This is a list of all the rural districts, urban districts and municipal boroughs in England as they existed prior to the entry into force of the Local Government Act 1972 on 1 April 1974. There were 1086 such districts and boroughs at this time, the result of a gradual consolidation since their formation in 1894. Apart from these, England also had 79 county boroughs.
| District | Successor | |
|---|---|---|
| Mid Bedfordshire | ||
| Mid Bedfordshire | ||
| Bedford Borough | Bedford | |
| Bedford | ||
| Mid Bedfordshire | ||
| Biggleswade Urban District | Mid Bedfordshire | |
| Dunstable Borough | South Bedfordshire | |
| Kempston Urban District | Bedford | |
| South Bedfordshire | ||
| South Bedfordshire | ||
| Mid Bedfordshire |
Luton was a county borough.
| District | Successor | |
|---|---|---|
| Abingdon Borough | Vale of White Horse (Oxfordshire) | |
| Vale of White Horse | ||
| Newbury | ||
| Windsor and Maidenhead | ||
| Bracknell | ||
| Vale of White Horse | ||
| Newbury | ||
| Maidenhead Borough | Windsor and Maidenhead | |
| New Windsor Borough | Windsor and Maidenhead | |
| Newbury Borough | Newbury | |
| Newbury | ||
| Wallingford Borough | South Oxfordshire (Oxfordshire) | |
| South Oxfordshire | ||
| Vale of White Horse, Newbury | ||
| Wantage Urban District | Vale of White Horse | |
| Windsor and Maidenhead | ||
| Wokingham Borough | Wokingham | |
| Wokingham |
Reading was a county borough.
| District | Successor | |
|---|---|---|
| Chiltern | ||
| Aylesbury Borough | Aylesbury Vale | |
| Aylesbury Vale | ||
| Beaconsfield | ||
| Milton Keynes | ||
| Buckingham Borough | Aylesbury Vale | |
| Aylesbury Vale | ||
| Chiltern | ||
| Beaconsfield, Slough (Berkshire), Windsor and Maidenhead (Berkshire) | ||
| Windsor and Maidenhead | ||
| High Wycombe Borough | Wycombe | |
| Wycombe | ||
| Milton Keynes | ||
| Milton Keynes | ||
| Slough Borough | Slough | |
| Aylesbury Vale | ||
| Aylesbury Vale, Milton Keynes | ||
| Milton Keynes | ||
| Wycombe |
There were no county boroughs.
| District | Successor | |
|---|---|---|
| Cambridge Borough | Cambridge | |
| Chatteris Urban District | Fenland | |
| South Cambridgeshire | ||
| East Cambridgeshire | ||
| Ely Urban District | East Cambridgeshire | |
| March Urban District | Fenland | |
| East Cambridgeshire | ||
| Fenland | ||
| South Cambridgeshire | ||
| Whittlesey Urban District | Fenland | |
| Wisbech Borough | Fenland | |
| Fenland |
There were no county boroughs.
| District | Successor | |
|---|---|---|
| Macclesfield | ||
| Congleton | ||
| Altrincham Borough | Trafford (Greater Manchester) | |
| Bebington Borough | Wirral (Merseyside) | |
| Macclesfield | ||
| Trafford | ||
| Bredbury and Romiley Urban District | Stockport (Greater Manchester) | |
| Trafford, Manchester (Greater Manchester), Macclesfield | ||
| Cheadle and Gatley Urban District | Stockport | |
| Chester | ||
| Congleton Borough | Congleton | |
| Congleton | ||
| Crewe Borough | Crewe and Nantwich | |
| Macclesfield | ||
| Dukinfield Borough | Tameside (Greater Manchester) | |
| Ellesmere Port Borough | Ellesmere Port and Neston | |
| Hale Urban District | Trafford | |
| Hazel Grove and Bramhall Urban District | Stockport | |
| Wirral | ||
| Hyde Borough | Tameside | |
| Knutsford Urban District | Macclesfield | |
| Longdendale Urban District | Tameside | |
| Warrington | ||
| Macclesfield Borough | Macclesfield | |
| Macclesfield | ||
| Stockport | ||
| Congleton | ||
| Crewe and Nantwich | ||
| Crewe and Nantwich | ||
| Neston Urban District | Ellesmere Port and Neston | |
| Vale Royal | ||
| Northwich Urban District | Vale Royal | |
| Vale Royal, Warrington, Halton | ||
| Runcorn Urban District | Halton | |
| Sale Borough | Trafford | |
| Congleton | ||
| Stalybridge Borough | Tameside | |
| Chester | ||
| High Peak (Derbyshire) | ||
| Macclesfield | ||
| Vale Royal | ||
| Wirral Urban District | Wirral |
Birkenhead, Chester, Stockport, and Wallasey were county boroughs.
| District | Successor | |
|---|---|---|
| Bodmin Borough | North Cornwall | |
| Bude-Stratton Urban District | North Cornwall | |
| Camborne-Redruth Urban District | Kerrier | |
| North Cornwall | ||
| Falmouth Borough | Carrick | |
| Helston Borough | Kerrier | |
| Kerrier | ||
| Launceston Borough | North Cornwall | |
| North Cornwall | ||
| Liskeard Borough | Caradon | |
| Caradon | ||
| Looe Urban District | Caradon | |
| Newquay Urban District | Restormel | |
| Penryn Borough | Carrick | |
| Penzance Borough | Penwith | |
| Saltash Borough | Caradon | |
| Restormel | ||
| St. Austell with Fowey Borough | Restormel | |
| Caradon | ||
| St. Ives Borough | Penwith | |
| St. Just Urban District | Penwith | |
| North Cornwall | ||
| Torpoint Urban District | Caradon | |
| Truro Borough | Carrick | |
| Carrick | ||
| North Cornwall | ||
| Penwith |
There were no county boroughs.
