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UK councils ranked by population

UK councils ranked by population

All current councils by their latest population estimate. County councils overlap the districts beneath them, so a county and its districts both appear.

1Kent449 per km²County council 2Essex439 per km²County council 3Hampshire385 per km²County council

#	Council	Type	Region / nation	Population	Area, km²	People / km²	Website
1	Kent	County council	South East	1,593,1912022	3,544.9	449	visitkent.co.uk
2	Essex	County council	East of England	1,519,5092022	3,464.4	439	essex.gov.uk
3	Hampshire	County council	South East	1,416,8082022	3,678.9	385	hants.gov.uk
4	Lancashire	County council	North West	1,253,1542022	2,903.2	432	lancashire.gov.uk
5	Surrey	County council	South East	1,214,5402022	1,662.5	731	surreycc.gov.uk
6	Hertfordshire	County council	East of England	1,204,5882022	1,643.1	733	hertfordshire.gov.uk
7	Birmingham	Metropolitan borough	West Midlands	1,157,6032022	267.8	4,323	—
8	Norfolk	County council	East of England	925,2992022	5,380.0	172	norfolk.gov.uk
9	West Sussex	County council	South East	892,3362022	1,990.9	448	westsussex.gov.uk
10	Staffordshire	County council	West Midlands	886,2842022	2,620.3	338	staffordshire.gov.uk
11	Nottinghamshire	County council	East Midlands	834,8222022	2,084.7	400	nottinghamshire.gov.uk
12	Devon	County council	South West	826,3192022	6,564.3	126	devon.gov.uk
13	Leeds	Metropolitan borough	Yorkshire and the Humber	822,4832022	551.7	1,491	leeds.gov.uk
14	Derbyshire	County council	East Midlands	803,4642022	2,546.8	315	derbyshire.gov.uk
15	Lincolnshire	County council	East Midlands	775,5242022	5,937.3	131	lincolnshire.gov.uk
16	Suffolk	County council	East of England	768,5552022	3,800.9	202	suffolk.gov.uk
17	Oxfordshire	County council	South East	738,2762022	2,604.9	283	oxfordshire.gov.uk
18	Leicestershire	County council	East Midlands	722,1552022	2,082.9	347	leicestershire.gov.uk
19	Cambridgeshire	County council	East of England	689,1092022	3,046.2	226	cambridgeshire.gov.uk
20	Gloucestershire	County council	South West	652,4092022	2,653.0	246	gloucestershire.gov.uk
21	Glasgow City	Scottish council area	Scotland	633,1202019	174.7	3,624	glasgow.gov.uk
22	North Yorkshire	Unitary authority	North East	623,5012022	8,037.7	78	northyorks.gov.uk
23	Worcestershire	County council	West Midlands	609,2162022	1,740.5	350	worcestershire.gov.uk
24	Warwickshire	County council	West Midlands	607,6042022	1,975.1	308	warwickshire.gov.uk
25	Somerset	Unitary authority	South West	576,8522022	3,450.6	167	somerset.gov.uk
26	Cornwall	Unitary authority	South West	575,4132022	3,546.0	162	cornwall.gov.uk
27	Manchester	Metropolitan borough	North West	568,9962022	115.7	4,920	—
28	Sheffield	Metropolitan borough	Yorkshire and the Humber	566,2422022	367.9	1,539	sheffield.gov.uk
29	Buckinghamshire	Unitary authority	South East	560,4092022	1,565.0	358	—
30	Bradford	Metropolitan borough	Yorkshire and the Humber	552,6442022	366.4	1,508	bradford.gov.uk
31	East Sussex	County council	South East	550,7202022	1,708.6	322	eastsussex.gov.uk
32	County Durham	Unitary authority	North East	528,1272022	2,226.0	237	durham.gov.uk
33	City of Edinburgh	Scottish council area	Scotland	524,9302019	263.4	1,993	—
34	Wiltshire	Unitary authority	South West	515,8852022	3,255.3	158	wiltshire.gov.uk
35	Liverpool	Metropolitan borough	North West	496,7702022	111.8	4,442	—
36	City of Bristol	Unitary authority	South West	479,0242022	109.7	4,367	bristol.gov.uk
37	Kirklees	Metropolitan borough	Yorkshire and the Humber	437,5932022	408.6	1,071	kirklees.gov.uk
38	West Northamptonshire	Unitary authority	East Midlands	429,0132022	—	—	westnorthants.gov.uk
39	Cheshire East	Unitary authority	North West	406,5272022	1,166.4	349	cheshireeast.gov.uk
40	Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole	Unitary authority	South West	401,8982022	161.3	2,492	bcpcouncil.gov.uk
41	London Borough of Croydon	London borough	London	392,2242022	86.5	4,535	croydon.gov.uk
42	London Borough of Barnet	London borough	London	389,1012022	86.8	4,485	barnet.gov.uk
43	Dorset	Unitary authority	South West	383,2742022	2,491.3	154	dorsetcouncil.gov.uk
44	Fife	Scottish council area	Scotland	373,5502019	1,325.0	282	fife.gov.uk
45	City of Leicester	Unitary authority	East Midlands	373,3992022	73.3	5,091	leicester.gov.uk
46	London Borough of Ealing	London borough	London	369,9372022	55.5	6,661	ealing.gov.uk
47	Cardiff	Welsh principal council	Wales	364,2482018	140.9	2,585	cardiff.gov.uk
