Type of authority
Metropolitan boroughs: all 36
The 36 metropolitan boroughs of Greater Manchester, Merseyside, South Yorkshire, Tyne and Wear, the West Midlands and West Yorkshire have been single-tier since the metropolitan county councils were abolished in 1986.
36 current12.2M residents
Where they are
| Council | Region / nation | Population | Area, km² | People / km² | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnsley | Yorkshire and the Humber | 246,4822022 | 329.1 | 749 | barnsley.gov.uk |
| Birmingham | West Midlands | 1,157,6032022 | 267.8 | 4,323 | — |
 Bolton | North West | 298,9032022 | 139.8 | 2,138 | bolton.gov.uk |
 Bradford | Yorkshire and the Humber | 552,6442022 | 366.4 | 1,508 | bradford.gov.uk |
 Bury | North West | 194,6062022 | 99.5 | 1,957 | bury.gov.uk |
 Calderdale | Yorkshire and the Humber | 207,6992022 | 364.0 | 571 | calderdale.gov.uk |
| City of Wolverhampton | West Midlands | 267,6512022 | 69.4 | 3,854 | — |
 Coventry | West Midlands | 355,6002022 | 98.6 | 3,605 | coventry.gov.uk |
| Doncaster | Yorkshire and the Humber | 311,0272022 | 568.0 | 548 | doncaster.gov.uk |
| Dudley | West Midlands | 324,9692022 | 98.0 | 3,317 | dudley.gov.uk |
 Gateshead | North East | 197,7222022 | 142.4 | 1,389 | — |
 Kirklees | Yorkshire and the Humber | 437,5932022 | 408.6 | 1,071 | kirklees.gov.uk |
 Knowsley | North West | 157,1032022 | 86.5 | 1,816 | knowsley.gov.uk |
| Leeds | Yorkshire and the Humber | 822,4832022 | 551.7 | 1,491 | leeds.gov.uk |
| Liverpool | North West | 496,7702022 | 111.8 | 4,442 | — |
 Manchester | North West | 568,9962022 | 115.7 | 4,920 | — |
 Newcastle upon Tyne | North East | 320,6052024 | 113.5 | 2,826 | — |
 North Tyneside | North East | 210,4872022 | 82.3 | 2,557 | northtyneside.gov.uk |
 Oldham | North West | 243,9122022 | 142.3 | 1,714 | oldham.gov.uk |
 Rochdale | North West | 226,9922022 | 158.1 | 1,435 | rochdale.gov.uk |
 Rotherham | Yorkshire and the Humber | 268,3542022 | 286.5 | 937 | rotherham.gov.uk |
 Salford | North West | 278,0642022 | 97.2 | 2,861 | salford.gov.uk |
 Sandwell | West Midlands | 344,2102022 | 85.6 | 4,023 | sandwell.gov.uk |
| Sefton | North West | 281,0272022 | 155.0 | 1,813 | sefton.gov.uk |
| Sheffield | Yorkshire and the Humber | 566,2422022 | 367.9 | 1,539 | sheffield.gov.uk |
 Solihull | West Midlands | 217,6782022 | 178.3 | 1,221 | solihull.gov.uk |
| South Tyneside | North East | 148,6672022 | 64.4 | 2,309 | southtyneside.gov.uk |
| St Helens | North West | 184,7282022 | 136.4 | 1,355 | sthelens.gov.uk |
 Stockport | North West | 297,1072022 | 126.0 | 2,357 | stockport.gov.uk |
 Sunderland | North East | 277,3542022 | 137.4 | 2,018 | sunderland.gov.uk |
 Tameside | North West | 232,7532022 | 103.2 | 2,256 | tameside.gov.uk |
| Trafford | North West | 236,3012022 | 106.0 | 2,228 | trafford.gov.uk |
 Wakefield | Yorkshire and the Humber | 357,7292022 | 338.6 | 1,056 | wakefield.gov.uk |
| Walsall | West Midlands | 286,1052022 | 104.0 | 2,752 | walsall.gov.uk |
 Wigan | North West | 334,1102022 | 188.2 | 1,776 | wigan.gov.uk |
| Wirral | North West | 322,4532022 | 157.1 | 2,053 | wirral.gov.uk |
36 councils · population: latest estimate in Wikidata, year in small type · source: Wikidata