Unparished area

In England, an unparished area is an area that is not covered by a civil parish. Most urbanised districts of England are either entirely or partly unparished. Many towns and some cities in otherwise rural districts are also unparished areas and therefore no longer have a town council or city council, and are instead directly managed by a higher local authority such as a district or county council.
Until the mid-nineteenth century there had been many areas that did not belong to any parish, known as extra-parochial areas. Acts of Parliament between 1858 and 1868 sought to abolish such areas, converting them into parishes or absorbing them into neighbouring parishes. After 1868 there were very few extra-parochial areas left; those remaining were mostly islands, such as Lundy, which did not have a neighbouring parish into which they could be absorbed.
Modern unparished areas, were created in 1965 in London and in 1974 elsewhere. They generally arose where former urban districts, municipal boroughs or county boroughs were abolished and where no successor parish was established. Parishes were not allowed in Greater London until the passing of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 and it remained entirely unparished from 1965 until Queen's Park was created in 2014.
Some cities and towns which are unparished areas in larger districts have charter trustees to maintain a historic charter, such as city status or simply the mayoralty of a town.

List of unparished areas

Local authorities which are entirely parished are not listed. The ceremonial counties of Cornwall, Herefordshire, Isle of Wight, Northamptonshire, Northumberland, Rutland, Shropshire, and Wiltshire are entirely parished.

Ceremonial county	Local authority	Unparished area	Charter trustees	Notes
Bedfordshire	Bedford	Bedford		Part of modern borough which was pre-1974 Bedford Municipal Borough, less parish of Brickhill.
Bedfordshire	Luton	Luton		Whole borough.
Berkshire	Reading	Reading		Whole borough.
Berkshire	Slough	Slough		Whole borough except parishes of Britwell, Colnbrook with Poyle, and Wexham Court. Unparished area equivalent to pre-1974 Slough Municipal Borough.
Berkshire	Windsor and Maidenhead	Maidenhead		Pre-1974 Maidenhead Municipal Borough.
Berkshire	Windsor and Maidenhead	Windsor		Pre-1974 New Windsor Municipal Borough.
Bristol	Bristol	Bristol		Whole city.
Buckinghamshire	Buckinghamshire	High Wycombe		Pre-1974 High Wycombe Municipal Borough.
Cambridgeshire	Cambridge	Cambridge		Whole city.
Cambridgeshire	Peterborough	Peterborough, Stanground North, Old Fletton		Part of modern city which covers the combined former areas of: Old Fletton Urban District, less parish of Hampton Hargate and Vale. Peterborough Municipal Borough, less parish of Bretton. Stanground North Civil Parish.
Cheshire	Cheshire West and Chester	Chester		Part which was pre-1974 Chester County Borough.
Cheshire	Cheshire West and Chester	Burton, Ellesmere Port and Willaston		Combined pre-1974 areas of: Ellesmere Port Municipal Borough, less parish of Ince. Neston Urban District, less parish of Neston. Remaining unparished area from Neston Urban District covers the Burton and Willaston area.
Cheshire	Halton	Runcorn and Widnes		Combined pre-1974 areas of: Runcorn Urban District, less parish of Sandymoor. Widnes Municipal Borough, less parish of Halebank.
Cheshire	Warrington	Warrington		Part of modern borough which was pre-1974 Warrington County Borough.
Cumbria	Cumberland	Carlisle		Part of district which was pre-1974 Carlisle County Borough.
Derbyshire	Amber Valley	Riddings		Remaining unparished part of pre-1974 Alfreton Urban District following creation of parishes of Alfreton, Somercotes, and Swanwick in 1984.
Derbyshire	Chesterfield	Chesterfield		Part of modern borough which was pre-1974 Chesterfield Municipal Borough.
Derbyshire	Derby	Derby		Whole city.
Derbyshire	Erewash	Ilkeston		Pre-1974 Ilkeston Municipal Borough.
Derbyshire	Erewash	Long Eaton		Pre-1974 Long Eaton Urban District, less parish of Sawley.
Derbyshire	High Peak	Buxton		Pre-1974 Buxton Municipal Borough.
Derbyshire	High Peak	Glossop		Pre-1974 Glossop Municipal Borough.
Derbyshire	South Derbyshire	Swadlincote		Pre-1974 Swadlincote Urban District.
Devon	Exeter	Exeter		Whole city.
Devon	Plymouth	Plymouth		Whole city.