48	North Northamptonshire	Unitary authority	East Midlands	363,4082022	—	—	northnorthants.gov.uk
49	Cheshire West and Chester	Unitary authority	North West	361,6942022	916.7	395	cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk
50	London Borough of Newham	London borough	London	358,6452022	36.2	9,907	newham.gov.uk
51	Wakefield	Metropolitan borough	Yorkshire and the Humber	357,7292022	338.6	1,056	wakefield.gov.uk
52	Coventry	Metropolitan borough	West Midlands	355,6002022	98.6	3,605	coventry.gov.uk
53	East Riding of Yorkshire	Unitary authority	Yorkshire and the Humber	346,3092022	2,405.3	144	eastriding.gov.uk
54	Sandwell	Metropolitan borough	West Midlands	344,2102022	85.6	4,023	sandwell.gov.uk
55	Belfast	Northern Ireland district	Northern Ireland	341,8772018	132.5	2,581	—
56	North Lanarkshire	Scottish council area	Scotland	341,3702019	469.9	726	northlan.gov.uk
57	London Borough of Brent	London borough	London	341,2212022	43.2	7,893	brent.gov.uk
58	Wigan	Metropolitan borough	North West	334,1102022	188.2	1,776	wigan.gov.uk
59	London Borough of Bromley	London borough	London	329,5782022	150.1	2,195	bromley.gov.uk
60	London Borough of Wandsworth	London borough	London	329,0352022	34.3	9,604	wandsworth.gov.uk
61	City of Nottingham	Unitary authority	East Midlands	328,5132022	74.6	4,403	nottinghamcity.gov.uk
62	London Borough of Enfield	London borough	London	327,2242022	80.8	4,048	enfield.gov.uk
63	Shropshire	Unitary authority	West Midlands	327,1782022	3,197.3	102	shropshire.gov.uk
64	London Borough of Tower Hamlets	London borough	London	325,7892022	19.8	16,462	towerhamlets.gov.uk
65	Dudley	Metropolitan borough	West Midlands	324,9692022	98.0	3,317	dudley.gov.uk
66	Northumberland	Unitary authority	North East	324,3622022	5,013.8	65	northumberland.gov.uk
67	Wirral	Metropolitan borough	North West	322,4532022	157.1	2,053	wirral.gov.uk
68	Newcastle upon Tyne	Metropolitan borough	North East	320,6052024	113.5	2,826	—
69	South Lanarkshire	Scottish council area	Scotland	320,5302019	1,771.9	181	southlanarkshire.gov.uk
70	London Borough of Lambeth	London borough	London	316,8122022	26.8	11,817	lambeth.gov.uk
71	London Borough of Southwark	London borough	London	311,9132022	28.9	10,808	southwark.gov.uk
72	Doncaster	Metropolitan borough	Yorkshire and the Humber	311,0272022	568.0	548	doncaster.gov.uk
73	London Borough of Redbridge	London borough	London	310,9112022	56.4	5,511	redbridge.gov.uk
74	London Borough of Hillingdon	London borough	London	310,6812022	115.7	2,685	hillingdon.gov.uk
75	Central Bedfordshire	Unitary authority	East of England	301,5012022	715.7	421	centralbedfordshire.gov.uk
76	Bolton	Metropolitan borough	North West	298,9032022	139.8	2,138	bolton.gov.uk
77	London Borough of Lewisham	London borough	London	298,6532022	35.1	8,497	lewisham.gov.uk
78	Stockport	Metropolitan borough	North West	297,1072022	126.0	2,357	stockport.gov.uk
79	South Gloucestershire	Unitary authority	South West	294,7652022	496.9	593	southglos.gov.uk
80	City of Milton Keynes	Unitary authority	South East	292,1802022	308.6	947	miltonkeynes.gov.uk
81	Royal Borough of Greenwich	London borough	London	291,0802022	47.3	6,150	greenwich.gov.uk
82	London Borough of Hounslow	London borough	London	290,4882022	56.0	5,189	hounslow.gov.uk
83	Walsall	Metropolitan borough	West Midlands	286,1052022	104.0	2,752	walsall.gov.uk
84	Medway	Unitary authority	South East	282,7022022	193.5	1,461	medway.gov.uk
85	Sefton	Metropolitan borough	North West	281,0272022	155.0	1,813	sefton.gov.uk
86	Salford	Metropolitan borough	North West	278,0642022	97.2	2,861	salford.gov.uk
87	Brighton and Hove	Unitary authority	South East	277,9652022	82.7	3,361	brighton-hove.gov.uk
88	Sunderland	Metropolitan borough	North East	277,3542022	137.4	2,018	sunderland.gov.uk
89	London Borough of Waltham Forest	London borough	London	275,8872022	38.8	7,109	walthamforest.gov.uk
90	Cumberland	Unitary authority	North West	275,3902022	—	—	cumberland.gov.uk
91	City of Kingston upon Hull	Unitary authority	Yorkshire and the Humber	268,8522022	71.5	3,763	hullcc.gov.uk
92	Rotherham	Metropolitan borough	Yorkshire and the Humber	268,3542022	286.5	937	rotherham.gov.uk
93	City of Wolverhampton	Metropolitan borough	West Midlands	267,6512022	69.4	3,854	—
94	City of Plymouth	Unitary authority	South West	266,8622022	79.8	3,343	plymouth.gov.uk
95	London Borough of Havering	London borough	London	264,7032022	112.3	2,356	havering.gov.uk
96	City of Derby	Unitary authority	East Midlands	263,4902022	78.0	3,377	derby.gov.uk