| District | Successor | |
|---|---|---|
| Eden (Cumbria) | ||
| Carlisle (Cumbria) | ||
| Allerdale (Cumbria) | ||
| Cockermouth Urban District | Allerdale | |
| Copeland (Cumbria) | ||
| Keswick Urban District | Allerdale | |
| Maryport Urban District | Allerdale | |
| Copeland | ||
| Eden | ||
| Eden | ||
| Whitehaven Borough | Copeland | |
| Allerdale | ||
| Workington Borough | Allerdale |
Carlisle was a county borough.
| District | Successor | |
|---|---|---|
| Amber Valley | ||
| West Derbyshire | ||
| West Derbyshire | ||
| West Derbyshire | ||
| West Derbyshire | ||
| Amber Valley | ||
| Amber Valley | ||
| Bolsover | ||
| Bolsover | ||
| Buxton Borough | High Peak | |
| High Peak | ||
| Chesterfield Borough | Chesterfield | |
| Chesterfield, North East Derbyshire | ||
| North East Derbyshire | ||
| Bolsover | ||
| North East Derbyshire | ||
| Glossop Borough | High Peak | |
| Amber Valley | ||
| Ilkeston Borough | Erewash | |
| Erewash | ||
| West Derbyshire | ||
| High Peak | ||
| South Derbyshire | ||
| Amber Valley | ||
| Erewash, South Derbyshire | ||
| Staveley Urban District | Chesterfield | |
| Swadlincote Urban District | South Derbyshire | |
| Whaley Bridge Urban District | High Peak | |
| Wirksworth Urban District | West Derbyshire |
Derby was a county borough.
| District | Successor | |
|---|---|---|
| Ashburton Urban District | Teignbridge | |
| East Devon | ||
| Barnstaple Borough | North Devon | |
| North Devon | ||
| Bideford Borough | Torridge | |
| Torridge | ||
| Buckfastleigh Urban District | Teignbridge | |
| Budleigh Salterton Urban District | East Devon | |
| Tiverton | ||
| Crediton Urban District | Tiverton | |
| Dartmouth Borough | South Hams | |
| Dawlish Urban District | Teignbridge | |
| Exmouth Urban District | East Devon | |
| Great Torrington Borough | Torridge | |
| Torridge | ||
| Honiton Borough | East Devon | |
| East Devon | ||
| Ilfracombe Urban District | North Devon | |
| South Hams | ||
| Kingsbridge Urban District | South Hams | |
| Lynton Urban District | North Devon | |
| Teignbridge | ||
| Newton Abbot Urban District | Teignbridge | |
| Northam Urban District | Torridge | |
| Okehampton Borough | West Devon | |
| West Devon | ||
| Ottery St. Mary Urban District | East Devon | |
| South Hams | ||
| Salcombe Urban District | South Hams | |
| Seaton Urban District | East Devon | |
| Sidmouth Urban District | East Devon | |
| North Devon | ||
| Teignbridge, East Devon | ||
| West Devon | ||
| Teignmouth Urban District | Teignbridge | |
| Tiverton Borough | Tiverton | |
| Tiverton | ||
| Torridge | ||
| Totnes Borough | South Hams | |
| South Hams |
Exeter, Plymouth and Torbay were county boroughs.
| District | Successor | |
|---|---|---|
| West Dorset | ||
| North Dorset | ||
| Blandford Forum Borough | North Dorset | |
| Bridport Borough | West Dorset | |
| West Dorset | ||
| Dorchester Borough | West Dorset | |
| West Dorset | ||
| Lyme Regis Borough | West Dorset | |
| Poole Borough | Poole | |
| Portland Urban District | Weymouth and Portland | |
| Shaftesbury Borough | North Dorset | |
| North Dorset | ||
| Sherborne Rural District | West Dorset | |
| Sherborne Urban District | West Dorset | |
| North Dorset | ||
| Swanage Urban District | Purbeck | |
| Wareham Borough | Purbeck | |
| Purbeck | ||
| Weymouth and Melcombe Regis Borough | Weymouth and Portland | |
| East Dorset | ||
| Wimborne Minster Urban District | East Dorset |
| District | Successor | |
|---|---|---|
| Teesdale | ||
| Barnard Castle Urban District | Teesdale | |
| Bishop Auckland Urban District | Wear Valley | |
| Blaydon Urban District | Gateshead (Tyne and Wear) | |
| Boldon Urban District | South Tyneside (Tyne and Wear) | |
| Brandon and Byshottles Urban District | Durham | |
| City of Sunderland (Tyne and Wear), Gateshead, Chester-le-Street | ||
| Chester-le-Street Urban District | Chester-le-Street | |
| Consett Urban District | Derwentside | |
| Crook and Willington Urban District | Wear Valley | |
| Darlington, Sedgefield | ||
| Durham Borough | Durham | |
| Durham | ||
| Easington, Sunderland | ||
| Felling Urban District | Gateshead | |
| Hebburn Urban District | South Tyneside | |
| Hetton Urban District | Sunderland | |
| Houghton-le-Spring Urban District | Sunderland | |
| Jarrow Borough | South Tyneside | |
| Derwentside | ||
| Ryton Urban District | Gateshead | |
| Seaham Urban District | Easington | |
| Sedgefield | ||
| Shildon Urban District | Sedgefield | |
| Spennymoor Urban District | Sedgefield | |
| Stanley Urban District | Derwentside | |
| Stockton-on-Tees (Cleveland), Hartlepool (Cleveland) | ||
| Tow Law Urban District | Wear Valley | |
| Washington Urban District | Sunderland | |
| Wear Valley | ||
| Whickham Urban District | Gateshead |
Darlington, Gateshead, Hartlepool, South Shields, Sunderland and Teesside were county boroughs.
