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title="Local government">local authority</a> responsible for all <a href="/wiki/Local_government_in_England" title="Local government in England">local government services</a> in an area. They combine the functions of a <a href="/wiki/Non-metropolitan_county" title="Non-metropolitan county">non-metropolitan county</a> council and a <a href="/wiki/Non-metropolitan_district" title="Non-metropolitan district">non-metropolitan district</a> council, which elsewhere in England provide two tiers of local government. </p><p>Unitary authorities are constituted under the <a href="/wiki/Local_Government_Act_1992" class="mw-redirect" title="Local Government Act 1992">Local Government Act 1992</a>, which amended the <a href="/wiki/Local_Government_Act_1972" title="Local Government Act 1972">Local Government Act 1972</a> to allow the existence of non-metropolitan counties that do not have multiple districts. Most were <a href="/wiki/Local_Government_Commission_for_England_(1992)" title="Local Government Commission for England (1992)">established during the 1990s</a>, with more <a href="/wiki/2009_structural_changes_to_local_government_in_England" title="2009 structural changes to local government in England">created in 2009</a> and <a href="/wiki/2019/2020_structural_changes_to_local_government_in_England" class="mw-redirect" title="2019/2020 structural changes to local government in England">2019–23</a>. The size of the areas governed by unitary authorities varies greatly; the authorities created in the 1990s were generally created from single districts and covered a single large town or city, while those created since 2009 often cover entire non-metropolitan counties. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Unitary_authorities_of_England&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Background">Background</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Unitary_authorities_of_England&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Background"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The term "<a href="/wiki/Unitary_authority" title="Unitary authority">unitary authority</a>" was first used in the <a href="/wiki/Redcliffe-Maud_Report" title="Redcliffe-Maud Report">Redcliffe-Maud Report</a> in 1969 in its current sense of a local government authority which combines the functions of a county council and a district council.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Strictly speaking, the term does not necessarily mean a single level of local government within an area, because in some cases there are also <a href="/wiki/Parish_councils_in_England" class="mw-redirect" title="Parish councils in England">parish councils</a> in the same area. </p><p>Although the term was not applied to them, <a href="/wiki/County_borough" title="County borough">county boroughs</a> between 1889 and 1974 were effectively unitary authority areas, that is, single-tier administrative units. Before 1889, local government authorities had different powers and functions, but from medieval times some cities and towns had a high degree of autonomy as <a href="/wiki/County_corporate" title="County corporate">counties corporate</a>. Some smaller settlements also enjoyed some degree of autonomy from regular administration as <a href="/wiki/Borough" title="Borough">boroughs</a> or <a href="/wiki/Liberty_(division)" title="Liberty (division)">liberties</a>. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Local_Government_Act_1972" title="Local Government Act 1972">Local Government Act 1972</a> created areas for local government where large towns and their rural hinterlands were administered together. The concept of unitary units was abandoned with a two-tier arrangement of county and district councils in all areas of England, except the <a href="/wiki/Isles_of_Scilly" title="Isles of Scilly">Isles of Scilly</a> where the small size and distance from the mainland made it impractical. In 1986 a broadly unitary system of local government was introduced in the six <a href="/wiki/Metropolitan_county" title="Metropolitan county">metropolitan counties</a> and <a href="/wiki/Greater_London" title="Greater London">Greater London</a>, where the upper-tier authorities were abolished and their functions were split between central government, the borough councils and joint boards.<sup id="cite_ref-atkinson_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-atkinson-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1990s_reform">1990s reform</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Unitary_authorities_of_England&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: 1990s reform"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Local_Government_Commission_for_England_(1992)" title="Local Government Commission for England (1992)">Local Government Commission for England (1992)</a></div> <p>A review in the 1990s was initiated to select non-metropolitan areas where new unitary authorities could be created.<sup id="cite_ref-politics_uk_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-politics_uk-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The resulting structural changes were implemented between 1995 and 1998. Bristol, Herefordshire, the Isle of Wight and Rutland were established as counties of a single district; the district councils of Berkshire became unitary; the counties of <a href="/wiki/Avon_(county)" title="Avon (county)">Avon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Humberside" title="Humberside">Humberside</a> and <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_(county)" title="Cleveland (county)">Cleveland</a> were broken up to create several unitary authorities; and a number of districts were split off from their associated counties.<sup id="cite_ref-atkinson_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-atkinson-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The changes caused the <a href="/wiki/Ceremonial_counties_of_England" title="Ceremonial counties of England">ceremonial counties</a> to be defined separately, as they had been before 1974. The review caused 46 unitary authorities to be created.<sup id="cite_ref-atkinson_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-atkinson-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2009_changes">2009 changes</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Unitary_authorities_of_England&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: 2009 changes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2009_structural_changes_to_local_government_in_England" title="2009 structural changes to local government in England">2009 structural changes to local government in England</a></div> <p>A further review was initiated in 2007 and was enacted in 2009. The review established Cornwall and Northumberland as counties of a single district; established unitary authorities in <a href="/wiki/County_Durham" title="County Durham">County Durham</a>, <a href="/wiki/Shropshire" title="Shropshire">Shropshire</a> and <a href="/wiki/Wiltshire" title="Wiltshire">Wiltshire</a> covering the part of the county that was not already split off in the 1990s review; and divided the remainder of <a href="/wiki/Bedfordshire" title="Bedfordshire">Bedfordshire</a> and <a href="/wiki/Cheshire" title="Cheshire">Cheshire</a> into two unitary authority areas. The review caused nine unitary authorities to be created. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Further_reform_and_2019−2023_changes"><span id="Further_reform_and_2019.E2.88.922023_changes"></span>Further reform and 2019−2023 changes</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Unitary_authorities_of_England&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Further reform and 2019−2023 changes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/2019%E2%80%932023_structural_changes_to_local_government_in_England" title="2019–2023 structural changes to local government in England">2019–2023 structural changes to local government in England</a></div> <p>In 2017, it was proposed that two unitary authority areas be formed to cover the ceremonial county of <a href="/wiki/Dorset" title="Dorset">Dorset</a>. One of the authorities would consist of the existing unitary authorities of <a href="/wiki/Borough_of_Bournemouth" class="mw-redirect" title="Borough of Bournemouth">Bournemouth</a>, <a href="/wiki/Borough_of_Poole" class="mw-redirect" title="Borough of Poole">Poole</a> and the non-metropolitan district of <a href="/wiki/Christchurch,_Dorset" title="Christchurch, Dorset">Christchurch</a>, the other would be composed of the remainder of the county.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In November 2017, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, <a href="/wiki/Sajid_Javid" title="Sajid Javid">Sajid Javid</a> stated that he was "minded to approve the proposals" and a final decision to implement the two unitary authority model was confirmed in February 2018. Statutory instruments for the creation of two unitary authorities, to be named <a href="/wiki/Bournemouth,_Christchurch_and_Poole_Council" title="Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council">Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council</a> and <a href="/wiki/Dorset_Council_(UK)" title="Dorset Council (UK)">Dorset Council</a>, have been made and shadow authorities for the new council areas were formed ahead of their <a href="/wiki/2019_structural_changes_to_local_government_in_England" class="mw-redirect" title="2019 structural changes to local government in England">creation on 1 April 2019</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Buckinghamshire_County_Council" class="mw-redirect" title="Buckinghamshire County Council">Buckinghamshire County Council</a> and the non-metropolitan districts of <a href="/wiki/Aylesbury_Vale" title="Aylesbury Vale">Aylesbury Vale</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chiltern_District" title="Chiltern District">Chiltern</a>, <a href="/wiki/South_Bucks" title="South Bucks">South Bucks</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Wycombe_District" title="Wycombe District">Wycombe</a> in <a href="/wiki/Buckinghamshire" title="Buckinghamshire">Buckinghamshire</a> were replaced by a single unitary authority known as <a href="/wiki/Buckinghamshire_Council" title="Buckinghamshire Council">Buckinghamshire Council</a> on 1 April 2020. The existing unitary authority of <a href="/wiki/Borough_of_Milton_Keynes" class="mw-redirect" title="Borough of Milton Keynes">Milton Keynes</a> was not affected; from 1 April 2020, therefore, the ceremonial county of <a href="/wiki/Buckinghamshire" title="Buckinghamshire">Buckinghamshire</a> has been composed of two unitary authority areas.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In March 2018, an independent report commissioned by the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, proposed structural changes to local government in <a href="/wiki/Northamptonshire" title="Northamptonshire">Northamptonshire</a>. These changes would see the existing county council and district councils abolished and two new unitary authorities created in their place.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> One authority, <a href="/wiki/West_Northamptonshire" title="West Northamptonshire">West Northamptonshire</a>, would consist of the existing districts of <a href="/wiki/Daventry_District" title="Daventry District">Daventry</a>, <a href="/wiki/Northampton" title="Northampton">Northampton</a> and <a href="/wiki/South_Northamptonshire" title="South Northamptonshire">South Northamptonshire</a> and the other authority, <a href="/wiki/North_Northamptonshire" title="North Northamptonshire">North Northamptonshire</a> would consist of <a href="/wiki/Corby_(borough)" class="mw-redirect" title="Corby (borough)">Corby</a>, <a href="/wiki/East_Northamptonshire" title="East Northamptonshire">East Northamptonshire</a>, <a href="/wiki/Borough_of_Kettering" title="Borough of Kettering">Kettering</a> and <a href="/wiki/Borough_of_Wellingborough" title="Borough of Wellingborough">Wellingborough</a> districts.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This was confirmed in May 2019, with the new councils being created in April 2021. </p><p>In July 2021 the <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Housing,_Communities_and_Local_Government" title="Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government">Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government</a> announced that in April 2023, the non-metropolitan counties of <a href="/wiki/Cumbria" title="Cumbria">Cumbria</a>, <a href="/wiki/North_Yorkshire" title="North Yorkshire">North Yorkshire</a> and <a href="/wiki/Somerset" title="Somerset">Somerset</a> would be reorganised into unitary authority areas.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The new authorities, <a href="/wiki/Cumberland_(district)" class="mw-redirect" title="Cumberland (district)">Cumberland</a>, <a href="/wiki/Westmorland_and_Furness" title="Westmorland and Furness">Westmorland and Furness</a>, <a href="/wiki/North_Yorkshire_Council" title="North Yorkshire Council">North Yorkshire Council</a> and <a href="/wiki/Somerset_Council" title="Somerset Council">Somerset Council</a> were first elected in May 2022 and formally assumed their powers on 1 April 2023. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="English_Devolution_Bill">English Devolution Bill</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Unitary_authorities_of_England&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: English Devolution Bill"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour Party</a> returned to power following the <a href="/wiki/2024_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="2024 United Kingdom general election">2024 general election</a>, and in her <a href="/wiki/October_2024_United_Kingdom_budget" title="October 2024 United Kingdom budget">Autumn budget statement</a>, Chancellor of the Exchequer <a href="/wiki/Rachel_Reeves" title="Rachel Reeves">Rachel Reeves</a> outlined that a forthcoming English Devolution Bill would include plans for "working with councils to move to simpler structures that make sense for their local areas", suggesting that a new round of local government reorganisation could be likely.