	District council	West Midlands	138,5832022	977.9	142	stratford.gov.uk
323	Malvern HillsWorcestershire	District council	West Midlands	81,0242022	577.1	140	malvernhills.gov.uk
324	Isles of Scilly	Unitary authority	South West	2,2812022	16.3	140	scilly.gov.uk
325	East CambridgeshireCambridgeshire	District council	East of England	89,3942022	651.3	137	eastcambs.gov.uk
326	Mid and East Antrim	Northern Ireland district	Northern Ireland	139,9132024	1,046.4	134	midandeastantrim.gov.uk
327	Lincolnshire	County council	East Midlands	775,5242022	5,937.3	131	lincolnshire.gov.uk
328	North KestevenLincolnshire	District council	East Midlands	119,7092022	922.5	130	n-kesteven.gov.uk
329	South HollandLincolnshire	District council	East Midlands	96,9832022	750.9	129	sholland.gov.uk
330	Devon	County council	South West	826,3192022	6,564.3	126	devon.gov.uk
331	Derry City and Strabane	Northern Ireland district	Northern Ireland	152,3832024	1,238.5	123	derrycityandstrabanedistrict.com
332	Mid SuffolkSuffolk	District council	East of England	105,7232022	871.1	121	midsuffolk.gov.uk
333	Denbighshire	Welsh principal council	Wales	95,3302018	836.8	114	denbighshire.gov.uk
334	Newry, Mourne and Down	Northern Ireland district	Northern Ireland	183,1152024	1,632.9	112	newrymournedown.org
335	Monmouthshire	Welsh principal council	Wales	94,1422018	849.1	111	monmouthshire.gov.uk
336	BrecklandNorfolk	District council	East of England	143,4792022	1,305.1	110	breckland.gov.uk
337	MeltonLeicestershire	District council	East Midlands	52,4332022	481.4	109	melton.gov.uk
338	King's Lynn and West NorfolkNorfolk	District council	East of England	155,7412022	1,438.8	108	west-norfolk.gov.uk
339	Ribble ValleyLancashire	District council	North West	63,1072022	583.2	108	ribblevalley.gov.uk
340	Rutland	Unitary authority	East Midlands	41,1512022	381.8	108	rutland.gov.uk
341	North NorfolkNorfolk	District council	East of England	103,2272022	962.5	107	north-norfolk.gov.uk
342	Conwy County Borough	Welsh principal council	Wales	117,1812018	1,125.8	104	conwy.gov.uk
343	Shropshire	Unitary authority	West Midlands	327,1782022	3,197.3	102	shropshire.gov.uk
344	South HamsDevon	District council	South West	89,8122022	886.5	101	south-hams-dc.gov.uk
345	East Ayrshire	Scottish council area	Scotland	122,0102019	1,262.1	97	east-ayrshire.gov.uk
346	Anglesey	Welsh principal council	Wales	70,0432019	749.0	94	anglesey.gov.uk
347	North DevonDevon	District council	South West	100,5052022	1,086.0	93	northdevon.gov.uk
348	South Ayrshire	Scottish council area	Scotland	112,6102019	1,222.0	92	south-ayrshire.gov.uk
349	Mid DevonDevon	District council	South West	83,7862022	912.9	92	middevon.gov.uk
350	Derbyshire DalesDerbyshire	District council	East Midlands	71,7522022	792.4	91	derbyshiredales.gov.uk
351	Herefordshire	Unitary authority	West Midlands	188,7192022	2,179.7	87	herefordshire.gov.uk
352	West LindseyLincolnshire	District council	East Midlands	96,8172022	1,155.7	84	west-lindsey.gov.uk
353	Mid Ulster	Northern Ireland district	Northern Ireland	152,7182024	1,826.7	84	midulstercouncil.org
354	East LindseyLincolnshire	District council	East Midlands	144,4152022	1,765.0	82	e-lindsey.gov.uk
355	Carmarthenshire	Welsh principal council	Wales	187,5682018	2,370.3	79	carmarthenshire.gov.uk
356	CotswoldGloucestershire	District council	South West	91,5632025	1,164.5	79	cotswold.gov.uk
357	Pembrokeshire	Welsh principal council	Wales	125,8182019	1,618.7	78	pembrokeshire.gov.uk
358	North Yorkshire	Unitary authority	North East	623,5012022	8,037.7	78	northyorks.gov.uk
359	Causeway Coast and Glens	Northern Ireland district	Northern Ireland	141,9542024	1,980.1	72	causewaycoastandglens.gov.uk
360	TorridgeDevon	District council	South West	68,6352022	983.9	70	torridge.gov.uk
361	Northumberland	Unitary authority	North East	324,3622022	5,013.8	65	northumberland.gov.uk
362	Angus	Scottish council area	Scotland	115,8202020	2,181.6	53	angus.gov.uk
363	West DevonDevon	District council	South West	58,1902022	1,159.7	50	westdevon.gov.uk
364	Gwynedd	Welsh principal council	Wales	124,5602019	2,534.9	49	gwynedd.llyw.cymru
365	Stirling	Scottish council area	Scotland	94,2102019	2,187.0	43	stirling.gov.uk
366	Moray	Scottish council area	Scotland	95,8202019	2,237.6	43	moray.gov.uk
367	Aberdeenshire	Scottish council area	Scotland	261,2102019	6,312.6	41	aberdeenshire.gov.uk
368	Fermanagh and Omagh	Northern Ireland district	Northern Ireland	117,6872024	2,856.5	41	fermanaghomagh.com
369	Ceredigion	Welsh principal council	Wales	72,9922018	1,785.6	41	ceredigion.gov.uk
370	Perth and Kinross	Scottish council area	Scotland	151,9502019	5,285.6	29	pkc.gov.uk
371	Powys	Welsh principal council	Wales	132,4472018	5,180.7	26	powys.gov.uk
372	Scottish Borders	Scottish council area	Scotland	115,5102019	4,731.8	24	scotborders.gov.uk
373	Dumfries and Galloway	Scottish council area	Scotland	148,8602019	6,426.9	23	dumgal.gov.uk
374	Orkney Islands	Scottish council area	Scotland	22,2702019	990.0	22	orkney.gov.uk
375	Shetland Islands	Scottish council area	Scotland	22,9202019	1,468.0	16	shetland.gov.uk
376	Argyll and Bute	Scottish council area	Scotland	85,8702019	6,908.7	12	argyll-bute.gov.uk
377	Highland	Scottish council area	Scotland	235,8302019	25,657.2	9	highland.gov.uk
378	Outer Hebrides	Scottish council area	Scotland	26,7202019	3,058.7	9	cne-siar.gov.uk

378 councils · population: latest estimate in Wikidata, year in small type · source: Wikidata