Subdivisions of England

The administrative divisions of England was reformed in some parts of the country for the last time in 2009. England is currently divided into nine regions, including Greater London. The eight regions outside of Greater London are divided in three different ways. Since 2009, there exist

  • 6 metropolitan counties, which are subdivided into a total of 36 Metropolitan Boroughs
  • 27 non-metropolitan counties, which are subdivided into a total of 201 Districts ( areas with two-stage administrative structure, see also List of Districts in England)
  • 56 unitary authorities ( regions with single management structure)

The boroughs, districts and unitary authorities may have different additional titles they either perform historical time or have received in recent years (eg, because of their size). A distinction Cities, Boroughs and Metropolitan Boroughs and London Boroughs.

List of administrative units of England

Greater London

Greater London consists of the City of London and 32 London boroughs ( districts ), of which Westminster has a special City status.

South East England region

Counties

  • Buckinghamshire (4 Districts)
  • East Sussex ( 5 Districts)
  • Hampshire ( 11 Districts)
  • Kent (12 Districts)
  • Oxfordshire ( 5 Districts)
  • Surrey (11 Districts)
  • West Sussex (7 Districts)

Unitary Authorities

South West England Region

Counties

Unitary Authorities

  • Bath and North East Somerset
  • Bournemouth
  • Bristol
  • Cornwall
  • North Somerset
  • Plymouth
  • Poole
  • South Gloucestershire
  • Swindon
  • Torbay
  • Wiltshire
  • Isles of Scilly ( special )

West Midlands Region

Counties

  • Staffordshire (8 Districts)
  • Warwickshire (5 Districts)
  • Worcestershire (6 Districts)

Metropolitan County

  • West Midlands (Birmingham, Coventry, Dudley, Sandwell, Solihull, Walsall and Wolverhampton)

In 1986, the tasks of counties have been delegated by the abolition of councils on the Metropolitan Boroughs in brackets.

Unitary Authorities

  • County of Herefordshire
  • Stoke -on-Trent
  • Shropshire
  • Telford and Wrekin

Region North West England

Counties

  • Cumbria ( 6 Districts)
  • Lancashire (12 Districts)

Metropolitan Counties

  • Greater Manchester ( Bolton, Bury, Manchester, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford and Wigan)
  • Merseyside ( Knowsley, Liverpool, St Helens, Sefton and Wirral )

1986, the functions of these counties have been delegated by the abolition of councils on the Metropolitan Boroughs in brackets.

Unitary Authorities

North East England

Metropolitan County

  • Tyne and Wear (Newcastle -upon- Tyne, Gateshead, South Tyneside, North Tyneside and Sunderland)

In 1986, the tasks of counties have been delegated by the abolition of councils on the Metropolitan Boroughs in brackets.

Unitary Authorities

  • County Durham
  • Darlington
  • Hartlepool
  • Middlesbrough
  • Northumberland
  • Redcar and Cleveland
  • Stockton -on-Tees

Yorkshire and the Humber

County

  • North Yorkshire (7 Districts)

Metropolitan Counties

In 1986, the tasks diesers counties have been delegated by the abolition of councils on the Metropolitan Boroughs in brackets.

Unitary Authorities

Region East Midlands

Counties

  • Derbyshire (8 Districts)
  • Leicestershire (7 Districts)
  • Lincolnshire (7 Districts)
  • Northamptonshire (7 Districts)
  • Nottinghamshire ( 7 Districts)

Unitary Authorities

  • Derby
  • Leicester
  • Nottingham
  • Rutland

East of England

Counties

  • Cambridgeshire (5 Districts)
  • Essex (12 Districts)
  • Hertfordshire (10 Districts)
  • Norfolk ( 7 Districts)
  • Suffolk (7 Districts)

Unitary Authorities

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