Devon	Torbay	Torquay, Paignton, and Churston Ferrers		Modern borough less parish of Brixham. Unparished area similar in extent to combined areas of the following authorities abolished in 1968 to create County Borough of Torbay: Torquay Municipal Borough. Paignton Urban District. Churston Ferrers Civil Parish.
Devon	Torridge	Lundy		Ancient extra-parochial area. The Poor Law Amendment Act 1868 abolished most remaining extra-parochial areas by merging them into the neighbouring parish with the longest common boundary. Lundy avoided being added to a parish by virtue of being an island.
Dorset	Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole	Bournemouth		Pre-2019 Bournemouth Borough, less parish of Holdenhurst Village. Contiguous with unparished area of Poole, but maintains separate charter trustees.
Dorset	Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole	Poole		Pre-2019 Poole Borough. Contiguous with unparished area of Bournemouth, but maintains separate charter trustees.
Durham	Darlington	Darlington		Part of modern borough which was pre-1974 Darlington County Borough.
Durham	County Durham	Chester-le-Street		Pre-1974 Chester-le-Street Urban District.
Durham	County Durham	Consett, Burnopfield and Dipton area		Combined pre-1974 areas of: Consett Urban District. Stanley Urban District, less parish of Stanley.
Durham	County Durham	Crook, Coundon and St Helen Auckland area		Combined pre-1974 areas of: Crook and Willington Urban District, less the parishes of Witton-le-Wear and Greater Willington. Bishop Auckland Urban District, less the parishes of Dene Valley, West Auckland, and Bishop Auckland. A separate unparished area from the former Bishop Auckland Urban District at South Church does not adjoin this area.
Durham	County Durham	Durham: Old Durham / Sherburn Road area		One of four separate parts of pre-1974 Durham Municipal Borough which remain unparished following creation of City of Durham parish in 2018. The parish is defined by reference to electoral divisions rather than the unparished area; this residual unparished area being the part of the former unparished area of the city of Durham which lies in the Belmont electoral division.
Durham	County Durham	Durham: Dryburn Park area		One of four separate parts of pre-1974 Durham Municipal Borough which remain unparished following creation of City of Durham parish in 2018. The parish is defined by reference to electoral divisions rather than the unparished area; this residual unparished area being one of three separate parts of the former unparished area of the city of Durham which lies in the Framwellgate and Newton Hall electoral division.
Durham	County Durham	Durham: Dunholme Close area		One of four separate parts of pre-1974 Durham Municipal Borough which remain unparished following creation of City of Durham parish in 2018. The parish is defined by reference to electoral divisions rather than the unparished area; this residual unparished area being one of three separate parts of the former unparished area of the city of Durham which lies in the Framwellgate and Newton Hall electoral division.
Durham	County Durham	Durham: Newton Hall area		One of four separate parts of pre-1974 Durham Municipal Borough which remain unparished following creation of City of Durham parish in 2018. The parish is defined by reference to electoral divisions rather than the unparished area; this residual unparished area being one of three separate parts of the former unparished area of the city of Durham which lies in the Framwellgate and Newton Hall electoral division.
Durham	County Durham	South Church area		Part of the pre-1974 Bishop Auckland Urban District which remains unparished following the creation of parishes of Dene Valley, West Auckland and Bishop Auckland. A larger separate unparished area from the former Bishop Auckland Urban District around Coundon and St Helen Auckland does not adjoin this area.
Durham	Hartlepool	Hartlepool		Part of modern borough which was pre-1974 Hartlepool County Borough, less parish of Headland.
Durham	Stockton-on-Tees	Stockton-on-Tees		Part of modern borough which was pre-1968 Stockton-on-Tees Municipal Borough, which was included in Teesside County Borough 19681974.
Essex	Basildon	Basildon		Part of modern borough which was pre-1974 Basildon Urban District, less parishes of Billericay, Great Burstead and South Green, Little Burstead, Ramsden Bellhouse, and Ramsden Crays, Noak Bridge, Shotgate, Bowers Gifford and North Benfleet, and Wickford.
Essex	Braintree	Braintree and Bocking		Part of modern district which was pre-1974 Braintree and Bocking Urban District.
Essex	Brentwood	Brentwood		Pre-1974 borough except parishes of Herongate and Ingrave, and West Horndon.
Essex	Castle Point	Benfleet		Whole borough less parish of Canvey Island. Unparished area equivalent to pre-1974 Benfleet Urban District.
Essex	Chelmsford	Chelmsford		Part of modern city which was pre-1974 Chelmsford Municipal Borough less parishes of Chelmer and Chelmsford Garden.