| District | Successor | |
|---|---|---|
| Aldeburgh Borough | Suffolk Coastal (Suffolk) | |
| Beccles Borough | Waveney (Suffolk) | |
| Suffolk Coastal | ||
| Bungay Urban District | Waveney | |
| Suffolk Coastal | ||
| Eye Borough | Mid Suffolk (Suffolk) | |
| Felixstowe Urban District | Suffolk Coastal | |
| Mid Suffolk | ||
| Halesworth Urban District | Waveney | |
| Mid Suffolk | ||
| Leiston-cum-Sizewell Urban District | Suffolk Coastal | |
| Great Yarmouth (Norfolk), Waveney | ||
| Lowestoft Borough | Waveney | |
| Babergh (Suffolk) | ||
| Saxmundham Urban District | Suffolk Coastal | |
| Southwold Borough | Waveney | |
| Stowmarket Urban District | Mid Suffolk | |
| Waveney | ||
| Woodbridge Urban District | Suffolk Coastal |
Ipswich was a county borough.
| District | Successor | |
|---|---|---|
| Rother | ||
| Bexhill Borough | Rother | |
| Burgess Hill Urban District | Mid Sussex (West Sussex) | |
| Lewes | ||
| Mid Sussex, Crawley (West Sussex) | ||
| Cuckfield Urban District | Mid Sussex | |
| East Grinstead Urban District | Mid Sussex | |
| Wealden | ||
| Hove Borough | Hove | |
| Lewes Borough | Lewes | |
| Newhaven Urban District | Lewes | |
| Portslade-by-Sea Urban District | Hove | |
| Rye Borough | Rother | |
| Seaford Urban District | Lewes | |
| Wealden |
Brighton, Eastbourne and Hastings were county boroughs.
| District | Successor | |
|---|---|---|
| Basildon | ||
| Castle Point | ||
| Braintree | ||
| Braintree and Bocking Urban District | Braintree | |
| Brentwood | ||
| Brightlingsea Urban District | Tendring | |
| Burnham-on-Crouch Urban District | Maldon | |
| Castle Point | ||
| Chelmsford Borough | Chelmsford | |
| Chelmsford, Brentwood | ||
| Chigwell Urban District | Epping Forest | |
| Tendring | ||
| Colchester Borough | Colchester | |
| Uttlesford | ||
| Epping Urban District | Epping Forest | |
| Brentwood, Epping Forest | ||
| Frinton and Walton Urban District | Tendring | |
| Braintree | ||
| Halstead Urban District | Braintree | |
| Harlow Urban District | Harlow | |
| Harwich Borough | Tendring | |
| Colchester | ||
| Maldon Borough | Maldon | |
| Maldon | ||
| Rochford | ||
| Rochford | ||
| Saffron Walden Borough | Uttlesford | |
| Uttlesford | ||
| Tendring | ||
| Thurrock Urban District | Thurrock, Basildon | |
| Waltham Holy Cross Urban District | Epping Forest | |
| West Mersea Urban District | Colchester | |
| Witham Urban District | Braintree | |
| Wivenhoe Urban District | Colchester |
Southend-on-Sea was a county borough.
| District | Successor | |
|---|---|---|
| Charlton Kings Urban District | Cheltenham | |
| Cheltenham Borough | Cheltenham | |
| Tewkesbury | ||
| Cotswold | ||
| Cirencester Urban District | Cotswold | |
| Stroud | ||
| Forest of Dean | ||
| Stroud, Forest of Dean, Tewkesbury | ||
| Kingswood Urban District | Kingswood (Avon) | |
| Forest of Dean | ||
| Mangotsfield Urban District | Kingswood | |
| Nailsworth Urban District | Stroud | |
| Forest of Dean | ||
| Cotswold | ||
| Cotswold | ||
| Northavon (Avon), Stroud | ||
| Stroud | ||
| Stroud Urban District | Stroud | |
| Cotswold | ||
| Tewkesbury Borough | Tewkesbury | |
| Northavon, Stroud | ||
| Kingswood | ||
| Forest of Dean |
Bristol and Gloucester were county boroughs.
| District | Successor | |
|---|---|---|
| Aldershot Borough | Rushmoor | |
| East Hampshire | ||
| Alton Urban District | East Hampshire | |
| Andover Borough | Test Valley | |
| Test Valley | ||
| Basingstoke Borough | Basingstoke and Deane | |
| Basingstoke and Deane | ||
| Christchurch Borough | Christchurch (Dorset) | |
| Winchester | ||
| Eastleigh Borough | Eastleigh | |
| Fareham Urban District | Fareham | |
| Farnborough Urban District | Rushmoor | |
| Fleet Urban District | Hart | |
| Gosport Borough | Gosport | |
| Hart | ||
| Havant and Waterloo Urban District | Havant | |
| Basingstoke and Deane | ||
| Lymington Borough | New Forest | |
| New Forest | ||
| East Hampshire | ||
| Petersfield Urban District | East Hampshire | |
| New Forest, East Dorset (Dorset), Christchurch | ||
| Romsey Borough | Test Valley | |
| Test Valley | ||
| Test Valley | ||
| Winchester Borough | Winchester | |
| Eastleigh, Winchester |
Bournemouth, Portsmouth and Southampton were county boroughs.
| District | Successor | |
|---|---|---|
| Malvern Hills (Hereford and Worcester) | ||
| South Herefordshire (Hereford and Worcester) | ||
| Hereford Borough | Hereford (Hereford and Worcester) | |
| South Herefordshire | ||
| Kington Rural District | Leominster (Hereford and Worcester) | |
| Kington Urban District | Leominster | |
| Malvern Hills | ||
| Leominster Borough | Leominster | |
| Leominster | ||
| South Herefordshire | ||
| Ross-on-Wye Urban District | South Herefordshire | |
| Leominster |
There were no county boroughs.