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Restructuring">Restructuring</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Unitary_authorities_of_England&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Restructuring"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The process of changing from a two-tier local government to a structure based on unitary authorities is called 'restructuring'. The Secretary of State responsible for local government invites proposals from local areas to restructure into unitary authorities, and the Secretary decides whether or not the change should be implemented. The restructuring is carried out by an Order. There are no examples in the UK of councils restructuring back into a two-tier system.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Functions">Functions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Unitary_authorities_of_England&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Functions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Unitary authorities combine the powers and functions that are normally delivered separately by the councils of non-metropolitan counties and non-metropolitan districts. These functions are housing, waste management, waste collection, council tax collection, education, libraries, social services, transport, planning, consumer protection, licensing, cemeteries and crematoria. The breakdown of these services is as follows:<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Service </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Non-metropolitan_county" title="Non-metropolitan county">Non-metropolitan county</a> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Non-metropolitan_district" title="Non-metropolitan district">Non-metropolitan district</a> </th> <th><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Unitary authority</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;">Education </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="check" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/30px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/40px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><span style="display:none">Y</span> </td> <td> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="check" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/30px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/40px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><span style="display:none">Y</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;">Housing </td> <td> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="check" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/30px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/40px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><span style="display:none">Y</span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="check" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/30px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/40px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><span style="display:none">Y</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;">Planning applications </td> <td> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="check" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/30px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/40px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><span style="display:none">Y</span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="check" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/30px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/40px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><span style="display:none">Y</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;">Strategic planning </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="check" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/30px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/40px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><span style="display:none">Y</span> </td> <td> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="check" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/30px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/40px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><span style="display:none">Y</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;">Transport planning </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="check" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/30px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/40px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><span style="display:none">Y</span> </td> <td> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="check" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/30px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/40px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><span style="display:none">Y</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;">Passenger transport </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="check" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/30px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/40px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><span style="display:none">Y</span> </td> <td> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="check" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/30px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/40px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><span style="display:none">Y</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;">Highways </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="check" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/30px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/40px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><span style="display:none">Y</span> </td> <td> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="check" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/30px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/40px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><span style="display:none">Y</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;">Fire </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="check" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/30px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/40px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><span style="display:none">Y</span> </td> <td> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="check" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/30px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/40px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><span style="display:none">Y</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;">Social services </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="check" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/30px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/40px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><span style="display:none">Y</span> </td> <td> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="check" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/30px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/40px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><span style="display:none">Y</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;">Libraries </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="check" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/30px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/40px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><span style="display:none">Y</span> </td> <td> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="check" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/30px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/40px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><span style="display:none">Y</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;">Leisure and recreation </td> <td> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="check" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/30px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/40px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><span style="display:none">Y</span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="check" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/30px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/40px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><span style="display:none">Y</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;">Waste collection </td> <td> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="check" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/30px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/40px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><span style="display:none">Y</span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="check" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/30px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/40px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><span style="display:none">Y</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;">Waste disposal </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="check" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/30px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/40px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><span style="display:none">Y</span> </td> <td> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="check" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/30px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/40px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><span style="display:none">Y</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;">Environmental health </td> <td> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="check" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/30px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/40px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><span style="display:none">Y</span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="check" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/30px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/40px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><span style="display:none">Y</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;">Revenue collection </td> <td> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="check" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/30px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/40px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><span style="display:none">Y</span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="check" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/30px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/40px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><span style="display:none">Y</span> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Criticism">Criticism</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Unitary_authorities_of_England&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Criticism"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Unitary government has been criticised for damaging local democracy. Opponents to unitary authority criticise the 'bigger is better' assumption and highlight that larger councils breed mistrust of councillors and reduction in public engagement and voter turnout. Outside the UK, <a href="/wiki/Multi-level_governance" title="Multi-level governance">multi-level local government</a> is the prevailing system, with major towns normally having a local authority. The average size of a local authority in England is 170,000, three times that of Europe.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Electoral_arrangements">Electoral arrangements</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Unitary_authorities_of_England&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Electoral arrangements"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Most unitary authority areas are divided into a number of multiple member <a href="/wiki/Wards_of_the_United_Kingdom" class="mw-redirect" title="Wards of the United Kingdom">wards</a> from which councillors are elected in the same way as in two-tier district council elections. The exceptions, which are divided into electoral divisions as in county council elections, are Cornwall, County Durham, the Isle of Wight, Northumberland, Shropshire and Wiltshire.