Essex	Colchester	Colchester		Part of modern borough which was pre-1974 Colchester Municipal Borough, less parish of Myland but including part of East Donyland added in 2004.
Essex	Harlow	Harlow		Whole district.
Essex	Southend-on-Sea	Southend-on-Sea		Whole city except parish of Leigh-on-Sea.
Essex	Tendring	Clacton		Pre-1974 Clacton Urban District.
Essex	Thurrock	Thurrock		Whole borough, being pre-1974 Thurrock Urban District less small part in Basildon New Town. Thurrock Urban District had been created in 1936 as merger of Grays Thurrock Urban District, Purfleet Urban District, Tilbury Urban District, and most of the Orsett Rural District.
Gloucestershire	Cheltenham	Cheltenham		Part of modern borough which was pre-1974 Cheltenham Municipal Borough.
Gloucestershire	Gloucester	Gloucester		Whole city except parish of Quedgeley, transferred into Gloucester in 1991. Unparished area equivalent to pre-1974 Gloucester County Borough.
Hampshire	Basingstoke and Deane	Basingstoke		Part of modern borough which was pre-1974 Basingstoke Municipal Borough.
Hampshire	Fareham	Fareham		Whole borough.
Hampshire	Gosport	Gosport		Whole borough.
Hampshire	Havant	Havant and Waterloo		Whole borough.
Hampshire	Portsmouth	Portsmouth		Whole city.
Hampshire	Rushmoor	Aldershot and Farnborough		Whole borough, being combined pre-1974 areas of: Aldershot Municipal Borough. Farnborough Urban District.
Hampshire	Southampton	Southampton		Whole city.
Hampshire	Winchester	Winchester		Part of modern city which was pre-1974 Winchester Municipal Borough, less parish of Badger Farm.
Hertfordshire	Broxbourne	Cheshunt and Hoddesdon		Whole borough, being combined pre-1974 areas of: Cheshunt Urban District. Hoddesdon Urban District.
Hertfordshire	Dacorum	Hemel Hempstead		Pre-1974 Hemel Hempstead Municipal Borough.
Hertfordshire	Hertsmere	Bushey		Pre-1974 Bushey Urban District.
Hertfordshire	Hertsmere	Potters Bar		Pre-1974 Potters Bar Urban District, less parish of South Mimms.
Hertfordshire	North Hertfordshire	Baldock, Hitchin, and Letchworth		Combined pre-1974 areas of: Baldock Urban District. Hitchin Urban District. Letchworth Urban District.
Hertfordshire	St Albans	St Albans		Part of modern city and district which was pre-1974 St Albans Municipal Borough.
Hertfordshire	Stevenage	Stevenage		Whole borough.
Hertfordshire	Three Rivers	Maple Cross and Mill End, Rickmansworth area		One of two separate parts of pre-1974 Rickmansworth Urban District which remain unparished following creation of parishes of Croxley Green in 1986 and Batchworth in 2017. Batchworth parish was defined by reference to wards rather than the unparished area. This unparished area represents the part of the former Rickmansworth Urban District within the Chorleywood South and Maple Cross ward.
Hertfordshire	Three Rivers	Loudwater: Chess Hill / Loudwater Lane area		One of two separate parts of pre-1974 Rickmansworth Urban District which remain unparished following creation of parishes of Croxley Green in 1986 and Batchworth in 2017. Batchworth parish was defined by reference to wards rather than the unparished area. This unparished area represents the part of the former Rickmansworth Urban District within the Chorleywood North and Sarratt ward.
Hertfordshire	Watford	Watford		Whole borough.
Hertfordshire	Welwyn Hatfield	Welwyn Garden City		Pre-1974 Welwyn Garden City Urban District.
Kent	Ashford	Ashford		Part of modern borough which was pre-1974 Ashford Urban District, less parishes of Kennington and South Willesborough and Newtown, both created 2019.
Kent	Canterbury	Canterbury		Part of modern city which was pre-1974 Canterbury County Borough.
Kent	Canterbury	Herne Bay and Whitstable		Combined pre-1974 areas of: Herne Bay Urban District, less parish of Herne and Broomfield. Whitstable Urban District, less parish of Chestfield.
Kent	Dartford	Dartford		Part of modern borough which was pre-1974 Dartford Municipal Borough.
Kent	Dartford	Ebbsfleet		Area removed from parish of Swanscombe and Greenhithe to become an unparished area in 2019.
Kent	Gravesham	Gravesend and Northfleet		Combined pre-1974 areas of: Gravesend Municipal Borough. Northfleet Urban District.