There were no county boroughs.
| District | Successor | |
|---|---|---|
| Peterborough (Cambridgeshire) | ||
| Huntingdon (Cambridgeshire) | ||
| Huntingdon and Godmanchester Borough | Huntingdon | |
| Huntingdon, Peterborough | ||
| Peterborough | ||
| Peterborough Borough | Peterborough | |
| Peterborough | ||
| Ramsey Urban District | Huntingdon | |
| St. Ives Borough | Huntingdon | |
| Huntingdon | ||
| Huntingdon | ||
| St. Neots Urban District | Huntingdon | |
| Peterborough |
There were no county boroughs.
| District | Successor | |
|---|---|---|
| Cowes Urban District | Medina | |
| South Wight | ||
| Newport Borough | Medina | |
| Ryde Borough | Medina | |
| Sandown-Shanklin Urban District | South Wight | |
| Ventnor Urban District | South Wight |
There were no county boroughs.
| District | Successor | |
|---|---|---|
| Ashford Urban District | Ashford | |
| Canterbury | ||
| Broadstairs and St Peter's Urban District | Thanet | |
| Chatham Borough | Rochester-upon-Medway | |
| Tunbridge Wells | ||
| Dartford Borough | Dartford | |
| Sevenoaks, Dartford | ||
| Deal Borough | Dover | |
| Dover Borough | Dover | |
| Dover | ||
| Ashford | ||
| Dover, Thanet | ||
| Shepway | ||
| Faversham Borough | Swale | |
| Folkestone Borough | Shepway | |
| Gillingham Borough | Gillingham | |
| Gravesend Borough | Gravesham | |
| Canterbury | ||
| Maidstone | ||
| Hythe Borough | Shepway | |
| Lydd Borough | Shepway | |
| Maidstone Borough | Maidstone | |
| Maidstone | ||
| Tonbridge and Malling | ||
| Margate Borough | Thanet | |
| New Romney Borough | Shepway | |
| Northfleet Urban District | Gravesham | |
| Queenborough-in-Sheppey Borough | Swale | |
| Ramsgate Borough | Thanet | |
| Rochester Borough | Rochester-upon-Medway | |
| Shepway | ||
| Royal Tunbridge Wells Borough | Tunbridge Wells | |
| Sandwich Borough | Dover | |
| Sevenoaks | ||
| Sevenoaks Urban District | Sevenoaks | |
| Sittingbourne and Milton Urban District | Swale | |
| Southborough Urban District | Tunbridge Wells | |
| Rochester-upon-Medway, Gravesham | ||
| Swale Rural District | Swale | |
| Swanscombe Urban District | Dartford | |
| Tenterden Borough | Ashford | |
| Ashford | ||
| Tunbridge Wells, Tonbridge and Malling | ||
| Tonbridge Urban District | Tonbridge and Malling | |
| Ashford | ||
| Whitstable Urban District | Canterbury |
Canterbury was a county borough.
| District | Successor | |
|---|---|---|
| Abram Urban District | Wigan (Greater Manchester) | |
| Accrington Borough | Hyndburn | |
| Adlington Urban District | Chorley | |
| Ashton-in-Makerfield Urban District | Wigan, Metropolitan Borough of St Helens (Merseyside) | |
| Ashton-under-Lyne Borough | Tameside (Greater Manchester) | |
| Aspull Urban District | Wigan | |
| Wigan | ||
| Audenshaw Urban District | Tameside | |
| Bacup Borough | Rossendale | |
| Barrowford Urban District | Pendle | |
| Billinge and Winstanley Urban District | Wigan, St Helens | |
| Hyndburn, Blackburn, Ribble Valley | ||
| Bolton (Greater Manchester) | ||
| Brierfield Urban District | Pendle | |
| Pendle, Ribble Valley, Burnley | ||
| Carnforth Urban District | Lancaster | |
| Chadderton Urban District | Oldham (Greater Manchester) | |
| Chorley | ||
| Chorley | ||
| Church Urban District | Hyndburn | |
| Clayton-le-Moors Urban District | Hyndburn | |
| Clitheroe Borough | Ribble Valley | |
| Ribble Valley | ||
| Colne Borough | Pendle | |
| Oldham | ||
| Crosby Borough | Sefton (Merseyside) | |
| Dalton-in-Furness Urban District | Barrow-in-Furness (Cumbria) | |
| Darwen Borough | Blackburn | |
| Denton Urban District | Tameside | |
| Droylsden Urban District | Tameside | |
| Eccles Borough | Salford (Greater Manchester) | |
| Failsworth Urban District | Oldham | |
| Bolton | ||
| Fleetwood Borough | Wyre | |
| Formby Urban District | Sefton | |
| Preston | ||
| Fylde | ||
| Wyre | ||
| Golborne Urban District | Warrington (Cheshire), Wigan | |
| Grange Urban District | South Lakeland (Cumbria) | |
| Great Harwood Urban District | Hyndburn | |
| Haslingden Borough | Rossendale | |
| Haydock Urban District | St Helens | |
| Rochdale (Greater Manchester) | ||
| Hindley Urban District | Wigan | |
| Bolton | ||
| Huyton-with-Roby Urban District | Knowsley (Merseyside) | |
| Ince-in-Makerfield Urban District | Wigan | |
| Irlam Urban District | Salford | |
| Bolton | ||
| Kirkby Urban District | Knowsley | |
| Kirkham Urban District | Fylde | |
| Lancaster Borough | Lancaster | |
| Lancaster | ||
| Lees Urban District | Oldham | |
| Wigan | ||
| Leyland Urban District | South Ribble | |
| Litherland Urban District | Sefton | |
| Bolton | ||
| Littleborough Urban District | Rochdale | |
| Longridge Urban District | Ribble Valley | |
| Lancaster | ||
| Lytham St. Anne's Borough | Fylde | |
| Rochdale | ||
| Milnrow Urban District | Rochdale | |
| Morecambe and Heysham Borough | Lancaster | |
| Mossley Borough | Tameside | |