97	London Borough of Haringey	London borough	London	261,8112022	29.6	8,845	haringey.gov.uk
98	London Borough of Hackney	London borough	London	261,4912022	19.1	13,727	hackney.gov.uk
99	Aberdeenshire	Scottish council area	Scotland	261,2102019	6,312.6	41	aberdeenshire.gov.uk
100	London Borough of Harrow	London borough	London	261,1852022	50.5	5,176	harrow.gov.uk
101	City of Stoke-on-Trent	Unitary authority	West Midlands	259,9652022	93.5	2,782	stoke.gov.uk
102	City of Southampton	Unitary authority	South East	252,6892022	49.9	5,063	—
103	London Borough of Bexley	London borough	London	247,8352022	60.6	4,091	bexley.gov.uk
104	East SuffolkSuffolk	District council	East of England	247,0802022	1,261.9	196	eastsuffolk.gov.uk
105	Barnsley	Metropolitan borough	Yorkshire and the Humber	246,4822022	329.1	749	barnsley.gov.uk
106	Swansea	Welsh principal council	Wales	246,4662018	379.7	649	swansea.gov.uk
107	Oldham	Metropolitan borough	North West	243,9122022	142.3	1,714	oldham.gov.uk
108	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Welsh principal council	Wales	240,1312018	424.1	566	rctcbc.gov.uk
109	Trafford	Metropolitan borough	North West	236,3012022	106.0	2,228	trafford.gov.uk
110	Highland	Scottish council area	Scotland	235,8302019	25,657.2	9	highland.gov.uk
111	Swindon	Unitary authority	South West	235,6572022	230.1	1,024	swindon.gov.uk
112	Tameside	Metropolitan borough	North West	232,7532022	103.2	2,256	tameside.gov.uk
113	Aberdeen City	Scottish council area	Scotland	228,6702019	185.7	1,231	aberdeencity.gov.uk
114	Westmorland and Furness	Unitary authority	North West	227,6432022	—	—	westmorlandandfurness.gov.uk
115	Rochdale	Metropolitan borough	North West	226,9922022	158.1	1,435	rochdale.gov.uk
116	Luton	Unitary authority	East of England	226,9732022	43.4	5,236	—
117	Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon	Northern Ireland district	Northern Ireland	222,5112024	1,336.6	166	armaghbanbridgecraigavon.gov.uk
118	London Borough of Islington	London borough	London	220,3732022	14.9	14,830	islington.gov.uk
119	London Borough of Barking and Dagenham	London borough	London	219,9922022	36.1	6,092	lbbd.gov.uk
120	North Somerset	Unitary authority	South West	219,1452022	373.8	586	n-somerset.gov.uk
121	London Borough of Camden	London borough	London	218,0492022	21.8	10,007	camden.gov.uk
122	City of Peterborough	Unitary authority	East of England	217,7052022	343.4	634	peterborough.gov.uk
123	Solihull	Metropolitan borough	West Midlands	217,6782022	178.3	1,221	solihull.gov.uk
124	London Borough of Merton	London borough	London	214,7092022	37.6	5,707	merton.gov.uk
125	Warrington	Unitary authority	North West	211,5802022	180.6	1,171	warrington.gov.uk
126	City of Westminster	London borough	London	211,3652022	21.5	9,836	westminster.gov.uk
127	North Tyneside	Metropolitan borough	North East	210,4872022	82.3	2,557	northtyneside.gov.uk
128	London Borough of Sutton	London borough	London	210,0532022	43.9	4,790	sutton.gov.uk
129	City of Portsmouth	Unitary authority	South East	208,4202022	40.4	5,160	portsmouth.gov.uk
130	Calderdale	Metropolitan borough	Yorkshire and the Humber	207,6992022	364.0	571	calderdale.gov.uk
131	City of York	Unitary authority	North East	204,5512022	271.9	752	york.gov.uk
132	Stockton-on-Tees	Unitary authority	North East	199,9662022	205.0	976	stockton.gov.uk
133	Gateshead	Metropolitan borough	North East	197,7222022	142.4	1,389	—
134	Bath and North East Somerset	Unitary authority	South West	195,6182022	345.7	566	bathnes.gov.uk
135	London Borough of Richmond upon Thames	London borough	London	194,8942022	57.4	3,395	richmond.gov.uk
136	Bury	Metropolitan borough	North West	194,6062022	99.5	1,957	bury.gov.uk
137	ColchesterEssex	District council	East of England	194,3942022	329.1	591	colchester.gov.uk
138	Telford and Wrekin	Unitary authority	West Midlands	188,8712022	290.3	651	telford.gov.uk
139	BasildonEssex	District council	East of England	188,8482022	110.0	1,716	basildon.gov.uk
140	Herefordshire	Unitary authority	West Midlands	188,7192022	2,179.7	87	herefordshire.gov.uk
141	Basingstoke and DeaneHampshire	District council	South East	187,8172022	633.8	296	basingstoke.gov.uk
142	Carmarthenshire	Welsh principal council	Wales	187,5682018	2,370.3	79	carmarthenshire.gov.uk
143	Bedford	Unitary authority	East of England	187,4662022	476.4	394	bedford.gov.uk
144	London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham	London borough	London	185,2382022	16.4	11,295	lbhf.gov.uk