Kent	Maidstone	Maidstone		Part of modern borough which was pre-1974 Maidstone Municipal Borough, less parish of Tovil and part added to new parish of Downswood.
Kent	Medway	Chatham, Gillingham, and Rochester		Combined pre-1974 areas of: Chatham Municipal Borough. Gillingham Municipal Borough. Rochester Municipal Borough.
Kent	Swale	Halfway Houses		Only part of pre-1974 Queenborough-in-Sheppey Municipal Borough left unparished following creation of parishes of Eastchurch, Leysdown, Queenborough, and Warden, Minster-on-Sea, and Sheerness.
Kent	Swale	Sittingbourne and Milton		Pre-1974 Sittingbourne and Milton Urban District.
Kent	Thanet	Margate		Pre-1974 Margate Municipal Borough, less parishes of Birchington and Westgate-on-Sea.
Kent	Tonbridge and Malling	Tonbridge		Part of modern district which was pre-1974 Tonbridge Urban District.
Kent	Tunbridge Wells	Royal Tunbridge Wells		Part of modern borough which was pre-1974 Royal Tunbridge Wells Municipal Borough.
Lancashire	Blackburn with Darwen	Blackburn		Part of modern borough which was pre-1974 Blackburn County Borough.
Lancashire	Blackburn with Darwen	Hoddlesden		Remaining part of pre-1974 Darwen Municipal Borough left unparished following creation of Darwen parish in 2009.
Lancashire	Blackpool	Blackpool		Whole borough.
Lancashire	Burnley	Burnley		Part of modern borough which was pre-1974 Burnley County Borough.
Lancashire	Chorley	Chorley		Part of modern borough which was pre-1974 Chorley Municipal Borough, less parish of Astley Village.
Lancashire	Hyndburn	Accrington, Church, Clayton-le-Moors, Great Harwood, Oswaldtwistle and Rishton		Whole borough except parish of Altham. Unparished area equivalent to combined pre-1974 areas of: Accrington Municipal Borough. Church Urban District. Clayton-le-Moors Urban District. Great Harwood Urban District. Oswaldtwistle Urban District. Rishton Urban District.
Lancashire	Lancaster	Heysham		Remaining part of pre-1974 Morecambe and Heysham Municipal Borough left unparished following creation of parish of Morecambe in 2009. Similar in area to pre-1928 Heysham Urban District.
Lancashire	Lancaster	Lancaster		Part of modern city which was pre-1974 Lancaster Municipal Borough, less parish of Aldcliffe-with-Stodday.
Lancashire	Preston	Preston and Fulwood		Part of modern city which covers the combined pre-1974 areas of: Fulwood Urban District. Preston County Borough. Less parts from both included in parish of Ingol and Tanterton.
Lancashire	Rossendale	Bacup, Haslingden, Rawtenstall and Edenfield area		Whole borough except parish of Whitworth. Unparished area equivalent to combined pre-1974 areas of: Bacup Municipal Borough. Haslingden Municipal Borough. Rawtenstall Municipal Borough. Edenfield part of Ramsbottom Urban District.
Lancashire	South Ribble	Leyland		Pre-1974 Leyland Urban District.
Lancashire	South Ribble	Walton-le-Dale		Pre-1974 Walton-le-Dale Urban District.
Lancashire	West Lancashire	Ormskirk		Pre-1974 Ormskirk Urban District, less parishes of Burscough, Lathom, and Newburgh, and Lathom South.
Lancashire	West Lancashire	Skelmersdale		Remaining part of pre-1974 Skelmersdale and Holland Urban District left unparished following creation of parish of Up Holland in 2005.
Lancashire	Wyre	Poulton-le-Fylde and Thornton-Cleveleys		Combined pre-1974 areas of: Poulton-le-Fylde Urban District. Thornton-Cleveleys Urban District.
Leicestershire	Charnwood	Loughborough		Pre-1974 Loughborough Municipal Borough, less part included in parish of Stonebow Village.
Leicestershire	Harborough	Market Harborough		Pre-1974 Market Harborough Urban District plus part of Lubenham added in 2021.
Leicestershire	Hinckley and Bosworth	Hinckley		Pre-1974 Hinckley Urban District, less parishes of Burbage and Stoke Golding, Earl Shilton, and Barwell.
Leicestershire	Leicester	Leicester		Whole city.
Leicestershire	Melton	Melton Mowbray		Pre-1974 Melton Mowbray Urban District.
Leicestershire	North West Leicestershire	Coalville		One of two separate areas of pre-1974 Coalville Urban District which remain unparished following creation of parishes of Ellistown and Battleflat, Hugglescote and Donington le Heath, and Whitwick.