| Nelson Borough | Pendle | |
| Newton-le-Willows Urban District | St Helens | |
| South Lakeland | ||
| West Lancashire | ||
| Orrell Urban District | Wigan | |
| Oswaldtwistle Urban District | Hyndburn | |
| Padiham Urban District | Burnley | |
| Poulton-le-Fylde Urban District | Wyre | |
| Preesall Urban District | Wyre | |
| Knowsley | ||
| South Ribble, Preston, Ribble Valley | ||
| Prestwich Borough | Bury (Greater Manchester) | |
| Radcliffe Borough | Bury | |
| Rainford Urban District | St Helens | |
| Ramsbottom Urban District | Rossendale, Bury | |
| Rawtenstall Borough | Rossendale | |
| Rishton Urban District | Hyndburn | |
| Oldham | ||
| Skelmersdale and Holland Urban District | West Lancashire | |
| Standish-with-Langtree Urban District | Wigan | |
| Trafford | ||
| Swinton and Pendlebury Borough | Salford | |
| Thornton Cleveleys Urban District | Wyre | |
| Tottington Urban District | Bury | |
| Trawden Urban District | Pendle | |
| Bolton, Blackburn | ||
| Wigan | ||
| Ulverston Urban District | South Lakeland | |
| Trafford | ||
| Walton-le-Dale Urban District | South Ribble | |
| Wardle Urban District | Rochdale | |
| Warrington | ||
| Sefton, Knowsley, West Lancashire | ||
| Bolton | ||
| Warrington, St Helens, Knowsley, Halton | ||
| Whitefield Urban District | Bury | |
| Whitworth Urban District | Rossendale | |
| Widnes Urban District | Halton (Cheshire) | |
| Wigan, West Lancashire | ||
| Withnell Urban District | Chorley | |
| Worsley Urban District | Salford |
Barrow-in-Furness, Blackburn, Blackpool, Bolton, Bootle, Burnley, Bury, Liverpool, Manchester, Oldham, Preston, Rochdale, Salford, Southport, St Helens, Warrington and Wigan were county boroughs.
| District | Successor | |
|---|---|---|
| North West Leicestershire | ||
| Ashby de la Zouch Urban District | North West Leicestershire | |
| Ashby Woulds Urban District | North West Leicestershire | |
| Charnwood | ||
| Harborough | ||
| Blaby | ||
| North West Leicestershire | ||
| Coalville Urban District | North West Leicestershire | |
| Hinckley Urban District | Hinckley and Bosworth | |
| Loughborough Borough | Charnwood | |
| Harborough | ||
| North West Leicestershire, Hinckley and Bosworth | ||
| Harborough | ||
| Market Harborough Urban District | Harborough | |
| Melton | ||
| Melton Mowbray Urban District | Melton | |
| Oadby Urban District | Oadby and Wigston | |
| Shepshed Urban District | Charnwood | |
| Wigston Urban District | Oadby and Wigston |
Leicester was a county borough.
| District | Successor | |
|---|---|---|
| Boston Borough | Boston (Lincolnshire) | |
| Boston | ||
| South Holland (Lincolnshire) | ||
| South Holland | ||
| Spalding Urban District | South Holland |
There were no county boroughs.
| District | Successor | |
|---|---|---|
| Bourne Urban District | South Kesteven (Lincolnshire) | |
| North Kesteven (Lincolnshire) | ||
| Grantham Borough | South Kesteven | |
| North Kesteven | ||
| Sleaford Urban District | North Kesteven | |
| South Kesteven | ||
| Stamford Borough | South Kesteven | |
| South Kesteven |
There were no county boroughs.
| District | Successor | |
|---|---|---|
| Alford Urban District | East Lindsey (Lincolnshire) | |
| Barton upon Humber Urban District | Glanford (Humberside) | |
| Brigg Urban District | Glanford | |
| West Lindsey (Lincolnshire) | ||
| Cleethorpes Borough | Cleethorpes (Humberside) | |
| West Lindsey | ||
| Gainsborough Urban District | West Lindsey | |
| Glanford | ||
| Cleethorpes | ||
| East Lindsey | ||
| East Lindsey | ||
| Boothferry (Humberside) | ||
| Louth Borough | East Lindsey | |
| East Lindsey | ||
| Mablethorpe and Sutton Urban District | East Lindsey | |
| Market Rasen Urban District | West Lindsey | |
| Scunthorpe Borough | Scunthorpe (Humberside) | |
| Skegness Urban District | East Lindsey | |
| East Lindsey | ||
| West Lindsey | ||
| Woodhall Spa Urban District | East Lindsey |
Grimsby and Lincoln were county boroughs.
| District | Successor | |
|---|---|---|
| Great Yarmouth, Broadland | ||
| Cromer Urban District | North Norfolk | |
| South Norfolk | ||
| Diss Urban District | South Norfolk | |
| West Norfolk | ||
| West Norfolk | ||
| Downham Market Urban District | West Norfolk | |
| East Dereham Urban District | Breckland | |
| North Norfolk | ||
| South Norfolk | ||
| West Norfolk | ||
| Hunstanton Urban District | West Norfolk | |
| King's Lynn Borough | West Norfolk | |
| South Norfolk | ||
| West Norfolk | ||
| Breckland | ||
| North Walsham Urban District | North Norfolk | |
| Sheringham Urban District | North Norfolk | |
| North Norfolk | ||
| Broadland | ||
| Breckland | ||
| Swaffham Urban District | Breckland | |
| Thetford Borough | Breckland | |
| North Norfolk | ||
| Breckland | ||
| Wells-next-the-Sea Urban District | North Norfolk | |
| Wymondham Urban District | South Norfolk |
Great Yarmouth and Norwich were county boroughs.