145	CharnwoodLeicestershire	District council	East Midlands	184,7482022	279.0	662	charnwood.gov.uk
146	St Helens	Metropolitan borough	North West	184,7282022	136.4	1,355	sthelens.gov.uk
147	HuntingdonshireCambridgeshire	District council	East of England	184,0522022	906.2	203	huntsdc.gov.uk
148	ChelmsfordEssex	District council	East of England	183,3262022	338.8	541	chelmsford.gov.uk
149	Newry, Mourne and Down	Northern Ireland district	Northern Ireland	183,1152024	1,632.9	112	newrymournedown.org
150	West Lothian	Scottish council area	Scotland	183,1002019	427.7	428	westlothian.gov.uk
151	West SuffolkSuffolk	District council	East of England	182,2282022	1,034.7	176	westsuffolk.gov.uk
152	Caerphilly County Borough	Welsh principal council	Wales	181,0192018	277.4	653	caerphilly.gov.uk
153	Wokingham	Unitary authority	South East	180,9672022	179.0	1,011	wokingham.gov.uk
154	Southend-on-Sea	Unitary authority	East of England	180,9152022	41.8	4,332	southend.gov.uk
155	MaidstoneKent	District council	South East	180,4282022	393.3	459	maidstone.gov.uk
156	Renfrewshire	Scottish council area	Scotland	179,1002019	261.5	685	renfrewshire.gov.uk
157	Thurrock	Unitary authority	East of England	176,8772022	163.5	1,082	thurrock.gov.uk
158	New ForestHampshire	District council	South East	175,9422022	753.0	234	newforest.gov.uk
159	Reading	Unitary authority	South East	174,8202022	40.4	4,327	reading.gov.uk
160	North Lincolnshire	Unitary authority	East Midlands	170,0422022	846.3	201	northlincs.gov.uk
161	Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames	London borough	London	168,3022022	37.3	4,517	kingston.gov.uk
162	Newport	Welsh principal council	Wales	167,8992024	190.5	881	newport.gov.uk
163	ArunWest Sussex	District council	South East	166,3662022	220.9	753	arun.gov.uk
164	South CambridgeshireCambridgeshire	District council	East of England	165,6332022	901.6	184	scambs.gov.uk
165	Ards and North Down	Northern Ireland district	Northern Ireland	165,4152024	460.8	359	ardsandnorthdown.gov.uk
166	CherwellOxfordshire	District council	South East	164,1552022	588.7	279	cherwell.gov.uk
167	OxfordOxfordshire	District council	South East	163,2572022	45.6	3,580	oxford.gov.uk
168	WealdenEast Sussex	District council	South East	163,0122022	833.2	196	wealden.gov.uk
169	West Berkshire	Unitary authority	South East	162,2152022	704.2	230	westberks.gov.uk
170	Falkirk	Scottish council area	Scotland	160,8902019	297.4	541	falkirk.gov.uk
171	Slough	Unitary authority	South East	159,1822022	32.5	4,892	slough.gov.uk
172	North East Lincolnshire	Unitary authority	East Midlands	157,7542022	191.9	822	nelincs.gov.uk
173	BraintreeEssex	District council	East of England	157,6812022	611.7	258	braintree.gov.uk
174	CanterburyKent	District council	South East	157,5502022	308.9	510	canterbury.gov.uk
175	Knowsley	Metropolitan borough	North West	157,1032022	86.5	1,816	knowsley.gov.uk
176	DacorumHertfordshire	District council	East of England	156,1232022	212.5	735	dacorum.gov.uk
177	Blackburn with Darwen	Unitary authority	North West	155,7622022	137.0	1,137	blackburn.gov.uk
178	King's Lynn and West NorfolkNorfolk	District council	East of England	155,7412022	1,438.8	108	west-norfolk.gov.uk
179	Flintshire	Welsh principal council	Wales	155,5932018	437.5	356	flintshire.gov.uk
180	Mid SussexWest Sussex	District council	South East	154,9302022	334.0	464	midsussex.gov.uk
181	Windsor and Maidenhead	Unitary authority	South East	154,7382022	196.5	787	rbwm.gov.uk
182	SwaleKent	District council	South East	154,6192022	374.5	413	swale.gov.uk
183	East DevonDevon	District council	South West	154,5002022	814.4	190	eastdevon.gov.uk
184	Reigate and BansteadSurrey	District council	South East	153,6292022	129.1	1,190	reigate-banstead.gov.uk
185	Mid Ulster	Northern Ireland district	Northern Ireland	152,7182024	1,826.7	84	midulstercouncil.org
186	Derry City and Strabane	Northern Ireland district	Northern Ireland	152,3832024	1,238.5	123	derrycityandstrabanedistrict.com
187	Perth and Kinross	Scottish council area	Scotland	151,9502019	5,285.6	29	pkc.gov.uk
188	South OxfordshireOxfordshire	District council	South East	151,8202022	678.5	224	southoxon.gov.uk
189	Lisburn and Castlereagh	Northern Ireland district	Northern Ireland	151,6692024	505.4	300	lisburncastlereagh.gov.uk
190	East HertfordshireHertfordshire	District council	East of England	151,6352022	475.7	319	eastherts.gov.uk
191	PrestonLancashire	District council	North West	151,5822022	142.3	1,065	preston.gov.uk
192	TendringEssex	District council	East of England	151,4512022	337.7	448	tendringdc.gov.uk