Leicestershire	North West Leicestershire	Thringstone		One of two separate aras of pre-1974 Coalville Urban District which remain unparished following creation of parishes of Ellistown and Battleflat, Hugglescote and Donington le Heath, and Whitwick.
Leicestershire	Oadby and Wigston	Oadby and Wigston		Whole borough, being combined pre-1974 areas of: Oadby Urban District. Wigston Urban District.
Lincolnshire	Boston	Boston		Part of modern borough which was pre-1974 Boston Municipal Borough.
Lincolnshire	Lincoln	Lincoln		Whole city.
Lincolnshire	North East Lincolnshire	Cleethorpes		Pre-1974 Cleethorpes Municipal Borough. Contiguous with unparished area of Grimsby, but maintains separate charter trustees.
Lincolnshire	North East Lincolnshire	Grimsby		Pre-1974 Grimsby County Borough, less parish of Great Coates. Contiguous with unparished area of Cleethorpes, but maintains separate charter trustees.
Lincolnshire	North Lincolnshire	Scunthorpe		Pre-1974 Scunthorpe Municipal Borough.
Lincolnshire	South Holland	Spalding		Pre-1974 Spalding Urban District.
City of London	City of London	City of London		Whole city.
Greater London	Barking and Dagenham	Barking and Dagenham		Whole London Borough, being combined pre-1965 areas of: Barking Municipal Borough. Dagenham Municipal Borough.
Greater London	Barnet	Barnet		Whole London Borough, being combined pre-1965 areas of: Barnet Urban District. East Barnet Urban District. Finchley Municipal Borough. Friern Barnet Urban District. Hendon Municipal Borough.
Greater London	Bexley	Bexley		Whole London Borough, being combined pre-1965 areas of: Bexley Municipal Borough. Erith Municipal Borough. Crayford Urban District. Sidcup area from Chislehurst and Sidcup Urban District.
Greater London	Brent	Brent		Whole London Borough, being combined pre-1965 areas of: Wembley Municipal Borough. Willesden Municipal Borough.
Greater London	Bromley	Bromley		Whole London Borough, being combined pre-1965 areas of: Beckenham Municipal Borough. Bromley Municipal Borough. Orpington Urban District. Penge Urban District. Chislehurst area from Chislehurst and Sidcup Urban District.
Greater London	Camden	Camden		Whole London Borough, being combined pre-1965 areas of: Hampstead Metropolitan Borough. Holborn Metropolitan Borough. St Pancras Metropolitan Borough.
Greater London	Croydon	Croydon		Whole London Borough, being combined pre-1965 areas of: Croydon County Borough. Coulsdon and Purley Urban District.
Greater London	Ealing	Ealing		Whole London Borough, being combined pre-1965 areas of: Acton Municipal Borough. Ealing Municipal Borough. Southall Municipal Borough.
Greater London	Enfield	Enfield		Whole London Borough, being combined pre-1965 areas of: Edmonton Municipal Borough. Enfield Municipal Borough. Southgate Municipal Borough.
Greater London	Greenwich	Greenwich		Whole London Borough, being combined pre-1965 areas of: Greenwich Metropolitan Borough. Woolwich Metropolitan Borough.
Greater London	Hackney	Hackney		Whole London Borough, being combined pre-1965 areas of: Hackney Metropolitan Borough. Shoreditch Metropolitan Borough. Stoke Newington Metropolitan Borough.
Greater London	Hammersmith and Fulham	Hammersmith and Fulham		Whole London Borough, being combined pre-1965 areas of: Fulham Metropolitan Borough. Hammersmith Metropolitan Borough.
Greater London	Haringey	Haringey		Whole London Borough, being combined pre-1965 areas of: Hornsey Municipal Borough. Tottenham Municipal Borough. Wood Green Municipal Borough.
Greater London	Harrow	Harrow		Whole London Borough, covering same area as pre-1965 Municipal Borough of Harrow.
Greater London	Havering	Havering		Whole London Borough, being combined pre-1965 areas of: Hornchurch Urban District. Romford Municipal Borough.
Greater London	Hillingdon	Hillingdon		Whole London Borough, being combined pre-1965 areas of: Hayes and Harlington Urban District. Ruislip-Northwood Urban District. Uxbridge Municipal Borough. Yiewsley and West Drayton Urban District.
Greater London	Hounslow	Hounslow		Whole London Borough, being combined pre-1965 areas of: Brentford and Chiswick Municipal Borough. Feltham Urban District. Heston and Isleworth Municipal Borough.