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Current_list">Current list</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Unitary_authorities_of_England&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Current list"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Districts are usually named after a town, city, geographical area or county (historic and or ceremonial). With no effect on powers or functions, districts can have the status of <a href="/wiki/Royal_borough" class="mw-redirect" title="Royal borough">royal borough</a>, <a href="/wiki/Borough_status_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Borough status in the United Kingdom">borough</a> or <a href="/wiki/City_status_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="City status in the United Kingdom">city</a>. A district having a charter is dependent on the charter's wording: as a <a href="/wiki/Charter_trustee" title="Charter trustee">charter trustee</a> to a place in the district; having joint charter to the place and district or to the district itself. </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Unitary authority area</th> <th>Council</th> <th>Created</th> <th>Other status</th> <th>Ceremonial county </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Bath_and_North_East_Somerset" title="Bath and North East Somerset">Bath and North East Somerset</a><sup id="cite_ref-Avon_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Avon-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bath_and_North_East_Somerset_Council" title="Bath and North East Somerset Council">Bath and North East Somerset Council</a></td> <td>1996</td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Somerset" title="Somerset">Somerset</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Borough_of_Bedford" title="Borough of Bedford">Bedford</a><sup id="cite_ref-Beds_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Beds-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bedford_Borough_Council" title="Bedford Borough Council">Bedford Borough Council</a></td> <td>2009</td> <td>Borough</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bedfordshire" title="Bedfordshire">Bedfordshire</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Blackburn_with_Darwen" title="Blackburn with Darwen">Blackburn with Darwen</a><sup id="cite_ref-Lancs_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lancs-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Blackburn_with_Darwen_Borough_Council" title="Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council">Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council</a></td> <td>1998</td> <td>Borough</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lancashire" title="Lancashire">Lancashire</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Borough_of_Blackpool" title="Borough of Blackpool">Blackpool</a><sup id="cite_ref-Lancs_20-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lancs-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Blackpool_Council" title="Blackpool Council">Blackpool Council</a></td> <td>1998</td> <td>Borough</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lancashire" title="Lancashire">Lancashire</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Bournemouth,_Christchurch_and_Poole" title="Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole">Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole</a><sup id="cite_ref-Dorset_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dorset-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bournemouth,_Christchurch_and_Poole_Council" title="Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council">Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council</a></td> <td>2019</td> <td>Borough</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dorset" title="Dorset">Dorset</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Bracknell_Forest" title="Bracknell Forest">Bracknell Forest</a><sup id="cite_ref-Berks_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Berks-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bracknell_Forest_Borough_Council" class="mw-redirect" title="Bracknell Forest Borough Council">Bracknell Forest Borough Council</a></td> <td>1998</td> <td>Borough</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Berkshire" title="Berkshire">Berkshire</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Brighton_and_Hove" title="Brighton and Hove">Brighton and Hove</a><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brighton_and_Hove_City_Council" title="Brighton and Hove City Council">Brighton and Hove City Council</a></td> <td>1997</td> <td>City</td> <td><a href="/wiki/East_Sussex" title="East Sussex">East Sussex</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/City_of_Bristol" class="mw-redirect" title="City of Bristol">Bristol</a><sup id="cite_ref-Avon_18-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Avon-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bristol_City_Council" title="Bristol City Council">Bristol City Council</a></td> <td>1996</td> <td>City</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bristol" title="Bristol">Bristol</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Buckinghamshire_(district)" title="Buckinghamshire (district)">Buckinghamshire</a><sup id="cite_ref-Buckinghamshire_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Buckinghamshire-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Buckinghamshire_Council" title="Buckinghamshire Council">Buckinghamshire Council</a></td> <td>2020</td> <td>N/a</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Buckinghamshire" title="Buckinghamshire">Buckinghamshire</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Central_Bedfordshire" title="Central Bedfordshire">Central Bedfordshire</a><sup id="cite_ref-Beds_19-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Beds-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Central_Bedfordshire_Council" title="Central Bedfordshire Council">Central Bedfordshire Council</a></td> <td>2009</td> <td>N/a</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bedfordshire" title="Bedfordshire">Bedfordshire</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Cheshire_East" title="Cheshire East">Cheshire East</a><sup id="cite_ref-Cheshire08_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Cheshire08-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cheshire_East_Council" title="Cheshire East Council">Cheshire East Council</a></td> <td>2009</td> <td>Borough</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cheshire" title="Cheshire">Cheshire</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Cheshire_West_and_Chester" title="Cheshire West and Chester">Cheshire West and Chester</a><sup id="cite_ref-Cheshire08_25-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Cheshire08-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cheshire_West_and_Chester_Council" title="Cheshire West and Chester Council">Cheshire West and Chester Council</a></td> <td>2009</td> <td>N/a</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cheshire" title="Cheshire">Cheshire</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Cornwall_(district)" class="mw-redirect" title="Cornwall (district)">Cornwall</a><sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cornwall_Council" title="Cornwall Council">Cornwall Council</a></td> <td>2009</td> <td>N/a</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cornwall" title="Cornwall">Cornwall</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Cumberland_(district)" class="mw-redirect" title="Cumberland (district)">Cumberland</a><sup id="cite_ref-Cumbria_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Cumbria-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cumberland_Council" title="Cumberland Council">Cumberland Council</a></td> <td>2023</td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cumbria" title="Cumbria">Cumbria</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/County_Durham_(district)" title="County Durham (district)">County Durham</a><sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Durham_County_Council" title="Durham County Council">Durham County Council</a></td> <td>2009</td> <td>N/a</td> <td><a href="/wiki/County_Durham" title="County Durham">County Durham</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Borough_of_Darlington" title="Borough of Darlington">Darlington</a><sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Darlington_Borough_Council" class="mw-redirect" title="Darlington Borough Council">Darlington Borough Council</a></td> <td>1997</td> <td>Borough</td> <td><a href="/wiki/County_Durham" title="County Durham">County Durham</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/City_of_Derby" class="mw-redirect" title="City of Derby">Derby</a><sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Derby_City_Council" title="Derby City Council">Derby City Council</a></td> <td>1997</td> <td>City</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Derbyshire" title="Derbyshire">Derbyshire</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Dorset_(district)" title="Dorset (district)">Dorset</a><sup id="cite_ref-Dorset_21-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dorset-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dorset_Council_(UK)" title="Dorset Council (UK)">Dorset Council</a></td> <td>2019</td> <td>N/a</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dorset" title="Dorset">Dorset</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/East_Riding_of_Yorkshire_(district)" class="mw-redirect" title="East Riding of Yorkshire (district)">East Riding of Yorkshire</a><sup id="cite_ref-Humberside_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Humberside-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><a href="/wiki/East_Riding_of_Yorkshire_Council" title="East Riding of Yorkshire Council">East Riding of Yorkshire Council</a></td> <td>1996</td> <td>N/a</td> <td><a href="/wiki/East_Riding_of_Yorkshire" title="East Riding of Yorkshire">East Riding of Yorkshire</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Borough_of_Halton" title="Borough of Halton">Halton</a><sup id="cite_ref-Cheshire96_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Cheshire96-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Halton_Borough_Council" title="Halton Borough Council">Halton Borough Council</a></td> <td>1998</td> <td>Borough</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cheshire" title="Cheshire">Cheshire</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Borough_of_Hartlepool" title="Borough of Hartlepool">Hartlepool</a><sup id="cite_ref-Cleveland_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Cleveland-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hartlepool_Borough_Council" class="mw-redirect" title="Hartlepool Borough Council">Hartlepool Borough Council</a></td> <td>1996</td> <td>Borough</td> <td><a href="/wiki/County_Durham" title="County Durham">County Durham</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Herefordshire_(district)" class="mw-redirect" title="Herefordshire (district)">Herefordshire</a><sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Herefordshire_Council" title="Herefordshire Council">Herefordshire Council</a></td> <td>1998</td> <td>N/a</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Herefordshire" title="Herefordshire">Herefordshire</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Isle_of_Wight" title="Isle of Wight">Isle of Wight</a><sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Isle_of_Wight_Council" title="Isle of Wight Council">Isle of Wight Council</a></td> <td>1995</td> <td>N/a</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Isle_of_Wight" title="Isle of Wight">Isle of Wight</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/City_of_Kingston_upon_Hull" class="mw-redirect" title="City of Kingston upon Hull">Kingston upon Hull</a><sup id="cite_ref-Humberside_31-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Humberside-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hull_City_Council" title="Hull City Council">Hull City Council</a></td> <td>1996</td> <td>City</td> <td><a href="/wiki/East_Riding_of_Yorkshire" title="East Riding of Yorkshire">East Riding of Yorkshire</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/City_of_Leicester" class="mw-redirect" title="City of Leicester">Leicester</a><sup id="cite_ref-Leics_36-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Leics-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Leicester_City_Council" title="Leicester City Council">Leicester City Council</a></td> <td>1997</td> <td>City</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Leicestershire" title="Leicestershire">Leicestershire</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Borough_of_Luton" class="mw-redirect" title="Borough of Luton">Luton</a><sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Luton_Borough_Council" title="Luton Borough Council">Luton Borough Council</a></td> <td>1997</td> <td>Borough</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bedfordshire" title="Bedfordshire">Bedfordshire</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Medway" title="Medway">Medway</a><sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Medway_Council" title="Medway Council">Medway Council</a></td> <td>1998</td> <td>Borough</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kent" title="Kent">Kent</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Borough_of_Middlesbrough" title="Borough of Middlesbrough">Middlesbrough</a><sup id="cite_ref-Cleveland_33-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Cleveland-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Middlesbrough_Council" title="Middlesbrough Council">Middlesbrough Council</a></td> <td>1996</td> <td>Borough</td> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Yorkshire" title="North Yorkshire">North Yorkshire</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Borough_of_Milton_Keynes" class="mw-redirect" title="Borough of Milton Keynes">Milton Keynes</a><sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Milton_Keynes_Council" class="mw-redirect" title="Milton Keynes Council">Milton Keynes Council</a></td> <td>1997</td> <td>City</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Buckinghamshire" title="Buckinghamshire">Buckinghamshire</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/North_East_Lincolnshire" title="North East Lincolnshire">North East Lincolnshire</a><sup id="cite_ref-Humberside_31-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Humberside-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><a href="/wiki/North_East_Lincolnshire_Council" title="North East Lincolnshire Council">North East Lincolnshire Council</a></td> <td>1996</td> <td>Borough</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lincolnshire" title="Lincolnshire">Lincolnshire</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Lincolnshire" title="North Lincolnshire">North Lincolnshire</a><sup id="cite_ref-Humberside_31-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Humberside-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Lincolnshire_Council" title="North