Region of England
Councils in North West England
North West England has 36 councils: 15 metropolitan boroughs, 12 district councils, 8 unitary authorities, 1 county council. Together they serve about 7.5M residents across 7,341 km².
Councils36
Residents7.5M
Area7,341km²
Former councils13
| Council | Type | Population | Area, km² | People / km² | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackburn with Darwen | Unitary authority | 155,7622022 | 137.0 | 1,137 | blackburn.gov.uk |
| Blackpool | Unitary authority | 141,5742022 | 34.9 | 4,057 | blackpool.gov.uk |
 Bolton | Metropolitan borough | 298,9032022 | 139.8 | 2,138 | bolton.gov.uk |
 BurnleyLancashire | District council | 95,5532022 | 110.7 | 863 | burnley.gov.uk |
 Bury | Metropolitan borough | 194,6062022 | 99.5 | 1,957 | bury.gov.uk |
 Cheshire East | Unitary authority | 406,5272022 | 1,166.4 | 349 | cheshireeast.gov.uk |
| Cheshire West and Chester | Unitary authority | 361,6942022 | 916.7 | 395 | cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk |
| ChorleyLancashire | District council | 118,6242022 | 202.8 | 585 | main.chorley.gov.uk |
| Cumberland | Unitary authority | 275,3902022 | — | — | cumberland.gov.uk |
| FyldeLancashire | District council | 83,0082022 | 165.8 | 501 | fylde.gov.uk |
| Halton | Unitary authority | 128,9642022 | 79.1 | 1,631 | halton.gov.uk |
| HyndburnLancashire | District council | 83,2132022 | 73.0 | 1,140 | hyndburnbc.gov.uk |
 Knowsley | Metropolitan borough | 157,1032022 | 86.5 | 1,816 | knowsley.gov.uk |
 Lancashire | County council | 1,253,1542022 | 2,903.2 | 432 | lancashire.gov.uk |
 LancasterLancashire | District council | 144,4462022 | 576.2 | 251 | lancaster.gov.uk |
| Liverpool | Metropolitan borough | 496,7702022 | 111.8 | 4,442 | — |
 Manchester | Metropolitan borough | 568,9962022 | 115.7 | 4,920 | — |
 Oldham | Metropolitan borough | 243,9122022 | 142.3 | 1,714 | oldham.gov.uk |
| PendleLancashire | District council | 96,1102022 | 169.4 | 567 | pendle.gov.uk |
| PrestonLancashire | District council | 151,5822022 | 142.3 | 1,065 | preston.gov.uk |
| Ribble ValleyLancashire | District council | 63,1072022 | 583.2 | 108 | ribblevalley.gov.uk |
 Rochdale | Metropolitan borough | 226,9922022 | 158.1 | 1,435 | rochdale.gov.uk |
| RossendaleLancashire | District council | 71,1692022 | 138.0 | 516 | rossendale.gov.uk |
 Salford | Metropolitan borough | 278,0642022 | 97.2 | 2,861 | salford.gov.uk |
| Sefton | Metropolitan borough | 281,0272022 | 155.0 | 1,813 | sefton.gov.uk |
| South RibbleLancashire | District council | 112,1662022 | 113.0 | 993 | south-ribblebc.gov.uk |
| St Helens | Metropolitan borough | 184,7282022 | 136.4 | 1,355 | sthelens.gov.uk |
 Stockport | Metropolitan borough | 297,1072022 | 126.0 | 2,357 | stockport.gov.uk |
 Tameside | Metropolitan borough | 232,7532022 | 103.2 | 2,256 | tameside.gov.uk |
| Trafford | Metropolitan borough | 236,3012022 | 106.0 | 2,228 | trafford.gov.uk |
| Warrington | Unitary authority | 211,5802022 | 180.6 | 1,171 | warrington.gov.uk |
| West LancashireLancashire | District council | 119,3672022 | 346.8 | 344 | westlancsdc.gov.uk |
| Westmorland and Furness | Unitary authority | 227,6432022 | — | — | westmorlandandfurness.gov.uk |
 Wigan | Metropolitan borough | 334,1102022 | 188.2 | 1,776 | wigan.gov.uk |
| Wirral | Metropolitan borough | 322,4532022 | 157.1 | 2,053 | wirral.gov.uk |
| WyreLancashire | District council | 114,8092022 | 282.1 | 407 | wyre.gov.uk |
36 councils · population: latest estimate in Wikidata, year in small type · source: Wikidata