Greater London	Islington	Islington		Whole London Borough, being combined pre-1965 areas of: Finsbury Metropolitan Borough. Islington Metropolitan Borough.
Greater London	Kensington and Chelsea	Kensington and Chelsea		Whole London Borough, being combined pre-1965 areas of: Chelsea Metropolitan Borough. Kensington Metropolitan Borough.
Greater London	Kingston upon Thames	Kingston upon Thames		Whole London Borough, being combined pre-1965 areas of: Kingston-upon-Thames Municipal Borough. Malden and Coombe Municipal Borough. Surbiton Municipal Borough.
Greater London	Lambeth	Lambeth		Whole London Borough, being combined pre-1965 areas of: Lambeth Metropolitan Borough. Clapham and Streatham area from Wandsworth Metropolitan Borough.
Greater London	Lewisham	Lewisham		Whole London Borough, being combined pre-1965 areas of: Deptford Metropolitan Borough. Lewisham Metropolitan Borough.
Greater London	Merton	Merton		Whole London Borough, being combined pre-1965 areas of: Mitcham Municipal Borough. Merton and Morden Urban District. Wimbledon Municipal Borough.
Greater London	Newham	Newham		Whole London Borough, being combined pre-1965 areas of: East Ham County Borough. West Ham County Borough. Beckton area from Barking Municipal Borough. North Woolwich area from Woolwich Municipal Borough.
Greater London	Redbridge	Redbridge		Whole London Borough, being combined pre-1965 areas of: Ilford Municipal Borough. Wanstead and Woodford Municipal Borough. Hainault area from Chigwell Urban District. Hog Hill area from Dagenham Municipal Borough.
Greater London	Richmond upon Thames	Richmond upon Thames		Whole London Borough, being combined pre-1965 areas of: Barnes Municipal Borough. Richmond Municipal Borough. Twickenham Municipal Borough.
Greater London	Southwark	Southwark		Whole London Borough, being combined pre-1965 areas of: Bermondsey Metropolitan Borough. Camberwell Metropolitan Borough. Southwark Metropolitan Borough.
Greater London	Sutton	Sutton		Whole London Borough, being combined pre-1965 areas of: Beddington and Wallington Municipal Borough. Carshalton Urban District. Sutton and Cheam Municipal Borough.
Greater London	Tower Hamlets	Tower Hamlets		Whole London Borough, being combined pre-1965 areas of: Bethnal Green Metropolitan Borough. Poplar Metropolitan Borough. Stepney Metropolitan Borough.
Greater London	Waltham Forest	Waltham Forest		Whole London Borough, being combined pre-1965 areas of: Chingford Municipal Borough. Leyton Municipal Borough. Walthamstow Municipal Borough.
Greater London	Wandsworth	Wandsworth		Whole London Borough, being combined pre-1965 areas of: Battersea Metropolitan Borough. Wandsworth Metropolitan Borough.
Greater London	Westminster	Westminster		Whole London Borough except parish of Queen's Park. Unparished area equivalent to combined pre-1965 areas of: Marylebone Metropolitan Borough. Paddington Metropolitan Borough, less parish of Queen's Park. Westminster Metropolitan Borough.
Greater Manchester	Bolton	Bolton, Farnworth, Hunger Hill, Kearsley, Little Lever, Over Hulton and South Turton		Whole metropolitan borough except parishes of Blackrod, Horwich, and Westhoughton. Unparished area equivalent to combined pre-1974 areas of: Bolton County Borough. Farnworth Municipal Borough. Kearsley Urban District. Little Lever Urban District. Southern part of Turton Urban District. Westhoughton Urban District, less parish of Westhoughton.
Greater Manchester	Bury	Bury, Affetside, Prestwich, Radcliffe, Ramsbottom, Tottington and Whitefield		Whole metropolitan borough, being combined pre-1974 areas of: Bury County Borough. Prestwich Municipal Borough. Radcliffe Municipal Borough. Ramsbottom Urban District, except northern part around Edenfield which went to Rossendale. Tottington Urban District. Whitefield Urban District.
Greater Manchester	Manchester	Manchester		Whole city except parish of Ringway, the unparished area being the pre-1974 Manchester County Borough.
Greater Manchester	Oldham	Oldham, Chadderton, Failsworth, Lees and Royton		Whole metropolitan borough except parishes of Saddleworth and Shaw and Crompton, the unparished area being combined pre-1974 areas of: Chadderton Urban District. Failsworth Urban District. Lees Urban District. Oldham County Borough. Royton Urban District.