Lincolnshire Council">North Lincolnshire Council</a></td> <td>1996</td> <td>Borough</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lincolnshire" title="Lincolnshire">Lincolnshire</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Northamptonshire" title="North Northamptonshire">North Northamptonshire</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Northamptonshire_Council" class="mw-redirect" title="North Northamptonshire Council">North Northamptonshire Council</a></td> <td>2021</td> <td>N/a</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Northamptonshire" title="Northamptonshire">Northamptonshire</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Somerset" title="North Somerset">North Somerset</a><sup id="cite_ref-Avon_18-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Avon-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Somerset_Council" title="North Somerset Council">North Somerset Council</a></td> <td>1996</td> <td>N/a</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Somerset" title="Somerset">Somerset</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Yorkshire_(district)" title="North Yorkshire (district)">North Yorkshire</a><sup id="cite_ref-NYorks_40-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NYorks-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Yorkshire_Council" title="North Yorkshire Council">North Yorkshire Council</a></td> <td>2023</td> <td>N/a</td> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Yorkshire" title="North Yorkshire">North Yorkshire</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Northumberland_(district)" class="mw-redirect" title="Northumberland (district)">Northumberland</a><sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Northumberland_County_Council" title="Northumberland County Council">Northumberland County Council</a></td> <td>2009</td> <td>N/a</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Northumberland" title="Northumberland">Northumberland</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/City_of_Nottingham" class="mw-redirect" title="City of Nottingham">Nottingham</a><sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nottingham_City_Council" title="Nottingham City Council">Nottingham City Council</a></td> <td>1998</td> <td>City</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nottinghamshire" title="Nottinghamshire">Nottinghamshire</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/City_of_Peterborough" title="City of Peterborough">Peterborough</a><sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Peterborough_City_Council" title="Peterborough City Council">Peterborough City Council</a></td> <td>1998</td> <td>City</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cambridgeshire" title="Cambridgeshire">Cambridgeshire</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/City_of_Plymouth" class="mw-redirect" title="City of Plymouth">Plymouth</a><sup id="cite_ref-Devon_44-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Devon-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Plymouth_City_Council" title="Plymouth City Council">Plymouth City Council</a></td> <td>1998</td> <td>City</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Devon" title="Devon">Devon</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/City_of_Portsmouth" class="mw-redirect" title="City of Portsmouth">Portsmouth</a><sup id="cite_ref-Hants_45-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hants-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Portsmouth_City_Council" title="Portsmouth City Council">Portsmouth City Council</a></td> <td>1997</td> <td>City</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hampshire" title="Hampshire">Hampshire</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Borough_of_Reading" class="mw-redirect" title="Borough of Reading">Reading</a><sup id="cite_ref-Berks_22-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Berks-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Reading_Borough_Council" title="Reading Borough Council">Reading Borough Council</a></td> <td>1998</td> <td>Borough</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Berkshire" title="Berkshire">Berkshire</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Redcar_and_Cleveland" title="Redcar and Cleveland">Redcar and Cleveland</a><sup id="cite_ref-Cleveland_33-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Cleveland-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Redcar_and_Cleveland_Borough_Council" title="Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council">Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council</a></td> <td>1996</td> <td>Borough</td> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Yorkshire" title="North Yorkshire">North Yorkshire</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Rutland_(district)" class="mw-redirect" title="Rutland (district)">Rutland</a><sup id="cite_ref-Leics_36-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Leics-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rutland_County_Council" title="Rutland County Council">Rutland County Council</a></td> <td>1997</td> <td>N/a</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rutland" title="Rutland">Rutland</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Shropshire_(district)" title="Shropshire (district)">Shropshire</a><sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shropshire_Council" title="Shropshire Council">Shropshire Council</a></td> <td>2009</td> <td>N/a</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shropshire" title="Shropshire">Shropshire</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Borough_of_Slough" title="Borough of Slough">Slough</a><sup id="cite_ref-Berks_22-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Berks-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Slough_Borough_Council" title="Slough Borough Council">Slough Borough Council</a></td> <td>1998</td> <td>Borough</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Berkshire" title="Berkshire">Berkshire</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Somerset_(district)" class="mw-redirect" title="Somerset (district)">Somerset</a><sup id="cite_ref-Som_47-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Som-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Somerset_Council" title="Somerset Council">Somerset Council</a></td> <td>2023</td> <td>N/a</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Somerset" title="Somerset">Somerset</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/City_of_Southampton" class="mw-redirect" title="City of Southampton">Southampton</a><sup id="cite_ref-Hants_45-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hants-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Southampton_City_Council" title="Southampton City Council">Southampton City Council</a></td> <td>1997</td> <td>City</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hampshire" title="Hampshire">Hampshire</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/City_of_Southend-on-Sea" class="mw-redirect" title="City of Southend-on-Sea">Southend-on-Sea</a><sup id="cite_ref-Essex_48-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Essex-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Southend-on-Sea_City_Council" title="Southend-on-Sea City Council">Southend-on-Sea City Council</a></td> <td>1998</td> <td>City</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Essex" title="Essex">Essex</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/South_Gloucestershire" title="South Gloucestershire">South Gloucestershire</a><sup id="cite_ref-Avon_18-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Avon-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><a href="/wiki/South_Gloucestershire_Council" title="South Gloucestershire Council">South Gloucestershire Council</a></td> <td>1996</td> <td>N/a</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gloucestershire" title="Gloucestershire">Gloucestershire</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Borough_of_Stockton-on-Tees" title="Borough of Stockton-on-Tees">Stockton-on-Tees</a><sup id="cite_ref-Cleveland_33-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Cleveland-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Stockton-on-Tees_Borough_Council" title="Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council">Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council</a></td> <td>1996</td> <td>Borough</td> <td><a href="/wiki/County_Durham" title="County Durham">County Durham</a> and <a href="/wiki/North_Yorkshire" title="North Yorkshire">North Yorkshire</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/City_of_Stoke-on-Trent" class="mw-redirect" title="City of Stoke-on-Trent">Stoke-on-Trent</a><sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Stoke-on-Trent_City_Council" title="Stoke-on-Trent City Council">Stoke-on-Trent City Council</a></td> <td>1998</td> <td>City</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Staffordshire" title="Staffordshire">Staffordshire</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Borough_of_Swindon" title="Borough of Swindon">Swindon</a><sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Swindon_Borough_Council" title="Swindon Borough Council">Swindon Borough Council</a></td> <td>1998</td> <td>Borough</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wiltshire" title="Wiltshire">Wiltshire</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Telford_and_Wrekin" title="Telford and Wrekin">Telford and Wrekin</a><sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Telford_and_Wrekin_Borough_Council" class="mw-redirect" title="Telford and Wrekin Borough Council">Telford and Wrekin Borough Council</a></td> <td>1998</td> <td>Borough</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shropshire" title="Shropshire">Shropshire</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Thurrock" title="Thurrock">Thurrock</a><sup id="cite_ref-Essex_48-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Essex-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Thurrock_Council" title="Thurrock Council">Thurrock Council</a></td> <td>1998</td> <td>Borough</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Essex" title="Essex">Essex</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Torbay" title="Torbay">Torbay</a><sup id="cite_ref-Devon_44-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Devon-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Torbay_Council" title="Torbay Council">Torbay Council</a></td> <td>1998</td> <td>Borough</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Devon" title="Devon">Devon</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Borough_of_Warrington" title="Borough of Warrington">Warrington</a><sup id="cite_ref-Cheshire96_32-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Cheshire96-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Warrington_Borough_Council" title="Warrington Borough Council">Warrington Borough Council</a></td> <td>1998</td> <td>Borough</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cheshire" title="Cheshire">Cheshire</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Berkshire" title="West Berkshire">West Berkshire</a><sup id="cite_ref-Berks_22-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Berks-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Berkshire_Council" title="West Berkshire Council">West Berkshire Council</a></td> <td>1998</td> <td>District</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Berkshire" title="Berkshire">Berkshire</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Northamptonshire" title="West Northamptonshire">West Northamptonshire</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Northamptonshire_Council" class="mw-redirect" title="West Northamptonshire Council">West Northamptonshire Council</a></td> <td>2021</td> <td>N/a</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Northamptonshire" title="Northamptonshire">Northamptonshire</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Westmorland_and_Furness" title="Westmorland and Furness">Westmorland and Furness</a><sup id="cite_ref-Cumbria_27-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Cumbria-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Westmorland_and_Furness_Council" title="Westmorland and Furness Council">Westmorland and Furness Council</a></td> <td>2023</td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cumbria" title="Cumbria">Cumbria</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Wiltshire_(district)" title="Wiltshire (district)">Wiltshire</a><sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wiltshire_Council" title="Wiltshire Council">Wiltshire Council</a></td> <td>2009</td> <td>N/a</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wiltshire" title="Wiltshire">Wiltshire</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Royal_Borough_of_Windsor_and_Maidenhead" title="Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead">Windsor and Maidenhead</a><sup id="cite_ref-Berks_22-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Berks-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Windsor_and_Maidenhead_Borough_Council" title="Windsor and Maidenhead Borough Council">Windsor and Maidenhead Borough Council</a></td> <td>1998</td> <td>Royal borough</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Berkshire" title="Berkshire">Berkshire</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Borough_of_Wokingham" title="Borough of Wokingham">Wokingham</a><sup id="cite_ref-Berks_22-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Berks-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wokingham_Borough_Council" title="Wokingham Borough Council">Wokingham Borough Council</a></td> <td>1998</td> <td>Borough</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Berkshire" title="Berkshire">Berkshire</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/City_of_York" title="City of York">York</a><sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><a href="/wiki/City_of_York_Council" title="City of York Council">City of York Council</a></td> <td>1996</td> <td>City</td> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Yorkshire" title="North Yorkshire">North Yorkshire</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Notes</b> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output 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authorities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Area</th> <th>Authority</th> <th>Created</th> <th>Dissolved</th> <th>Ceremonial County</th> <th>Replaced by </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Bournemouth" title="Bournemouth">Bournemouth</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bournemouth_Borough_Council" title="Bournemouth Borough Council">Bournemouth Borough Council</a> </td> <td rowspan="2">1997 </td> <td rowspan="2">2019 </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Dorset" title="Dorset">Dorset</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Bournemouth,_Christchurch_and_Poole" title="Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole">Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Poole" title="Poole">Poole</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Poole_Borough_Council" title="Poole Borough Council">Poole Borough Council</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Similar_authorities">Similar authorities</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Unitary_authorities_of_England&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Similar authorities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Council_of_the_Isles_of_Scilly" title="Council of the Isles of Scilly">Council of the Isles of Scilly</a> is a <i><a href="/wiki/Sui_generis" title="Sui generis">sui generis</a></i> single-tier authority, created in 1890 and since 1930 has held the "powers, duties and liabilities" of a county council.