193	WarwickWarwickshire	District council	West Midlands	151,1582022	282.9	534	warwickdc.gov.uk
194	Dundee City	Scottish council area	Scotland	149,3202019	59.8	2,496	—
195	Dumfries and Galloway	Scottish council area	Scotland	148,8602019	6,426.9	23	dumgal.gov.uk
196	HorshamWest Sussex	District council	South East	148,6962022	530.3	280	horsham.gov.uk
197	South Tyneside	Metropolitan borough	North East	148,6672022	64.4	2,309	southtyneside.gov.uk
198	St AlbansHertfordshire	District council	East of England	148,3582022	161.2	920	stalbans.gov.uk
199	Middlesbrough	Unitary authority	North East	148,2852022	53.9	2,752	middlesbrough.gov.uk
200	Antrim and Newtownabbey	Northern Ireland district	Northern Ireland	148,1002024	572.0	259	antrimandnewtownabbey.gov.uk
201	CambridgeCambridgeshire	District council	East of England	146,9952022	40.7	3,612	cambridge.gov.uk
202	Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea	London borough	London	146,1542022	12.1	12,059	rbkc.gov.uk
203	GuildfordSurrey	District council	South East	145,6732022	270.9	538	guildford.gov.uk
204	Bridgend County Borough	Welsh principal council	Wales	144,8762018	250.7	578	bridgend.gov.uk
205	South NorfolkNorfolk	District council	East of England	144,5932022	907.7	159	south-norfolk.gov.uk
206	NorwichNorfolk	District council	East of England	144,5252022	39.0	3,704	norwich.gov.uk
207	LancasterLancashire	District council	North West	144,4462022	576.2	251	lancaster.gov.uk
208	East LindseyLincolnshire	District council	East Midlands	144,4152022	1,765.0	82	e-lindsey.gov.uk
209	South KestevenLincolnshire	District council	East Midlands	144,2492022	942.6	153	southkesteven.gov.uk
210	BrecklandNorfolk	District council	East of England	143,4792022	1,305.1	110	breckland.gov.uk
211	Neath Port Talbot	Welsh principal council	Wales	142,9062018	441.3	324	neath-porttalbot.gov.uk
212	Vale of White HorseOxfordshire	District council	South East	142,1162022	577.6	246	whitehorsedc.gov.uk
213	Causeway Coast and Glens	Northern Ireland district	Northern Ireland	141,9542024	1,980.1	72	causewaycoastandglens.gov.uk
214	Blackpool	Unitary authority	North West	141,5742022	34.9	4,057	blackpool.gov.uk
215	Isle of Wight	Unitary authority	South East	140,7942022	380.2	370	iwight.com
216	ThanetKent	District council	South East	140,6892022	103.3	1,361	thanet.gov.uk
217	ElmbridgeSurrey	District council	South East	140,0242022	95.0	1,473	elmbridge.gov.uk
218	Mid and East Antrim	Northern Ireland district	Northern Ireland	139,9132024	1,046.4	134	midandeastantrim.gov.uk
219	Torbay	Unitary authority	South West	139,4792022	62.9	2,218	torbay.gov.uk
220	IpswichSuffolk	District council	East of England	139,2472022	39.5	3,523	ipswich.gov.uk
221	EastleighHampshire	District council	South East	138,9352022	79.8	1,742	eastleigh.gov.uk
222	StaffordStaffordshire	District council	West Midlands	138,6702022	598.2	232	staffordbc.gov.uk
223	Stratford-on-AvonWarwickshire	District council	West Midlands	138,5832022	977.9	142	stratford.gov.uk
224	Redcar and Cleveland	Unitary authority	North East	137,1752022	244.8	560	redcar-cleveland.gov.uk
225	Wrexham County Borough	Welsh principal council	Wales	136,1262018	503.8	270	wrexham.gov.uk
226	TeignbridgeDevon	District council	South West	135,9522022	673.9	202	teignbridge.gov.uk
227	AshfordKent	District council	South East	135,6102022	580.6	234	ashford.gov.uk
228	Nuneaton and BedworthWarwickshire	District council	West Midlands	135,4812022	79.0	1,716	nuneatonandbedworth.gov.uk
229	Epping ForestEssex	District council	East of England	134,9892022	339.0	398	eppingforestdc.gov.uk
230	ExeterDevon	District council	South West	134,9392022	47.0	2,869	exeter.gov.uk
231	North Ayrshire	Scottish council area	Scotland	134,7402019	885.4	152	north-ayrshire.gov.uk
232	WychavonWorcestershire	District council	West Midlands	134,5362022	663.5	203	wychavon.gov.uk
233	North HertfordshireHertfordshire	District council	East of England	134,1592022	375.4	357	north-herts.gov.uk
234	BroadlandNorfolk	District council	East of England	133,8722022	552.4	242	broadland.gov.uk
235	Tonbridge and MallingKent	District council	South East	133,6612022	240.1	557	tmbc.gov.uk
236	GloucesterGloucestershire	District council	South West	133,5222022	40.5	3,293	gloucester.gov.uk
237	Test ValleyHampshire	District council	South East	132,8712022	627.6	212	testvalley.gov.uk
238	Powys	Welsh principal council	Wales	132,4472018	5,180.7	26	powys.gov.uk
239	The Vale of Glamorgan	Welsh principal council	Wales	132,1652018	331.1	399	valeofglamorgan.gov.uk