Greater Manchester	Rochdale	Rochdale, Heywood, Littleborough, Middleton and Wardle		Whole metropolitan borough, being combined pre-1974 areas of: Heywood Municipal Borough. Littleborough Urban District. Middleton Municipal Borough. Milnrow Urban District. Rochdale County Borough. Wardle Urban District.
Greater Manchester	Salford	Salford, Eccles, Irlam, Swinton and Pendlebury and Worsley		Whole city, being combined pre-1974 areas of: Eccles Municipal Borough. Irlam Urban District. Salford County Borough. Swinton and Pendlebury Municipal Borough. Worsley Urban District.
Greater Manchester	Stockport	Stockport, Bredbury and Romiley, Cheadle and Gatley, Hazel Grove and Bramhall and Marple		Whole metropolitan borough, being combined pre-1974 areas of: Bredbury and Romiley Urban District. Cheadle and Gatley Urban District. Hazel Grove and Bramhall Urban District. Marple Urban District. Stockport County Borough.
Greater Manchester	Tameside	Ashton-under-Lyne, Audenshaw, Denton, Droylsden, Dukinfield, Hyde, Longdendale and Stalybridge		Whole metropolitan borough except parish of Mossley. Unparished area equivalent to combined pre-1974 areas of: Ashton-under-Lyne Municipal Borough. Audenshaw Urban District. Denton Urban District. Droylsden Urban District. Dukinfield Municipal Borough. Hyde Municipal Borough. Longdendale Urban District. Stalybridge Municipal Borough.
Greater Manchester	Trafford	Altrincham, Bowdon, Hale, Sale, Stretford and Urmston		Whole metropolitan borough except parishes of Carrington, Dunham Massey, Partington, and Warburton. Unparished area equivalent to combined pre-1974 areas of: Altrincham Municipal Borough. Bowdon Urban District. Hale Urban District. Sale Municipal Borough. Stretford Municipal Borough. Urmston Urban District.
Greater Manchester	Wigan	Wigan, Abram, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Aspull, Atherton, Billinge and Winstanley, Golborne, Hindley, Ince-in-Makerfield, Leigh, Orrell, Standish with Langtree and Tyldesley		Whole metropolitan borough except parishes of Haigh, Shevington, and Worthington. Unparished area equivalent to combined pre-1974 areas of: Abram Urban District. Ashton-in-Makerfield Urban District. Aspull Urban District. Atherton Urban District. Golborne Urban District. Hindley Urban District. Ince-in-Makerfield Urban District. Leigh Municipal Borough. Orrell Urban District. Standish-with-Langtree Urban District. Tyldesley Urban District. Wigan County Borough. Winstanley and Higher End areas from Billinge and Winstanley Urban District.
Merseyside	Knowsley	Huyton with Roby and Tarbock		Combined former areas of: Huyton with Roby Urban District. Tarbock Civil Parish.
Merseyside	Knowsley	Kirkby		Pre-1974 Kirkby Urban District.
Merseyside	Liverpool	Liverpool		Whole city.
Merseyside	St Helens	St Helens, Haydock and Newton-le-Willows		Part of metropolitan borough covering combined pre-1974 areas of: Haydock Urban District. Newton-le-Willows Urban District. St Helens County Borough.
Merseyside	Sefton	Bootle, Crosby, and Litherland		Part of metropolitan borough covering combined pre-1974 areas of: Bootle County Borough. Crosby Municipal Borough. Litherland Urban District.
Merseyside	Sefton	Southport		Pre-1974 Southport County Borough.
Merseyside	Wirral	Wirral, Bebington, Birkenhead, Hoylake and Wallasey		Whole metropolitan borough, being combined pre-1974 areas of: Bebington Municipal Borough. Birkenhead County Borough. Hoylake Urban District. Wirral Urban District. Wallasey County Borough.
Norfolk	Great Yarmouth	Great Yarmouth		Part of modern borough which was pre-1974 Great Yarmouth County Borough.
Norfolk	Norwich	Norwich		Whole city.
Norfolk	King's Lynn and West Norfolk	King's Lynn		Part of modern borough which was pre-1974 King's Lynn Municipal Borough.
Nottinghamshire	Ashfield	Hucknall		Pre-1974 Hucknall Urban District.
Nottinghamshire	Ashfield	Kirkby-in-Ashfield and Sutton-in-Ashfield		Combined pre-1974 areas of: Kirkby in Ashfield Urban District. Sutton in Ashfield Urban District.