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It thus is not a unitary authority as those are such authorities created under the <a href="/wiki/Local_Government_Act_1992" class="mw-redirect" title="Local Government Act 1992">Local Government Act 1992</a>. The 36 <a href="/wiki/Metropolitan_borough" title="Metropolitan borough">metropolitan borough</a> councils are also the sole elected local government units in their areas (except for parish councils in a few locations), but share strategic functions with <a href="/wiki/Joint-board" class="mw-redirect" title="Joint-board">joint boards</a> and arrangements. On the other hand, the <a href="/wiki/City_of_London_Corporation" title="City of London Corporation">City of London Corporation</a> and the 32 <a href="/wiki/London_borough" class="mw-redirect" title="London borough">London borough</a> councils, although they have a high degree of autonomy, share strategic functions with the directly elected <a href="/wiki/Mayor_of_London" title="Mayor of London">Mayor of London</a> and <a href="/wiki/London_Assembly" title="London Assembly">London Assembly</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Combined_authorities">Combined authorities</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Unitary_authorities_of_England&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Combined authorities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Unitary authorities should not be confused with another formation in English local government, the <a href="/wiki/Combined_authority" class="mw-redirect" title="Combined authority">combined authority</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Unitary_authorities_of_England&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Local_government_in_England" title="Local government in England">Local government in England</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_local_government_in_England" title="History of local government in England">History of local government in England</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_unitary_authorities_of_England" title="List of unitary authorities of England">List of unitary authorities of England</a> by population</li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_county_councils_in_England" title="List of county councils in England">List of county councils in England</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Political_make-up_of_local_councils_in_the_United_Kingdom#Unitary_authorities" title="Political make-up of local councils in the United Kingdom">Political make-up of unitary authorities in England</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Unitary_authorities_of_England&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="/wiki/Redcliffe-Maud_Report" title="Redcliffe-Maud Report">Redcliffe-Maud Report</a> I. vi 73, cited in <a href="/wiki/Oxford_English_Dictionary" title="Oxford English Dictionary">Oxford English Dictionary</a> Online, draft addendum February 2003, s.v. <i>unitary</i>. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">4 March</span> 2019</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=The+Avon+%28Structural+Change%29+Order+1995&rft.pub=Government+of+the+United+Kingdom&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.legislation.gov.uk%2Fuksi%2F1995%2F493%2Fcontents%2Fmade&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AUnitary+authorities+of+England" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Beds-19"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Beds_19-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Beds_19-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/907/contents/made">"The Bedfordshire (Structural Changes) Order 2008"</a>. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">4 March</span> 2019</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=The+Bedfordshire+%28Structural+Changes%29+Order+2008&rft.pub=Government+of+the+United+Kingdom&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.legislation.gov.uk%2Fuksi%2F2008%2F907%2Fcontents%2Fmade&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AUnitary+authorities+of+England" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Lancs-20"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Lancs_20-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Lancs_20-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/1868/contents/made">"The Lancashire (Boroughs of Blackburn and Blackpool) (Structural Change) Order 1996"</a>. Government of the United Kingdom<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">4 March</span> 2019</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=The+Lancashire+%28Boroughs+of+Blackburn+and+Blackpool%29+%28Structural+Change%29+Order+1996&rft.pub=Government+of+the+United+Kingdom&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.legislation.gov.uk%2Fuksi%2F1996%2F1868%2Fcontents%2Fmade&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AUnitary+authorities+of+England" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Dorset-21"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Dorset_21-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Dorset_21-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/648/contents/made">"The Bournemouth, Dorset and Poole (Structural Changes) Order 2018"</a>. Government of the United Kingdom<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">6 April</span> 2019</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=The+Bournemouth%2C+Dorset+and+Poole+%28Structural+Changes%29+Order+2018&rft.pub=Government+of+the+United+Kingdom&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.legislation.gov.uk%2Fuksi%2F2018%2F648%2Fcontents%2Fmade&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AUnitary+authorities+of+England" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Berks-22"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Berks_22-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Berks_22-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Berks_22-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Berks_22-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Berks_22-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Berks_22-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/1879/contents/made">"The Berkshire (Structural Change) Order 1996"</a>. Government of the United Kingdom<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">4 March</span> 2019</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=The+Berkshire+%28Structural+Change%29+Order+1996&rft.pub=Government+of+the+United+Kingdom&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.legislation.gov.uk%2Fuksi%2F1996%2F1879%2Fcontents%2Fmade&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AUnitary+authorities+of+England" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-23"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-23">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/1770/contents/made">"The East Sussex (Boroughs of Brighton and Hove) (Structural Change) Order 1995"</a>. Government of the United Kingdom<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">4 March</span> 2019</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=The+East+Sussex+%28Boroughs+of+Brighton+and+Hove%29+%28Structural+Change%29+Order+1995&rft.pub=Government+of+the+United+Kingdom&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.legislation.gov.uk%2Fuksi%2F1995%2F1770%2Fcontents%2Fmade&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AUnitary+authorities+of+England" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Buckinghamshire-24"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Buckinghamshire_24-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/957/contents/made">"The Buckinghamshire (Structural Changes) Order 2019"</a>. Government of the United Kingdom<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">1 April</span> 2020</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=The+Buckinghamshire+%28Structural+Changes%29+Order+2019&rft.pub=Government+of+the+United+Kingdom&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.legislation.gov.uk%2Fuksi%2F2019%2F957%2Fcontents%2Fmade&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AUnitary+authorities+of+England" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Cheshire08-25"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Cheshire08_25-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Cheshire08_25-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/634/contents/made">"The Cheshire (Structural Changes) Order 2008"</a>. Government of the United Kingdom<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">4 March</span> 2019</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=The+Cheshire+%28Structural+Changes%29+Order+2008&rft.pub=Government+of+the+United+Kingdom&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.legislation.gov.uk%2Fuksi%2F2008%2F634%2Fcontents%2Fmade&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AUnitary+authorities+of+England" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-26"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-26">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/491/contents/made">"The Cornwall (Structural Change) Order 2008"</a>. Government of the United Kingdom<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">4 March</span> 2019</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=The+Cornwall+%28Structural+Change%29+Order+2008&rft.pub=Government+of+the+United+Kingdom&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.legislation.gov.uk%2Fuksi%2F2008%2F491%2Fcontents%2Fmade&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AUnitary+authorities+of+England" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Cumbria-27"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Cumbria_27-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Cumbria_27-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2022/331/contents/made">"The Cumbria (Structural Changes) Order 2022"</a>. Government of the United Kingdom<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">9 May</span> 2022</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=The+Cumbria+%28Structural+Changes%29+Order+2022&rft.pub=Government+of+the+United+Kingdom&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.legislation.gov.uk%2Fuksi%2F2022%2F331%2Fcontents%2Fmade&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AUnitary+authorities+of+England" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-28"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-28">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/493/contents/made">"The County Durham (Structural Change) Order 2008"</a>. Government of the United Kingdom<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">4 March</span> 2019</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=The+County+Durham+%28Structural+Change%29+Order+2008&rft.pub=Government+of+the+United+Kingdom&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.legislation.gov.uk%2Fuksi%2F2008%2F493%2Fcontents%2Fmade&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AUnitary+authorities+of+England" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-29"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-29">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/1772/contents/made">"The Durham (Borough of Darlington) (Structural Change) Order 1995"</a>. Government of the United Kingdom<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">4 March</span> 2019</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=The+Durham+%28Borough+of+Darlington%29+%28Structural+Change%29+Order+1995&rft.pub=Government+of+the+United+Kingdom&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.legislation.gov.uk%2Fuksi%2F1995%2F1772%2Fcontents%2Fmade&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AUnitary+authorities+of+England" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-30"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-30">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/1773/contents/made">"The