240	WinchesterHampshire	District council	South East	130,2682022	661.0	197	winchester.gov.uk
241	WaverleySurrey	District council	South East	130,0632022	345.2	377	waverley.gov.uk
242	Halton	Unitary authority	North West	128,9642022	79.1	1,631	halton.gov.uk
243	East HampshireHampshire	District council	South East	127,3192022	514.4	247	easthants.gov.uk
244	AshfieldNottinghamshire	District council	East Midlands	127,1792022	109.6	1,161	ashfield.gov.uk
245	Amber ValleyDerbyshire	District council	East Midlands	126,9442022	265.4	478	ambervalley.gov.uk
246	Bracknell Forest	Unitary authority	South East	126,8812022	109.4	1,160	bracknell-forest.gov.uk
247	ChichesterWest Sussex	District council	South East	126,1032022	786.2	160	chichester.gov.uk
248	Pembrokeshire	Welsh principal council	Wales	125,8182019	1,618.7	78	pembrokeshire.gov.uk
249	East StaffordshireStaffordshire	District council	West Midlands	125,7602022	387.0	325	eaststaffsbc.gov.uk
250	Newcastle-under-LymeStaffordshire	District council	West Midlands	125,2972022	211.0	594	newcastle-staffs.gov.uk
251	Newark and SherwoodNottinghamshire	District council	East Midlands	125,0892022	651.3	192	newark-sherwooddc.gov.uk
252	HavantHampshire	District council	South East	124,8542022	55.4	2,255	havant.gov.uk
253	Gwynedd	Welsh principal council	Wales	124,5602019	2,534.9	49	gwynedd.llyw.cymru
254	StroudGloucestershire	District council	South West	123,2052022	460.6	267	stroud.gov.uk
255	East Ayrshire	Scottish council area	Scotland	122,0102019	1,262.1	97	east-ayrshire.gov.uk
256	RushcliffeNottinghamshire	District council	East Midlands	121,5822022	409.2	297	rushcliffe.gov.uk
257	SevenoaksKent	District council	South East	121,1062022	369.2	328	sevenoaks.gov.uk
258	Welwyn HatfieldHertfordshire	District council	East of England	120,2132022	129.5	928	welhat.gov.uk
259	BassetlawNottinghamshire	District council	East Midlands	120,0122022	637.8	188	bassetlaw.gov.uk
260	North KestevenLincolnshire	District council	East Midlands	119,7092022	922.5	130	n-kesteven.gov.uk
261	CrawleyWest Sussex	District council	South East	119,5092022	45.0	2,658	crawley.gov.uk
262	CheltenhamGloucestershire	District council	South West	119,4342022	46.6	2,563	cheltenham.gov.uk
263	West LancashireLancashire	District council	North West	119,3672022	346.8	344	westlancsdc.gov.uk
264	DartfordKent	District council	South East	118,8202022	72.8	1,633	dartford.gov.uk
265	ChorleyLancashire	District council	North West	118,6242022	202.8	585	main.chorley.gov.uk
266	GedlingNottinghamshire	District council	East Midlands	117,7302022	120.0	981	gedling.gov.uk
267	Fermanagh and Omagh	Northern Ireland district	Northern Ireland	117,6872024	2,856.5	41	fermanaghomagh.com
268	DoverKent	District council	South East	117,4732022	315.1	373	dover.gov.uk
269	Conwy County Borough	Welsh principal council	Wales	117,1812018	1,125.8	104	conwy.gov.uk
270	West OxfordshireOxfordshire	District council	South East	116,9282022	714.4	164	westoxon.gov.uk
271	RugbyWarwickshire	District council	West Midlands	116,4362022	351.1	332	rugby.gov.uk
272	Tunbridge WellsKent	District council	South East	116,0282022	331.3	350	tunbridgewells.gov.uk
273	Angus	Scottish council area	Scotland	115,8202020	2,181.6	53	angus.gov.uk
274	Scottish Borders	Scottish council area	Scotland	115,5102019	4,731.8	24	scotborders.gov.uk
275	WyreLancashire	District council	North West	114,8092022	282.1	407	wyre.gov.uk
276	FarehamHampshire	District council	South East	114,5472022	74.2	1,543	fareham.gov.uk
277	Hinckley and BosworthLeicestershire	District council	East Midlands	114,2982022	297.4	384	hinckleyandbosworthonline.org.uk
278	ErewashDerbyshire	District council	East Midlands	113,0802022	109.6	1,031	erewash.gov.uk
279	South Ayrshire	Scottish council area	Scotland	112,6102019	1,222.0	92	south-ayrshire.gov.uk
280	South RibbleLancashire	District council	North West	112,1662022	113.0	993	south-ribblebc.gov.uk
281	BroxtoweNottinghamshire	District council	East Midlands	112,1132022	80.1	1,400	broxtowe.gov.uk
282	WorthingWest Sussex	District council	South East	112,0442022	32.5	3,445	adur-worthing.gov.uk
283	South StaffordshireStaffordshire	District council	West Midlands	111,5272022	407.3	274	sstaffs.gov.uk
284	South DerbyshireDerbyshire	District council	East Midlands	111,1332022	338.1	329	south-derbys.gov.uk
285	MansfieldNottinghamshire	District council	East Midlands	111,1172022	76.7	1,449	mansfield.gov.uk
286	Folkestone and HytheKent	District council	South East	110,2372022	356.8	309	shepway.gov.uk
