Councils in North East England

North East England has 14 councils: 9 unitary authorities, 5 metropolitan boroughs. Together they serve about 3.5M residents across 16,884 km².

Councils14

Residents3.5M

Area16,884km²

Former councils20

Council	Type	Population	Area, km²	People / km²	Website
City of York	Unitary authority	204,5512022	271.9	752	york.gov.uk
County Durham	Unitary authority	528,1272022	2,226.0	237	durham.gov.uk
Darlington	Unitary authority	109,4692022	197.5	554	darlington.gov.uk
Gateshead	Metropolitan borough	197,7222022	142.4	1,389	—
Hartlepool	Unitary authority	93,8612022	93.6	1,003	hartlepool.gov.uk
Middlesbrough	Unitary authority	148,2852022	53.9	2,752	middlesbrough.gov.uk
Newcastle upon Tyne	Metropolitan borough	320,6052024	113.5	2,826	—
North Tyneside	Metropolitan borough	210,4872022	82.3	2,557	northtyneside.gov.uk
North Yorkshire	Unitary authority	623,5012022	8,037.7	78	northyorks.gov.uk
Northumberland	Unitary authority	324,3622022	5,013.8	65	northumberland.gov.uk
Redcar and Cleveland	Unitary authority	137,1752022	244.8	560	redcar-cleveland.gov.uk
South Tyneside	Metropolitan borough	148,6672022	64.4	2,309	southtyneside.gov.uk
Stockton-on-Tees	Unitary authority	199,9662022	205.0	976	stockton.gov.uk
Sunderland	Metropolitan borough	277,3542022	137.4	2,018	sunderland.gov.uk

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

Former councils in North East England