Nottinghamshire	Bassetlaw	East Retford		Pre-1974 East Retford Municipal Borough.
Nottinghamshire	Bassetlaw	Worksop		Pre-1974 Worksop Municipal Borough, less parishes of Rhodesia and Shireoaks, and Clumber and Hardwick.
Nottinghamshire	Broxtowe	Beeston		Pre-1974 Beeston and Stapleford Urban District, less parish of Stapleford.
Nottinghamshire	Gedling	Arnold and Carlton		Part of borough covering combined pre-1974 areas of: Arnold Urban District Carlton Urban District, less parish of Colwick.
Nottinghamshire	Mansfield	Mansfield and Mansfield Woodhouse		Whole district except Warsop. Unparished area equivalent to combined pre-1974 areas of: Mansfield Municipal Borough. Mansfield Woodhouse Urban District.
Nottinghamshire	Nottingham	Nottingham		Whole city.
Nottinghamshire	Rushcliffe	West Bridgford		Pre-1974 West Bridgford Urban District.
Oxfordshire	Oxford	Oxford		Whole city except four parishes of Blackbird Leys, Littlemore, Old Marston, and Risinghurst and Sandhills. Blackbird Leys was created in 1991 from part of pre-1974 Oxford County Borough, the other three parishes were transferred to Oxford from South Oxfordshire in 1991.
Somerset	Bath and North East Somerset	Bath		Part of modern district which was pre-1996 City of Bath.
Staffordshire	Cannock Chase	Cannock		One of two areas from the pre-1974 Cannock Urban District remaining unparished following creation of parishes of Bridgtown, Cannock Wood, and Heath Hayes and Wimblebury, and Hednesford. This unparished area covers the main part of the town of Cannock.
Staffordshire	Cannock Chase	Rawnsley area		One of two areas from the pre-1974 Cannock Urban District remaining unparished following creation of parishes of Bridgtown, Cannock Wood, and Heath Hayes and Wimblebury, and Hednesford. This unparished area covers the area around Rawnsley, Hazelslade and Prospect Village.
Staffordshire	Newcastle-under-Lyme	Newcastle-under-Lyme		Part of modern borough which was pre-1974 Newcastle-under-Lyme Municipal Borough, less parish of Silverdale.
Staffordshire	Stafford	Stafford		Part of modern borough which was pre-1974 Stafford Municipal Borough, less parish of Doxey.
Staffordshire	Stoke-on-Trent	Stoke-on-Trent		Whole city.
Staffordshire	Tamworth	Tamworth		Whole borough.
Suffolk	Ipswich	Ipswich		Whole borough.
Surrey	Elmbridge	Esher and Walton and Weybridge		Whole borough, less parish of Claygate. Unparished area equivalent to pre-1974 areas of: Esher Urban District, less the parish of Claygate. Walton and Weybridge Urban District.
Surrey	Epsom and Ewell	Epsom and Ewell		Whole borough, being pre-1974 Epsom and Ewell Municipal Borough.
Surrey	Guildford	Guildford		Part of modern borough which was pre-1974 Guildford Municipal Borough.
Surrey	Mole Valley	Dorking and Leatherhead		Part of district equivalent to combined pre-1974 areas of: Dorking Urban District, less parishes of Brockham and Mickleham. Leatherhead Urban District.
Surrey	Reigate and Banstead	Reigate and Banstead		Whole borough except parishes of Horley and Salfords and Sidlow. Unparished area equivalent to pre-1974 areas of: Banstead Urban District. Reigate Municipal Borough.
Surrey	Runnymede	Chertsey and Egham		Whole borough, being combined pre-1974 areas of: Chertsey Urban District. Egham Urban District.
Surrey	Spelthorne	Staines-upon-Thames and Sunbury-on-Thames		Whole borough, being combined pre-1974 areas of: Staines Urban District. Sunbury-on-Thames Urban District.
Surrey	Surrey Heath	Frimley and Camberley		Pre-1974 Frimley and Camberley Urban District.
Surrey	Woking	Woking		Whole borough.
East Sussex	Brighton and Hove	Brighton, Hove and Portslade by Sea		Whole city except parish of Rottingdean. Unparished area split into two parts, east and west of Rottingdean. Larger western part covers combined pre-1974 areas of: Brighton County Borough, less parish of Rottindean and separate unparished area of Saltdean which lies east of Rottingdean. Hove Municipal Borough. Portslade-by-Sea Urban District.
East Sussex	Brighton and Hove	Saltdean		One of two separate areas of pre-1974 Brighton County Borough remaining unparished following