287	Darlington	Unitary authority	North East	109,4692022	197.5	554	darlington.gov.uk
288	East Dunbartonshire	Scottish council area	Scotland	108,6402019	174.5	623	eastdunbarton.gov.uk
289	LichfieldStaffordshire	District council	West Midlands	108,3522022	331.3	327	lichfielddc.gov.uk
290	HertsmereHertfordshire	District council	East of England	108,1062022	101.1	1,069	hertsmere.gov.uk
291	North West LeicestershireLeicestershire	District council	East Midlands	107,6722022	279.3	385	nwleics.gov.uk
292	East Lothian	Scottish council area	Scotland	107,0902019	679.2	158	eastlothian.gov.uk
293	GraveshamKent	District council	South East	106,9702022	99.0	1,080	gravesham.gov.uk
294	Mid SuffolkSuffolk	District council	East of England	105,7232022	871.1	121	midsuffolk.gov.uk
295	BlabyLeicestershire	District council	East Midlands	104,1822022	130.5	799	blaby.gov.uk
296	WokingSurrey	District council	South East	104,1792022	63.6	1,638	woking.gov.uk
297	WorcesterWorcestershire	District council	West Midlands	104,1202022	33.3	3,129	worcester.gov.uk
298	ChesterfieldDerbyshire	District council	East Midlands	104,1102022	66.0	1,576	chesterfield.gov.uk
299	North East DerbyshireDerbyshire	District council	East Midlands	103,7832022	275.6	377	ne-derbyshire.gov.uk
300	SpelthorneSurrey	District council	South East	103,5512022	44.9	2,307	spelthorne.gov.uk
301	North NorfolkNorfolk	District council	East of England	103,2272022	962.5	107	north-norfolk.gov.uk
302	FenlandCambridgeshire	District council	East of England	103,0352022	546.5	189	fenland.gov.uk
303	WatfordHertfordshire	District council	East of England	103,0312022	21.4	4,808	watford.gov.uk
304	LincolnLincolnshire	District council	East Midlands	102,5452022	35.7	2,873	lincoln.gov.uk
305	Wyre ForestWorcestershire	District council	West Midlands	102,3282022	195.4	524	wyreforestdc.gov.uk
306	EastbourneEast Sussex	District council	South East	102,2472022	44.2	2,315	lewes-eastbourne.gov.uk
307	Cannock ChaseStaffordshire	District council	West Midlands	101,1402022	78.9	1,282	cannockchasedc.gov.uk
308	RushmoorHampshire	District council	South East	101,0602022	39.0	2,588	rushmoor.gov.uk
309	HartHampshire	District council	South East	100,9102022	215.3	469	hart.gov.uk
310	LewesEast Sussex	District council	South East	100,6772022	292.1	345	lewes.gov.uk
311	North DevonDevon	District council	South West	100,5052022	1,086.0	93	northdevon.gov.uk
312	HarboroughLeicestershire	District council	East Midlands	100,4812022	591.8	170	harborough.gov.uk
313	BromsgroveWorcestershire	District council	West Midlands	100,0762022	217.0	461	bromsgrove.gov.uk
314	Great YarmouthNorfolk	District council	East of England	99,8622022	174.5	572	great-yarmouth.gov.uk
315	BroxbourneHertfordshire	District council	East of England	99,1032022	51.4	1,927	broxbourne.gov.uk
316	TewkesburyGloucestershire	District council	South West	97,0002022	414.4	234	tewkesburybc.gov.uk
317	South HollandLincolnshire	District council	East Midlands	96,9832022	750.9	129	sholland.gov.uk
318	West LindseyLincolnshire	District council	East Midlands	96,8172022	1,155.7	84	west-lindsey.gov.uk
319	PendleLancashire	District council	North West	96,1102022	169.4	567	pendle.gov.uk
320	Staffordshire MoorlandsStaffordshire	District council	West Midlands	95,8992022	575.9	167	staffsmoorlands.gov.uk
321	Moray	Scottish council area	Scotland	95,8202019	2,237.6	43	moray.gov.uk
322	BurnleyLancashire	District council	North West	95,5532022	110.7	863	burnley.gov.uk
323	East Renfrewshire	Scottish council area	Scotland	95,5302019	174.2	548	eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk
324	Denbighshire	Welsh principal council	Wales	95,3302018	836.8	114	denbighshire.gov.uk
325	HarlowEssex	District council	East of England	94,4092022	30.5	3,091	harlow.gov.uk
326	BaberghSuffolk	District council	East of England	94,2772022	593.8	159	babergh.gov.uk
327	Stirling	Scottish council area	Scotland	94,2102019	2,187.0	43	stirling.gov.uk
328	RotherEast Sussex	District council	South East	94,1622022	509.4	185	rother.gov.uk
329	Monmouthshire	Welsh principal council	Wales	94,1422018	849.1	111	monmouthshire.gov.uk
330	Three RiversHertfordshire	District council	East of England	94,1232022	88.8	1,060	threerivers.gov.uk
331	Hartlepool	Unitary authority	North East	93,8612022	93.6	1,003	hartlepool.gov.uk
332	Torfaen	Welsh principal council	Wales	93,0492018	125.7	740	torfaen.gov.uk
333	UttlesfordEssex	District council	East of England	92,5782022	641.2	144	uttlesford.gov.uk