| District | Successor | |
|---|---|---|
| Brackley Borough | South Northamptonshire | |
| South Northamptonshire | ||
| Northampton, Daventry | ||
| Burton Latimer Urban District | Kettering | |
| Corby Urban District | Corby | |
| Daventry Borough | Daventry | |
| Daventry | ||
| Desborough Urban District | Kettering | |
| Higham Ferrers Borough | East Northamptonshire | |
| Irthlingborough Urban District | East Northamptonshire | |
| Kettering Borough | Kettering | |
| Corby, Kettering | ||
| South Northamptonshire, Northampton | ||
| Oundle Urban District | East Northamptonshire | |
| East Northamptonshire | ||
| Raunds Urban District | East Northamptonshire | |
| Rothwell Urban District | Kettering | |
| Rushden Urban District | East Northamptonshire | |
| South Northamptonshire | ||
| Northampton, East Northamptonshire, Wellingborough | ||
| Wellingborough Urban District | Wellingborough |
Northampton was a county borough.
| District | Successor | |
|---|---|---|
| Alnwick | ||
| Alnwick Urban District | Alnwick | |
| Amble Urban District | Alnwick | |
| Ashington Urban District | Wansbeck | |
| Bedlingtonshire Urban District | Wansbeck | |
| Berwick-upon-Tweed | ||
| Tynedale | ||
| Berwick-upon-Tweed Borough | Berwick-upon-Tweed | |
| Blyth Borough | Blyth Valley | |
| Castle Morpeth, Newcastle upon Tyne (Tyne and Wear) | ||
| Berwick-upon-Tweed | ||
| Newcastle upon Tyne | ||
| Tynedale | ||
| Tynedale | ||
| Hexham Urban District | Tynedale | |
| Longbenton Urban District | North Tyneside (Tyne and Wear) | |
| Morpeth Borough | Castle Morpeth | |
| Castle Morpeth | ||
| Newbiggin-by-the-Sea Urban District | Wansbeck | |
| Newburn Urban District | Newcastle upon Tyne | |
| Berwick-upon-Tweed | ||
| Prudhoe Urban District | Tynedale | |
| Alnwick | ||
| Blyth Valley, North Tyneside | ||
| Wallsend Borough | North Tyneside | |
| Whitley Bay Borough | North Tyneside, Blyth Valley |
Newcastle upon Tyne and Tynemouth were county boroughs.
| District | Successor | |
|---|---|---|
| Arnold Urban District | Gedling | |
| Rushcliffe, Broxtowe, Ashfield, Gedling | ||
| Broxtowe | ||
| Rushcliffe | ||
| Carlton Urban District | Gedling | |
| East Retford Borough | Bassetlaw | |
| Doncaster (South Yorkshire), Bassetlaw | ||
| Eastwood Urban District | Broxtowe | |
| Ashfield | ||
| Kirkby in Ashfield Urban District | Ashfield | |
| Mansfield Borough | Mansfield | |
| Mansfield Woodhouse Urban District | Mansfield | |
| Newark Borough | Newark | |
| Newark | ||
| Newark | ||
| Sutton in Ashfield Urban District | Ashfield | |
| Warsop Urban District | Mansfield | |
| West Bridgford Urban District | Rushcliffe | |
| Worksop Borough | Bassetlaw | |
| Doncaster, Bassetlaw |
Nottingham was a county borough.
| District | Successor | |
|---|---|---|
| Banbury Borough | Cherwell | |
| Cherwell | ||
| Bicester Urban District | Cherwell | |
| South Oxfordshire | ||
| Chipping Norton Borough | West Oxfordshire | |
| West Oxfordshire | ||
| South Oxfordshire | ||
| Henley-on-Thames Borough | South Oxfordshire | |
| Cherwell | ||
| Thame Urban District | South Oxfordshire | |
| West Oxfordshire | ||
| Witney Urban District | West Oxfordshire | |
| Woodstock Borough | West Oxfordshire |
Oxford was a county borough.
| District | Successor | |
|---|---|---|
| Rutland (Leicestershire) | ||
| Rutland | ||
| Oakham Urban District | Rutland | |
| Rutland |
There were no county boroughs.
| District | Successor | |
|---|---|---|
| Shrewsbury and Atcham | ||
| Bridgnorth | ||
| South Shropshire | ||
| Dawley Urban District | The Wrekin | |
| South Shropshire | ||
| North Shropshire | ||
| Newport Urban District | The Wrekin | |
| North Shropshire | ||
| Oakengates Urban District | The Wrekin | |
| Oswestry | ||
| The Wrekin, Bridgnorth | ||
| Shrewsbury Borough | Shrewsbury and Atcham | |
| The Wrekin | ||
| Wellington, Shropshire Urban District | The Wrekin |
There were no county boroughs.
| District | Successor | |
|---|---|---|
| Woodspring (Avon), Sedgemoor, Mendip | ||
| Wansdyke (Avon) | ||
| Bridgwater Borough | Sedgemoor | |
| Sedgemoor | ||
| Burnham-on-Sea Urban District | Sedgemoor | |
| Chard Borough | Yeovil | |
| Yeovil | ||
| Clevedon Urban District | Woodspring | |
| Wansdyke, Mendip | ||
| Crewkerne Urban District | Yeovil | |
| West Somerset | ||
| Mendip | ||
| Frome Urban District | Mendip | |
| Glastonbury Borough | Mendip | |
| Ilminster Urban District | Yeovil | |
| Keynsham Urban District | Wansdyke | |
| Yeovil | ||
| Woodspring | ||
| Minehead Urban District | West Somerset | |
| Norton-Radstock Urban District | Wansdyke | |
| Portishead Urban District | Woodspring | |
| Mendip | ||
| Shepton Mallet Urban District | Mendip | |
| Street Urban District | Mendip | |
| Taunton Borough | Taunton Deane | |
| Taunton Deane | ||
| Watchet Urban District | West Somerset | |
| Taunton Deane | ||
| Wellington Urban District | Taunton Deane | |
| Wells Borough | Mendip | |
| Mendip | ||
| Weston-super-Mare Borough | Woodspring | |
| West Somerset | ||
| Yeovil | ||
| Yeovil Borough | Yeovil | |
| Yeovil |
Bath (and Bristol) were county boroughs.