Derbyshire (City of Derby)(Structural Change) Order 1995"</a>. Government of the United Kingdom<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">4 March</span> 2019</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=The+Derbyshire+%28City+of+Derby%29%28Structural+Change%29+Order+1995&rft.pub=Government+of+the+United+Kingdom&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.legislation.gov.uk%2Fuksi%2F1995%2F1773%2Fcontents%2Fmade&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AUnitary+authorities+of+England" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Humberside-31"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Humberside_31-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Humberside_31-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Humberside_31-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Humberside_31-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/600/contents/made">"The Humberside (Structural Change) Order 1995"</a>. Government of the United Kingdom<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">4 March</span> 2019</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=The+Humberside+%28Structural+Change%29+Order+1995&rft.pub=Government+of+the+United+Kingdom&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.legislation.gov.uk%2Fuksi%2F1995%2F600%2Fcontents%2Fmade&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AUnitary+authorities+of+England" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Cheshire96-32"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Cheshire96_32-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Cheshire96_32-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/1863/contents/made">"The Cheshire (Boroughs of Halton and Warrington) (Structural Change) Order 1996"</a>. Government of the United Kingdom<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">4 March</span> 2019</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=The+Cheshire+%28Boroughs+of+Halton+and+Warrington%29+%28Structural+Change%29+Order+1996&rft.pub=Government+of+the+United+Kingdom&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.legislation.gov.uk%2Fuksi%2F1996%2F1863%2Fcontents%2Fmade&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AUnitary+authorities+of+England" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Cleveland-33"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Cleveland_33-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Cleveland_33-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Cleveland_33-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Cleveland_33-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/187/contents/made">"The Cleveland (Structural Change) Order 1995"</a>. Government of the United Kingdom<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">4 March</span> 2019</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=The+Cleveland+%28Structural+Change%29+Order+1995&rft.pub=Government+of+the+United+Kingdom&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.legislation.gov.uk%2Fuksi%2F1995%2F187%2Fcontents%2Fmade&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AUnitary+authorities+of+England" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-34"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-34">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/1867/contents/made">"The Hereford and Worcester (Structural, Boundary and Electoral Changes) Order 1996"</a>. Government of the United Kingdom<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">4 March</span> 2019</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=The+Hereford+and+Worcester+%28Structural%2C+Boundary+and+Electoral+Changes%29+Order+1996&rft.pub=Government+of+the+United+Kingdom&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.legislation.gov.uk%2Fuksi%2F1996%2F1867%2Fcontents%2Fmade&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AUnitary+authorities+of+England" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-35"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-35">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1994/1210/note/made">"The Isle of Wight (Structural Change) Order 1994"</a>. Government of the United Kingdom<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">4 March</span> 2019</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=The+Isle+of+Wight+%28Structural+Change%29+Order+1994&rft.pub=Government+of+the+United+Kingdom&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.legislation.gov.uk%2Fuksi%2F1994%2F1210%2Fnote%2Fmade&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AUnitary+authorities+of+England" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Leics-36"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Leics_36-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Leics_36-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/507/contents/made">"The Leicestershire (City of Leicester and District of Rutland) (Structural Change) Order 1996"</a>. Government of the United Kingdom<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">4 March</span> 2019</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=The+Leicestershire+%28City+of+Leicester+and+District+of+Rutland%29+%28Structural+Change%29+Order+1996&rft.pub=Government+of+the+United+Kingdom&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.legislation.gov.uk%2Fuksi%2F1996%2F507%2Fcontents%2Fmade&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AUnitary+authorities+of+England" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-37"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-37">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/1776/contents/made">"The Bedfordshire (Borough of Luton) (Structural Change) Order 1995"</a>. Government of the United Kingdom<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">4 March</span> 2019</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=The+Bedfordshire+%28Borough+of+Luton%29+%28Structural+Change%29+Order+1995&rft.pub=Government+of+the+United+Kingdom&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.legislation.gov.uk%2Fuksi%2F1995%2F1776%2Fcontents%2Fmade&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AUnitary+authorities+of+England" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-38"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-38">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/1876/contents/made">"The Kent (Borough of Gillingham and City of Rochester upon Medway) (Structural Change) Order 1996"</a>. Government of the United Kingdom<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">4 March</span> 2019</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=The+Kent+%28Borough+of+Gillingham+and+City+of+Rochester+upon+Medway%29+%28Structural+Change%29+Order+1996&rft.pub=Government+of+the+United+Kingdom&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.legislation.gov.uk%2Fuksi%2F1996%2F1876%2Fcontents%2Fmade&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AUnitary+authorities+of+England" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-39"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-39">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/1769/contents/made">"The Buckinghamshire (Borough of Milton Keynes) (Structural Change) Order 1995"</a>. Government of the United Kingdom<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">4 March</span> 2019</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=The+Buckinghamshire+%28Borough+of+Milton+Keynes%29+%28Structural+Change%29+Order+1995&rft.pub=Government+of+the+United+Kingdom&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.legislation.gov.uk%2Fuksi%2F1995%2F1769%2Fcontents%2Fmade&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AUnitary+authorities+of+England" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-NYorks-40"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-NYorks_40-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2022/328/contents/made">"The North Yorkshire (Structural Changes) Order 2022"</a>. Government of the United Kingdom<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">9 May</span> 2022</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=The+North+Yorkshire+%28Structural+Changes%29+Order+2022&rft.pub=Government+of+the+United+Kingdom&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.legislation.gov.uk%2Fuksi%2F2022%2F328%2Fcontents%2Fmade&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AUnitary+authorities+of+England" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-41"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-41">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/494/contents/made">"The Northumberland (Structural Change) Order 2008"</a>. Government of the United Kingdom<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">4 March</span> 2019</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=The+Northumberland+%28Structural+Change%29+Order+2008&rft.pub=Government+of+the+United+Kingdom&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.legislation.gov.uk%2Fuksi%2F2008%2F494%2Fcontents%2Fmade&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AUnitary+authorities+of+England" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-42"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-42">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/1877/contents/made">"The Nottinghamshire (City of Nottingham) (Structural Change) Order 1996"</a>. Government of the United Kingdom<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">4 March</span> 2019</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=The+Nottinghamshire+%28City+of+Nottingham%29+%28Structural+Change%29+Order+1996&rft.pub=Government+of+the+United+Kingdom&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.legislation.gov.uk%2Fuksi%2F1996%2F1877%2Fcontents%2Fmade&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AUnitary+authorities+of+England" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-43"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-43">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/1878/contents/made">"The Cambridgeshire (City of Peterborough) (Structural, Boundary and Electoral Changes) Order 1996"</a>. Government of the United Kingdom<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">4 March</span> 2019</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=The+Cambridgeshire+%28City+of+Peterborough%29+%28Structural%2C+Boundary+and+Electoral+Changes%29+Order+1996&rft.pub=Government+of+the+United+Kingdom&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.legislation.gov.uk%2Fuksi%2F1996%2F1878%2Fcontents%2Fmade&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AUnitary+authorities+of+England" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Devon-44"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Devon_44-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Devon_44-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/1865/contents/made">"The Devon (City of Plymouth and Borough of Torbay) (Structural Change) Order 1996"</a>. Government of the United Kingdom<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">4 March</span> 2019</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=The+Devon+%28City+of+Plymouth+and+Borough+of+Torbay%29+%28Structural+Change%29+Order+1996&rft.pub=Government+of+the+United+Kingdom&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.legislation.gov.uk%2Fuksi%2F1996%2F1865%2Fcontents%2Fmade&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AUnitary+authorities+of+England" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Hants-45"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Hants_45-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Hants_45-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/1775/contents/made">"The Hampshire (Cities of Portsmouth and Southampton) (Structural Change) Order 1995"</a>. Government of the United Kingdom<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">4 March</span> 2019</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=The+Hampshire+%28Cities+of+Portsmouth+and+Southampton%29+%28Structural+Change%29+Order+1995&rft.pub=Government+of+the+United+Kingdom&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.legislation.gov.uk%2Fuksi%2F1995%2F1775%2Fcontents%2Fmade&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AUnitary+authorities+of+England" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-46"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-46">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/492/contents/made">"The Shropshire (Structural Change) Order 2008"</a>. Government of the United Kingdom<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">4 March</span> 2019</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=The+Shropshire+%28Structural+Change%29+Order+2008&rft.pub=Government+of+the+United+Kingdom&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.legislation.gov.uk%2Fuksi%2F2008%2F492%2Fcontents%2Fmade&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AUnitary+authorities+of+England" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Som-47"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Som_47-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2022/329/contents/made">"The Somerset (Structural Changes) Order 2022"</a>. Government of the United Kingdom<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">9 May</span> 2022</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=The+Somerset+%28Structural+Changes%29+Order+2022&rft.pub=Government+of+the+United+Kingdom&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.legislation.gov.uk%2Fuksi%2F2022%2F329%2Fcontents%2Fmade&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AUnitary+authorities+of+England" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Essex-48"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Essex_48-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Essex_48-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/1875/contents/made">"The Essex (Boroughs of