334	Midlothian	Scottish council area	Scotland	92,4602019	353.7	261	midlothian.gov.uk
335	CotswoldGloucestershire	District council	South West	91,5632025	1,164.5	79	cotswold.gov.uk
336	Surrey HeathSurrey	District council	South East	91,2372022	95.1	959	surreyheath.gov.uk
337	High PeakDerbyshire	District council	East Midlands	91,1092022	539.1	169	highpeak.gov.uk
338	HastingsEast Sussex	District council	South East	90,6222022	29.7	3,049	hastings.gov.uk
339	South HamsDevon	District council	South West	89,8122022	886.5	101	south-hams-dc.gov.uk
340	StevenageHertfordshire	District council	East of England	89,7372022	26.0	3,455	stevenage.gov.uk
341	Castle PointEssex	District council	East of England	89,7312022	45.1	1,991	castlepoint.gov.uk
342	East CambridgeshireCambridgeshire	District council	East of England	89,3942022	651.3	137	eastcambs.gov.uk
343	West Dunbartonshire	Scottish council area	Scotland	88,9302019	158.8	560	west-dunbarton.gov.uk
344	TandridgeSurrey	District council	South East	88,7072022	248.2	357	tandridge.gov.uk
345	RunnymedeSurrey	District council	South East	88,5242022	78.0	1,134	runnymede.gov.uk
346	Forest of DeanGloucestershire	District council	South West	87,9372022	526.3	167	fdean.gov.uk
347	Mole ValleySurrey	District council	South East	87,7692022	258.3	340	molevalley.gov.uk
348	RochfordEssex	District council	East of England	87,2162022	169.5	515	rochford.gov.uk
349	RedditchWorcestershire	District council	West Midlands	87,1322022	54.2	1,606	redditchbc.gov.uk
350	Argyll and Bute	Scottish council area	Scotland	85,8702019	6,908.7	12	argyll-bute.gov.uk
351	Mid DevonDevon	District council	South West	83,7862022	912.9	92	middevon.gov.uk
352	HyndburnLancashire	District council	North West	83,2132022	73.0	1,140	hyndburnbc.gov.uk
353	FyldeLancashire	District council	North West	83,0082022	165.8	501	fylde.gov.uk
354	GosportHampshire	District council	South East	82,2852022	25.4	3,245	gosport.gov.uk
355	BolsoverDerbyshire	District council	East Midlands	81,5532022	160.3	509	bolsover.gov.uk
356	Epsom and EwellSurrey	District council	South East	81,1842022	34.1	2,382	epsom-ewell.gov.uk
357	Malvern HillsWorcestershire	District council	West Midlands	81,0242022	577.1	140	malvernhills.gov.uk
358	TamworthStaffordshire	District council	West Midlands	79,6392022	30.9	2,581	tamworth.gov.uk
359	Inverclyde	Scottish council area	Scotland	77,8002019	160.4	485	inverclyde.gov.uk
360	BrentwoodEssex	District council	East of England	77,3322022	153.1	505	brentwood.gov.uk
361	Ceredigion	Welsh principal council	Wales	72,9922018	1,785.6	41	ceredigion.gov.uk
362	Derbyshire DalesDerbyshire	District council	East Midlands	71,7522022	792.4	91	derbyshiredales.gov.uk
363	RossendaleLancashire	District council	North West	71,1692022	138.0	516	rossendale.gov.uk
364	BostonLincolnshire	District council	East Midlands	70,8062022	364.9	194	boston.gov.uk
365	Anglesey	Welsh principal council	Wales	70,0432019	749.0	94	anglesey.gov.uk
366	Blaenau Gwent	Welsh principal council	Wales	69,7132018	108.7	641	blaenau-gwent.gov.uk
367	TorridgeDevon	District council	South West	68,6352022	983.9	70	torridge.gov.uk
368	MaldonEssex	District council	East of England	67,5542022	358.7	188	maldon.gov.uk
369	North WarwickshireWarwickshire	District council	West Midlands	65,9462022	284.3	232	northwarks.gov.uk
370	AdurWest Sussex	District council	South East	64,6882022	41.9	1,543	adur.gov.uk
371	Ribble ValleyLancashire	District council	North West	63,1072022	583.2	108	ribblevalley.gov.uk
372	Merthyr Tydfil County Borough	Welsh principal council	Wales	60,1832018	111.5	540	merthyr.gov.uk
373	Oadby and WigstonLeicestershire	District council	East Midlands	58,3412022	23.5	2,479	oadby-wigston.gov.uk
374	West DevonDevon	District council	South West	58,1902022	1,159.7	50	westdevon.gov.uk
375	MeltonLeicestershire	District council	East Midlands	52,4332022	481.4	109	melton.gov.uk
376	Clackmannanshire	Scottish council area	Scotland	51,5402019	159.0	324	clacks.gov.uk
377	Rutland	Unitary authority	East Midlands	41,1512022	381.8	108	rutland.gov.uk
378	Outer Hebrides	Scottish council area	Scotland	26,7202019	3,058.7	9	cne-siar.gov.uk
379	Shetland Islands	Scottish council area	Scotland	22,9202019	1,468.0	16	shetland.gov.uk
380	Orkney Islands	Scottish council area	Scotland	22,2702019	990.0	22	orkney.gov.uk
381	City of London	London borough	London	10,8472022	2.9	3,740	—
382	Isles of Scilly	Unitary authority	South West	2,2812022	16.3	140	scilly.gov.uk

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