| District | Successor | |
|---|---|---|
| Walsall (West Midlands) | ||
| Biddulph Urban District | Staffordshire Moorlands | |
| South Staffordshire | ||
| Cannock Urban District | Cannock Chase | |
| Staffordshire Moorlands | ||
| Newcastle-under-Lyme | ||
| Staffordshire Moorlands | ||
| Leek Urban District | Staffordshire Moorlands | |
| Lichfield Borough | Lichfield | |
| Cannock Chase, Lichfield | ||
| Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough | Newcastle-under-Lyme | |
| Newcastle-under-Lyme | ||
| Rugeley Urban District | Cannock Chase | |
| South Staffordshire | ||
| Stafford Borough | Stafford | |
| Stafford | ||
| Stafford | ||
| Stafford | ||
| Tamworth Borough | Tamworth | |
| East Staffordshire | ||
| East Staffordshire | ||
| Uttoxeter Urban District | East Staffordshire |
Burton upon Trent, Dudley, Stoke-on-Trent, Walsall, West Bromwich and Wolverhampton were county boroughs.
| District | Successor | |
|---|---|---|
| Surrey Heath | ||
| Banstead Urban District | Reigate and Banstead | |
| Caterham and Warlingham Urban District | Tandridge | |
| Chertsey Urban District | Runnymede | |
| Dorking Urban District | Mole Valley | |
| Crawley (West Sussex), Mole Valley, Reigate and Banstead | ||
| Egham Urban District | Runnymede | |
| Epsom and Ewell Borough | Epsom and Ewell | |
| Elmbridge | ||
| Farnham Urban District | Waverley | |
| Frimley and Camberley Urban District | Surrey Heath | |
| Godalming Borough | Waverley | |
| Tandridge | ||
| Guildford Borough | Guildford | |
| Guildford | ||
| Waverley | ||
| Haslemere Urban District | Waverley | |
| Leatherhead Urban District | Mole Valley | |
| Reigate Borough | Reigate and Banstead | |
| Staines Urban District | Spelthorne | |
| Spelthorne | ||
| Elmbridge | ||
| Woking Urban District | Woking |
There were no county boroughs.
| District | Successor | |
|---|---|---|
| Stratford-on-Avon | ||
| North Warwickshire | ||
| Bedworth Urban District | Nuneaton | |
| Kenilworth Urban District | Warwick | |
| Solihull (West Midlands), North Warwickshire, Coventry (West Midlands) | ||
| Nuneaton Borough | Nuneaton | |
| Royal Leamington Spa Borough | Warwick | |
| Rugby Borough | Rugby | |
| Rugby | ||
| Stratford-on-Avon | ||
| Stratford-on-Avon | ||
| Solihull, Stratford-on-Avon | ||
| Stratford-upon-Avon Borough | Stratford-on-Avon | |
| Sutton Coldfield Borough | Birmingham (West Midlands) | |
| Warwick Borough | Warwick | |
| Warwick |
Coventry, Solihull and Birmingham were county boroughs.
| District | Successor | |
|---|---|---|
| Bury St. Edmunds Borough | St Edmundsbury (Suffolk) | |
| St Edmundsbury | ||
| Babergh (Suffolk) | ||
| Hadleigh Urban District | Babergh | |
| Haverhill Urban District | St Edmundsbury | |
| Babergh | ||
| Forest Heath (Suffolk) | ||
| Forest Heath | ||
| Sudbury Borough | Babergh | |
| Mid Suffolk (Suffolk) | ||
| St Edmundsbury |
There were no county boroughs.
| District | Successor | |
|---|---|---|
| Arundel Borough | Arun | |
| Bognor Regis Urban District | Arun | |
| Horsham | ||
| Chichester Borough | Chichester | |
| Arun, Chichester | ||
| Crawley Urban District | Crawley | |
| Horsham | ||
| Horsham Urban District | Horsham | |
| Littlehampton Urban District | Arun | |
| Chichester | ||
| Chichester | ||
| Shoreham-by-Sea Urban District | Adur | |
| Southwick Urban District | Adur | |
| Worthing Borough | Worthing | |
| Adur, Arun |
There were no county boroughs.
| District | Successor | |
|---|---|---|
| Appleby Borough | Eden (Cumbria) | |
| Kendal Borough | South Lakeland (Cumbria) | |
| Eden, South Lakeland | ||
| Eden | ||
| South Lakeland | ||
| Windermere Urban District | South Lakeland |
There were no county boroughs.
| District | Successor | |
|---|---|---|
| Salisbury | ||
| West Wiltshire | ||
| Bradford-on-Avon Urban District | West Wiltshire | |
| Calne Borough | North Wiltshire | |
| North Wiltshire | ||
| Chippenham Borough | North Wiltshire | |
| North Wiltshire | ||
| Devizes Borough | Kennet | |
| Kennet | ||
| Thamesdown | ||
| Malmesbury Borough | North Wiltshire | |
| North Wiltshire | ||
| Marlborough Borough | Kennet | |
| Kennet | ||
| Melksham Urban District | West Wiltshire | |
| Salisbury | ||
| New Sarum Borough | Salisbury | |
| Kennet | ||
| Salisbury | ||
| Swindon Borough | Thamesdown | |
| Trowbridge Urban District | West Wiltshire | |
| Warminster Urban District | West Wiltshire | |
| West Wiltshire | ||
| Westbury Urban District | West Wiltshire | |
| Wilton Borough | Salisbury |
There were no county boroughs.
