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The unitary authorities of England are a type of local authority responsible for all local government services in an area. They combine the functions of a non-metropolitan county council and a non-metropolitan district council, which elsewhere in England provide two tiers of local government. Unitary authorities are constituted under the Local ...
This is a list of unitary authorities of England ordered by population. Figures are mid-year estimates for 2022 from the Office for National Statistics. [1] Areas from UK Standard Area Measurements [2] The list does not include North Northamptonshire and West Northamptonshire unitary authorities, created in 2021, for which statistics are not ...
English: Map showing the unitary authority areas of England highlighted, together with the all the other top-tier administrative subdivisions (shire counties, metropolitan boroughs, and London boroughs) from 1 April 2021 to 31 Mar 2023. Equirectangular map projection on WGS 84 datum, with N/S stretched 170% Geographic limits: West: 6.75°W
t. e. Local government in England broadly consists of three layers: civil parishes, local authorities, and regional authorities. Every part of England is governed by at least one local authority, but parish councils and regional authorities do not exist everywhere. In addition, there are 31 police and crime commissioners, four police, fire and ...
As of April 2023, there are 62 unitary authorities. [2] Unitary authorities have control of their areas functioning. [3] There is a general push towards the reorganisation of English local government to the authority structure, often reorganisation is a condition of new devolution powers.
The existing unitary authorities of Bath and North East Somerset and North Somerset were not affected by any of these proposals. In October 2020, the UK government invited proposals for reform of arrangements in Somerset by 2023. [12] There were two rival proposals: a single unitary council, or two unitary councils (east and west). [25]
A combined county authority (CCA) is a similar type of local government institution introduced in England outside Greater London by the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023, but may only be formed by upper-tier authorities: county councils and unitary authorities. The members of the CCA are appointed by its constituent councils.
The table below shows who has political control of each of the 21 non-metropolitan county councils (NMC), the 62 unitary authorities (UA), the 36 metropolitan districts (MD), the 32 London boroughs (LB) as well as the 2 sui generis entities: the City of London (CL) and the Isles of Scilly (IS). In total, 153 local government councils.