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Councils in South East England

South East England has 70 councils: 51 district councils, 13 unitary authorities, 6 county councils. Together they serve about 9.4M residents across 19,073 km².

Councils70
Residents9.4M
Area19,073km²
Former councils4
CouncilTypePopulationArea, km²People / km²Website
AdurWest SussexDistrict council64,688202241.91,543adur.gov.uk
ArunWest SussexDistrict council166,3662022220.9753arun.gov.uk
Emblem of Ashford Borough CouncilAshfordKentDistrict council135,6102022580.6234ashford.gov.uk
Basingstoke and DeaneHampshireDistrict council187,8172022633.8296basingstoke.gov.uk
Bracknell ForestUnitary authority126,8812022109.41,160bracknell-forest.gov.uk
Emblem of Brighton and Hove City CouncilBrighton and HoveUnitary authority277,965202282.73,361brighton-hove.gov.uk
Emblem of Buckinghamshire County CouncilBuckinghamshireUnitary authority560,40920221,565.0358—
Emblem of Canterbury City CouncilCanterburyKentDistrict council157,5502022308.9510canterbury.gov.uk
CherwellOxfordshireDistrict council164,1552022588.7279cherwell.gov.uk
ChichesterWest SussexDistrict council126,1032022786.2160chichester.gov.uk
City of Milton KeynesUnitary authority292,1802022308.6947miltonkeynes.gov.uk
City of PortsmouthUnitary authority208,420202240.45,160portsmouth.gov.uk
City of SouthamptonUnitary authority252,689202249.95,063—
CrawleyWest SussexDistrict council119,509202245.02,658crawley.gov.uk
DartfordKentDistrict council118,820202272.81,633dartford.gov.uk
Emblem of Dover District CouncilDoverKentDistrict council117,4732022315.1373dover.gov.uk
East HampshireHampshireDistrict council127,3192022514.4247easthants.gov.uk
East SussexCounty council550,72020221,708.6322eastsussex.gov.uk
EastbourneEast SussexDistrict council102,247202244.22,315lewes-eastbourne.gov.uk
EastleighHampshireDistrict council138,935202279.81,742eastleigh.gov.uk
Emblem of Elmbridge Borough CouncilElmbridgeSurreyDistrict council140,024202295.01,473elmbridge.gov.uk
Epsom and EwellSurreyDistrict council81,184202234.12,382epsom-ewell.gov.uk
FarehamHampshireDistrict council114,547202274.21,543fareham.gov.uk
Folkestone and HytheKentDistrict council110,2372022356.8309shepway.gov.uk
GosportHampshireDistrict council82,285202225.43,245gosport.gov.uk
GraveshamKentDistrict council106,970202299.01,080gravesham.gov.uk
GuildfordSurreyDistrict council145,6732022270.9538guildford.gov.uk
HampshireCounty council1,416,80820223,678.9385hants.gov.uk
HartHampshireDistrict council100,9102022215.3469hart.gov.uk
HastingsEast SussexDistrict council90,622202229.73,049hastings.gov.uk
HavantHampshireDistrict council124,854202255.42,255havant.gov.uk
HorshamWest SussexDistrict council148,6962022530.3280horsham.gov.uk
Emblem of Isle of Wight CouncilIsle of WightUnitary authority140,7942022380.2370iwight.com
KentCounty council1,593,19120223,544.9449visitkent.co.uk
LewesEast SussexDistrict council100,6772022292.1345lewes.gov.uk
MaidstoneKentDistrict council180,4282022393.3459maidstone.gov.uk
Emblem of Medway CouncilMedwayUnitary authority282,7022022193.51,461medway.gov.uk
Mid SussexWest SussexDistrict council154,9302022334.0464midsussex.gov.uk
Mole ValleySurreyDistrict council87,7692022258.3340molevalley.gov.uk
New ForestHampshireDistrict council175,9422022753.0234newforest.gov.uk
OxfordOxfordshireDistrict council163,257202245.63,580oxford.gov.uk
Emblem of Oxfordshire County CouncilOxfordshireCounty council738,27620222,604.9283oxfordshire.gov.uk
ReadingUnitary authority174,820202240.44,327reading.gov.uk
Reigate and BansteadSurreyDistrict council153,6292022129.11,190reigate-banstead.gov.uk
RotherEast SussexDistrict council94,1622022509.4185rother.gov.uk
RunnymedeSurreyDistrict council88,524202278.01,134runnymede.gov.uk
RushmoorHampshireDistrict council101,060202239.02,588rushmoor.gov.uk
SevenoaksKentDistrict council121,1062022369.2328sevenoaks.gov.uk
SloughUnitary authority159,182202232.54,892slough.gov.uk
South OxfordshireOxfordshireDistrict council151,8202022678.5224southoxon.gov.uk
SpelthorneSurreyDistrict council103,551202244.92,307spelthorne.gov.uk
Emblem of Surrey Quarter SessionsSurreyCounty council1,214,54020221,662.5731surreycc.gov.uk
Surrey HeathSurreyDistrict council91,237202295.1959surreyheath.gov.uk
SwaleKentDistrict council154,6192022374.5413swale.gov.uk
TandridgeSurreyDistrict council88,7072022248.2357tandridge.gov.uk
Test ValleyHampshireDistrict council132,8712022627.6212testvalley.gov.uk
ThanetKentDistrict council140,6892022103.31,361thanet.gov.uk
Tonbridge and MallingKentDistrict council133,6612022240.1557tmbc.gov.uk
Tunbridge WellsKentDistrict council116,0282022331.3350tunbridgewells.gov.uk
Vale of White HorseOxfordshireDistrict council142,1162022577.6246whitehorsedc.gov.uk
WaverleySurreyDistrict council130,0632022345.2377waverley.gov.uk
WealdenEast SussexDistrict council163,0122022833.2196wealden.gov.uk
West BerkshireUnitary authority162,2152022704.2230westberks.gov.uk
West OxfordshireOxfordshireDistrict council116,9282022714.4164westoxon.gov.uk
Emblem of West Sussex County CouncilWest SussexCounty council892,33620221,990.9448westsussex.gov.uk
Emblem of Winchester City CouncilWinchesterHampshireDistrict council130,2682022661.0197winchester.gov.uk
Windsor and MaidenheadUnitary authority154,7382022196.5787rbwm.gov.uk
WokingSurreyDistrict council104,179202263.61,638woking.gov.uk
WokinghamUnitary authority180,9672022179.01,011wokingham.gov.uk
WorthingWest SussexDistrict council112,044202232.53,445adur-worthing.gov.uk
70 councils · population: latest estimate in Wikidata, year in small type · source: Wikidata

Former councils in South East England

Aylesbury Vale · 2020Chiltern · 2020South Bucks · 2020Wycombe · 2020