| District | Successor | |
|---|---|---|
| Bewdley Borough | Wyre Forest (Hereford and Worcester) | |
| Bromsgrove (Hereford and Worcester) | ||
| Bromsgrove Urban District | Bromsgrove | |
| Droitwich Borough | Wychavon (Hereford and Worcester) | |
| Wychavon, Worcester (Hereford and Worcester) | ||
| Evesham Borough | Wychavon | |
| Wychavon | ||
| Halesowen Borough | Dudley (West Midlands) | |
| Kidderminster Borough | Wyre Forest | |
| Wyre Forest | ||
| Malvern Urban District | Malvern Hills (Hereford and Worcester) | |
| Malvern Hills | ||
| Worcester, Wychavon | ||
| Redditch Urban District | Redditch (Hereford and Worcester) | |
| Stourbridge Borough | Dudley | |
| Stourport-on-Severn Urban District | Wyre Forest | |
| Leominster (Hereford and Worcester) | ||
| Malvern Hills |
Warley and Worcester were county boroughs.
| District | Successor | |
|---|---|---|
| Beverley Borough | Beverley (Humberside) | |
| Beverley | ||
| Bridlington Borough | North Wolds (Humberside) | |
| North Wolds, Scarborough (North Yorkshire) | ||
| Selby (North Yorkshire) | ||
| North Wolds | ||
| Driffield Urban District | North Wolds | |
| Filey Urban District | Scarborough | |
| Haltemprice Urban District | Beverley | |
| Hedon Borough | Holderness (Humberside) | |
| Holderness | ||
| Hornsea Urban District | Holderness | |
| Boothferry (Humberside) | ||
| Ryedale (North Yorkshire) | ||
| Norton Urban District | Ryedale | |
| North Wolds | ||
| Withernsea Urban District | Holderness |
Kingston upon Hull and York were county boroughs.
| District | Successor | |
|---|---|---|
| Richmondshire (North Yorkshire) | ||
| Hambleton (North Yorkshire) | ||
| Richmondshire, Hambleton | ||
| Hambleton | ||
| Ryedale (North Yorkshire) | ||
| Guisborough Urban District | Langbaurgh (Cleveland) | |
| Ryedale | ||
| Ryedale | ||
| Richmondshire | ||
| Loftus Urban District | Langbaurgh | |
| Ryedale | ||
| Malton Urban District | Ryedale | |
| Harrogate (North Yorkshire) | ||
| Hambleton | ||
| Northallerton Urban District | Hambleton | |
| Ryedale | ||
| Pickering Urban District | Ryedale | |
| Richmondshire | ||
| Richmond Borough | Richmondshire | |
| Richmondshire | ||
| Saltburn and Marske-by-the-Sea Urban District | Langbaurgh | |
| Scalby Urban District | Scarborough (North Yorkshire) | |
| Scarborough Borough | Scarborough | |
| Scarborough | ||
| Skelton and Brotton Urban District | Langbaurgh | |
| Teesdale (County Durham) | ||
| Stockton-on-Tees (Cleveland), Middlesbrough (Cleveland), Hambleton | ||
| Harrogate, Hambleton | ||
| Harrogate | ||
| Scarborough | ||
| Scarborough |
York and Teesside were county boroughs.
| District | Successor | |
|---|---|---|
| Adwick le Street Urban District | Doncaster (South Yorkshire) | |
| Aireborough Urban District | Leeds (West Yorkshire) | |
| Bradford (West Yorkshire) | ||
| Barnoldswick Urban District | Pendle (Lancashire) | |
| Batley Borough | Kirklees (West Yorkshire) | |
| Bentley with Arksey Urban District | Doncaster | |
| Bradford | ||
| Ribble Valley (Lancashire) | ||
| Brighouse Borough | Calderdale (West Yorkshire) | |
| Castleford Borough | Wakefield (West Yorkshire) | |
| Colne Valley Urban District | Kirklees | |
| Doncaster | ||
| Barnsley (South Yorkshire) | ||
| Darfield Urban District | Barnsley | |
| Barnsley | ||
| Barnsley | ||
| Kirklees | ||
| Bradford | ||
| Barnsley | ||
| Doncaster | ||
| Pendle | ||
| Calderdale | ||
| Wakefield | ||
| Garforth Urban District | Leeds | |
| Goole Borough | Boothferry (Humberside) | |
| Boothferry | ||
| Harrogate (North Yorkshire) | ||
| Calderdale | ||
| Kirklees | ||
| Selby (North Yorkshire), Barnsley, Wakefield | ||
| Wakefield | ||
| Calderdale | ||
| Kirklees | ||
| Wakefield | ||
| Leeds | ||
| Barnsley | ||
| Bradford | ||
| Bradford | ||
| Kirklees | ||
| Rotherham (South Yorkshire) | ||
| Harrogate | ||
| Wakefield | ||
| Rotherham | ||
| Meltham Urban District | Kirklees | |
| Kirklees | ||
| Doncaster | ||
| Leeds | ||
| Harrogate | ||
| Wakefield | ||
| Selby, Wakefield | ||
| Wakefield | ||
| Leeds | ||
| Barnsley | ||
| Barnsley | ||
| Wakefield | ||
| Leeds | ||
| Calderdale, Bradford | ||
| Rotherham | ||
| Harrogate | ||
| Harrogate | ||
| Calderdale | ||
| Rotherham | ||
| Leeds | ||
| Barnsley | ||
| Oldham (Greater Manchester) | ||
| South Lakeland (Cumbria) | ||
| Selby | ||
| Selby | ||
| Craven (North Yorkshire) | ||
| Bradford | ||
| Bradford | ||
| Bradford, Craven, Pendle | ||
| Craven | ||
| Calderdale | ||
| Kirklees | ||
| Wakefield | ||
| Sheffield (South Yorkshire) | ||
| Rotherham | ||
| Leeds, Selby | ||
| Doncaster | ||
| Doncaster | ||
| Todmorden Borough | Calderdale | |
| Wakefield | ||
| Rotherham | ||
| Harrogate, Leeds | ||
| Leeds, Harrogate | ||
| Barnsley | ||
| Worsbrough Urban District | Barnsley | |
| Barnsley, Sheffield |
Barnsley, Bradford, Dewsbury, Doncaster, Halifax, Huddersfield, Leeds, Rotherham, Sheffield, Wakefield and York were county boroughs.