Colchester, Southend-on-Sea and Thurrock and District of Tendring) (Structural, Boundary and Electoral Changes) Order 1996"</a>. Government of the United Kingdom<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">4 March</span> 2019</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=The+Essex+%28Boroughs+of+Colchester%2C+Southend-on-Sea+and+Thurrock+and+District+of+Tendring%29+%28Structural%2C+Boundary+and+Electoral+Changes%29+Order+1996&rft.pub=Government+of+the+United+Kingdom&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.legislation.gov.uk%2Fuksi%2F1996%2F1875%2Fcontents%2Fmade&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AUnitary+authorities+of+England" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-49"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-49">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/1779/contents/made">"The Staffordshire (City of Stoke-on-Trent) (Structural and Boundary Changes) Order 1995"</a>. Government of the United Kingdom<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">4 March</span> 2019</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=The+Staffordshire+%28City+of+Stoke-on-Trent%29+%28Structural+and+Boundary+Changes%29+Order+1995&rft.pub=Government+of+the+United+Kingdom&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.legislation.gov.uk%2Fuksi%2F1995%2F1779%2Fcontents%2Fmade&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AUnitary+authorities+of+England" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-50"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-50">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/1774/contents/made">"The Wiltshire (Borough of Thamesdown)(Structural Change) Order 1995"</a>. Government of the United Kingdom<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">4 March</span> 2019</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=The+Wiltshire+%28Borough+of+Thamesdown%29%28Structural+Change%29+Order+1995&rft.pub=Government+of+the+United+Kingdom&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.legislation.gov.uk%2Fuksi%2F1995%2F1774%2Fcontents%2Fmade&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AUnitary+authorities+of+England" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-51"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-51">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/1866/contents/made">"The Shropshire (District of The Wrekin) (Structural Change) Order 1996"</a>. Government of the United Kingdom<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">4 March</span> 2019</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=The+Shropshire+%28District+of+The+Wrekin%29+%28Structural+Change%29+Order+1996&rft.pub=Government+of+the+United+Kingdom&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.legislation.gov.uk%2Fuksi%2F1996%2F1866%2Fcontents%2Fmade&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AUnitary+authorities+of+England" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-52"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-52">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/490/contents/made">"The Wiltshire (Structural Change) Order 2008"</a>. Government of the United Kingdom<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">4 March</span> 2019</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=The+Wiltshire+%28Structural+Change%29+Order+2008&rft.pub=Government+of+the+United+Kingdom&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.legislation.gov.uk%2Fuksi%2F2008%2F490%2Fcontents%2Fmade&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AUnitary+authorities+of+England" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-53"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-53">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/610/contents/made">"The North Yorkshire (District of York) (Structural and Boundary Changes) Order 1995"</a>. Government of the United Kingdom<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">4 March</span> 2019</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=The+North+Yorkshire+%28District+of+York%29+%28Structural+and+Boundary+Changes%29+Order+1995&rft.pub=Government+of+the+United+Kingdom&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.legislation.gov.uk%2Fuksi%2F1995%2F610%2Fcontents%2Fmade&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AUnitary+authorities+of+England" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-54"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-54">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksro/1930/216/pdfs/uksro_19300216_en.pdf">"Isles of Scilly Order 1930"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">7 November</span> 2017</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Isles+of+Scilly+Order+1930&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.legislation.gov.uk%2Fuksro%2F1930%2F216%2Fpdfs%2Fuksro_19300216_en.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AUnitary+authorities+of+England" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236075235">.mw-parser-output .navbox{box-sizing:border-box;border:1px solid #a2a9b1;width:100%;clear:both;font-size:88%;text-align:center;padding:1px;margin:1em auto 0}.mw-parser-output .navbox .navbox{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .navbox+.navbox,.mw-parser-output .navbox+.navbox-styles+.navbox{margin-top:-1px}.mw-parser-output .navbox-inner,.mw-parser-output .navbox-subgroup{width:100%}.mw-parser-output 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style="width:1%">Areas</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bath_and_North_East_Somerset" title="Bath and North East Somerset">Bath and North East Somerset</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Borough_of_Bedford" title="Borough of Bedford">Bedford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blackburn_with_Darwen" title="Blackburn with Darwen">Blackburn with Darwen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Borough_of_Blackpool" title="Borough of Blackpool">Blackpool</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bournemouth,_Christchurch_and_Poole" title="Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole">Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bracknell_Forest" title="Bracknell Forest">Bracknell Forest</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brighton_and_Hove" title="Brighton and Hove">Brighton and Hove</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol" title="Bristol">Bristol</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buckinghamshire_(district)" title="Buckinghamshire (district)">Buckinghamshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Central_Bedfordshire" title="Central Bedfordshire">Central Bedfordshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cheshire_East" title="Cheshire East">Cheshire East</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cheshire_West_and_Chester" title="Cheshire West and Chester">Cheshire West and Chester</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cornwall" title="Cornwall">Cornwall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/County_Durham_(district)" title="County Durham (district)">County Durham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cumberland_(district)" class="mw-redirect" title="Cumberland (district)">Cumberland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Borough_of_Darlington" title="Borough of Darlington">Darlington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Derby" title="Derby">Derby</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dorset_(district)" title="Dorset (district)">Dorset</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Riding_of_Yorkshire" title="East Riding of Yorkshire">East Riding of Yorkshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Borough_of_Halton" title="Borough of Halton">Halton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Borough_of_Hartlepool" title="Borough of Hartlepool">Hartlepool</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Herefordshire" title="Herefordshire">Herefordshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Isle_of_Wight" title="Isle of Wight">Isle of Wight</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Isles_of_Scilly" title="Isles of Scilly">Isles of Scilly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kingston_upon_Hull" title="Kingston upon Hull">Kingston upon Hull</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leicester" title="Leicester">Leicester</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Luton" title="Luton">Luton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Medway" title="Medway">Medway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Borough_of_Middlesbrough" title="Borough of Middlesbrough">Middlesbrough</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/City_of_Milton_Keynes" title="City of Milton Keynes">Milton Keynes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_East_Lincolnshire" title="North East Lincolnshire">North East Lincolnshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Lincolnshire" title="North Lincolnshire">North Lincolnshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Northamptonshire" title="North Northamptonshire">North Northamptonshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Somerset" title="North Somerset">North Somerset</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Yorkshire_(district)" title="North Yorkshire (district)">North Yorkshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northumberland" title="Northumberland">Northumberland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nottingham" title="Nottingham">Nottingham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/City_of_Peterborough" title="City of Peterborough">Peterborough</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Plymouth" title="Plymouth">Plymouth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portsmouth" title="Portsmouth">Portsmouth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reading,_Berkshire" title="Reading, Berkshire">Reading</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Redcar_and_Cleveland" title="Redcar and Cleveland">Redcar and Cleveland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rutland" title="Rutland">Rutland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shropshire_(district)" title="Shropshire (district)">Shropshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Borough_of_Slough" title="Borough of Slough">Slough</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Somerset" title="Somerset">Somerset</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southampton" title="Southampton">Southampton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/City_of_Southend-on-Sea" class="mw-redirect" title="City of Southend-on-Sea">Southend-on-Sea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Gloucestershire" title="South Gloucestershire">South Gloucestershire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Borough_of_Stockton-on-Tees" title="Borough of Stockton-on-Tees">Stockton-on-Tees</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stoke-on-Trent" title="Stoke-on-Trent">Stoke-on-Trent</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Borough_of_Swindon" title="Borough of Swindon">Swindon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Telford_and_Wrekin" title="Telford and Wrekin">Telford and Wrekin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thurrock" title="Thurrock">Thurrock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Torbay" title="Torbay">Torbay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Borough_of_Warrington" title="Borough of Warrington">Warrington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Berkshire" title="West Berkshire">West Berkshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Westmorland_and_Furness" title="Westmorland and Furness">Westmorland and Furness</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Northamptonshire" title="West Northamptonshire">West Northamptonshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wiltshire_(district)" title="Wiltshire (district)">Wiltshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Borough_of_Windsor_and_Maidenhead" title="Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead">Windsor and Maidenhead</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Borough_of_Wokingham" title="Borough of Wokingham">Wokingham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/City_of_York" title="City of York">York</a></li></ul> </div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="3" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><span typeof="mw:File"><a 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North East Somerset</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bedford_Borough_Council" title="Bedford Borough Council">Bedford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blackburn_with_Darwen_Borough_Council" title="Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council">Blackburn with Darwen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blackpool_Council" title="Blackpool Council">Blackpool</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bournemouth,_Christchurch_and_Poole_Council" title="Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council">Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bracknell_Forest_Council" title="Bracknell Forest Council">Bracknell Forest</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brighton_and_Hove_City_Council" title="Brighton and Hove City Council">Brighton and Hove</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_City_Council" title="Bristol City Council">Bristol</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buckinghamshire_Council" title="Buckinghamshire Council">Buckinghamshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Central_Bedfordshire_Council" title="Central Bedfordshire Council">Central Bedfordshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cheshire_East_Council" title="Cheshire East Council">Cheshire East</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cheshire_West_and_Chester_Council" title="Cheshire West and Chester Council">Cheshire West and Chester</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cornwall_Council" title="Cornwall Council">Cornwall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/County_Durham_Council" class="mw-redirect" title="County Durham Council">County Durham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cumberland_Council" title="Cumberland Council">Cumberland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Darlington_Borough_Council" class="mw-redirect" title="Darlington Borough Council">Darlington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Derby_City_Council" title="Derby City Council">Derby</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dorset_Council_(UK)" title="Dorset Council (UK)">Dorset</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Riding_of_Yorkshire_Council" title="East Riding of Yorkshire Council">East Riding of Yorkshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Halton_Borough_Council" title="Halton Borough Council">Halton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hartlepool_Borough_Council" class="mw-redirect" title="Hartlepool Borough Council">Hartlepool</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Herefordshire_Council" title="Herefordshire Council">Herefordshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Isle_of_Wight_Council" title="Isle of Wight Council">Isle of Wight</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Council_of_the_Isles_of_Scilly" title="Council of the Isles of Scilly">Isles of Scilly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hull_City_Council" title="Hull City Council">Kingston upon Hull</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leicester_City_Council" title="Leicester City Council">Leicester</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Luton_Borough_Council" title="Luton Borough Council">Luton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Medway_Council" title="Medway Council">Medway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Middlesbrough_Council" title="Middlesbrough Council">Middlesbrough</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Milton_Keynes_City_Council" title="Milton Keynes City Council">Milton Keynes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_East_Lincolnshire_Council" title="North East Lincolnshire Council">North East Lincolnshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Lincolnshire_Council" title="North Lincolnshire Council">North Lincolnshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Northamptonshire_Council" class="mw-redirect" title="North Northamptonshire Council">North Northamptonshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Somerset_Council" title="North Somerset Council">North Somerset</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Yorkshire_Council" title="North Yorkshire Council">North Yorkshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northumberland_County_Council" title="Northumberland County Council">Northumberland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nottingham_City_Council" title="Nottingham City Council">Nottingham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peterborough_City_Council" title="Peterborough City Council">Peterborough</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Plymouth_City_Council" title="Plymouth City Council">Plymouth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portsmouth_City_Council" title="Portsmouth City Council">Portsmouth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reading_Borough_Council" title="Reading Borough Council">Reading</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Redcar_and_Cleveland_Borough_Council" title="Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council">Redcar and Cleveland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rutland_County_Council" title="Rutland County Council">Rutland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shropshire_Council" title="Shropshire Council">Shropshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Slough_Borough_Council" title="Slough Borough Council">Slough</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Somerset_Council" title="Somerset Council">Somerset</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southampton_City_Council" title="Southampton City Council">Southampton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southend-on-Sea_City_Council" title="Southend-on-Sea City Council">Southend-on-Sea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Gloucestershire_Council" title="South Gloucestershire Council">South Gloucestershire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stockton-on-Tees_Borough_Council" title="Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council">Stockton-on-Tees</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stoke-on-Trent_City_Council" title="Stoke-on-Trent City Council">Stoke-on-Trent</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swindon_Borough_Council" title="Swindon Borough Council">Swindon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Telford_and_Wrekin_Council" title="Telford and Wrekin Council">Telford and Wrekin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thurrock_Council" title="Thurrock Council">Thurrock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Torbay_Council" title="Torbay Council">Torbay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warrington_Borough_Council" title="Warrington Borough Council">Warrington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Berkshire_Council" title="West Berkshire Council">West Berkshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Westmorland_and_Furness_Council" title="Westmorland and Furness Council">Westmorland and Furness</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Northamptonshire_Council" class="mw-redirect" title="West Northamptonshire Council">West Northamptonshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wiltshire_Council" title="Wiltshire Council">Wiltshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Windsor_and_Maidenhead_Borough_Council" title="Windsor and Maidenhead Borough Council">Windsor and Maidenhead</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wokingham_Borough_Council" title="Wokingham Borough Council">Wokingham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/City_of_York_Council" title="City of York Council">York</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Elections</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bath_and_North_East_Somerset_Council_elections" title="Bath and North East Somerset Council elections">Bath and North East Somerset</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bedford_Borough_Council_elections" title="Bedford Borough Council elections">Bedford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blackburn_with_Darwen_Borough_Council_elections" title="Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council elections">Blackburn with Darwen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blackpool_Borough_Council_elections" title="Blackpool Borough Council elections">Blackpool</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bournemouth,_Christchurch_and_Poole_Council_elections" title="Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council elections">Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bracknell_Forest_Borough_Council_elections" title="Bracknell Forest Borough Council elections">Bracknell Forest</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brighton_and_Hove_City_Council_elections" title="Brighton and Hove City Council elections">Brighton and Hove</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_City_Council_elections" title="Bristol City Council elections">Bristol</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buckinghamshire_Council_elections" title="Buckinghamshire Council elections">Buckinghamshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Central_Bedfordshire_Council_elections" title="Central Bedfordshire Council elections">Central Bedfordshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cheshire_East_Council_elections" title="Cheshire East Council elections">Cheshire East</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cheshire_West_and_Chester_Council_elections" title="Cheshire West and Chester Council elections">Cheshire West and Chester</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cornwall_Council_elections" title="Cornwall Council elections">Cornwall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Durham_County_Council_elections" title="Durham County Council elections">County Durham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cumberland_Council_elections" title="Cumberland Council elections">Cumberland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Darlington_Borough_Council_elections" title="Darlington Borough Council elections">Darlington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Derby_City_Council_elections" title="Derby City Council elections">Derby</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dorset_Council_elections" title="Dorset Council elections">Dorset</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Riding_of_Yorkshire_Council_elections" title="East Riding of Yorkshire Council elections">East Riding of Yorkshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Halton_Borough_Council_elections" title="Halton Borough Council elections">Halton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hartlepool_Borough_Council_elections" title="Hartlepool Borough Council elections">Hartlepool</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Herefordshire_Council_elections" title="Herefordshire Council elections">Herefordshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Isle_of_Wight_Council_elections" title="Isle of Wight Council elections">Isle of Wight</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Council_of_the_Isles_of_Scilly_elections" title="Council of the Isles of Scilly elections">Isles of Scilly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hull_City_Council_elections" title="Hull City Council elections">Kingston upon Hull</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leicester_City_Council_elections" title="Leicester City Council elections">Leicester</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Luton_Borough_Council_elections" title="Luton Borough Council elections">Luton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Medway_Council_elections" title="Medway Council elections">Medway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Middlesbrough_Council_elections" title="Middlesbrough Council elections">Middlesbrough</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Milton_Keynes_Council_elections" class="mw-redirect" title="Milton Keynes Council elections">Milton Keynes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_East_Lincolnshire_Council_elections" title="North East Lincolnshire Council elections">North East Lincolnshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Lincolnshire_Council_elections" title="North Lincolnshire Council elections">North Lincolnshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Northamptonshire_Council_elections" title="North Northamptonshire Council elections">North Northamptonshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Somerset_Council_elections" title="North Somerset Council elections">North Somerset</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Yorkshire_Council_elections" title="North Yorkshire Council elections">North Yorkshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northumberland_County_Council_elections" title="Northumberland County Council elections">Northumberland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nottingham_City_Council_elections" title="Nottingham City Council elections">Nottingham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peterborough_City_Council_elections" title="Peterborough City Council elections">Peterborough</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Plymouth_City_Council_elections" title="Plymouth City Council elections">Plymouth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portsmouth_City_Council_elections" title="Portsmouth City Council elections">Portsmouth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reading_Borough_Council_elections" title="Reading Borough Council elections">Reading</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Redcar_and_Cleveland_Borough_Council_elections" title="Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council elections">Redcar and Cleveland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rutland_County_Council_elections" title="Rutland County Council elections">Rutland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shropshire_Council_elections" title="Shropshire Council elections">Shropshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Slough_Borough_Council_elections" title="Slough Borough Council elections">Slough</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Somerset_County_Council_elections" class="mw-redirect" title="Somerset County Council elections">Somerset</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southampton_City_Council_elections" title="Southampton City Council elections">Southampton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southend-on-Sea_City_Council_elections" title="Southend-on-Sea City Council elections">Southend-on-Sea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Gloucestershire_Council_elections" title="South Gloucestershire Council elections">South Gloucestershire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stockton-on-Tees_Borough_Council_elections" title="Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council elections">Stockton-on-Tees</a></li> <li><a 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