List of cities in the United Kingdom - wikipedia List of cities in the United Kingdom For a list of the largest urban areas in the UK, including conurbations, see List of urban areas in the United Kingdom. This is a list of official cities in the United Kingdom as of 2015. It lists those places that have been granted city status by letters patent or royal charter. There are currently a total of 69 such cities in the United Kingdom : 51 in England, seven in Scotland, six in Wales, and five in Northern Ireland. Of these, 23 in England, two in Wales, and one in Northern Ireland possess Lord Mayors and four in Scotland have Lord Provosts. In some cases, the area holding city status does not coincide with the built up area or conurbation of which it forms part. In Greater London, for example, the City of London and that of Westminster each hold city status separately but no other neighbourhood has been granted city status, nor has Greater London as a whole. In other cases, such as the Cities of Canterbury and Lancaster, the status extends over a number of towns and rural areas outside the main settlement proper. Contents 1 History 2 List of cities 3 Map of the cities 4 British Overseas Territories 5 See also 6 Notes 7 References History Main : City status in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The initial cities ( Latin : civitas ) of Britain were the fortified settlements organized by the Romans as the capitals of the Celtic tribes under Roman rule. The British clerics of the early Middle Ages later preserved a traditional list of the `` 28 Cities '' ( Old Welsh : cair ) which was mentioned by Gildas and listed by Nennius. The title of city was initially informal and, into the 20th century, royal charters were considered to recognize city status rather than to grant it. The usual criterion in early modern Britain was the presence of a cathedral, particularly after King Henry VIII granted letters patent establishing six new cities when he established a series of new dioceses in the 1540s as part of the English Reformation. No new cities were created between the 16th and 19th centuries, but following the Industrial Revolution and the accompanying population boom and growth in urbanisation, new sees were established at Ripon ( 1836 ) and Manchester ( 1847 ) ; their councils began to style them cities immediately. Inverness in Scotland was even refused a charter at the time of the Jubilee honours of 1897, in part because it would have drawn more attention to the other traditional `` cities '' still not formally chartered as such. Beginning in the mid-19th century, however, the process became more formal. A visit by Queen Victoria in 1851 prompted Manchester to petition Parliament for recognition of its status. Ripon followed in the 1860s, and a series of hitherto informal `` cities '' were formally recognized in the 1880s and 1890s. On the basis of its size, importance, and regular government, Belfast was elevated in spite of its lack of a cathedral in 1888 ; other large municipalities followed, while smaller applicants began to be rejected. King Edward VII and the Home Office established three criteria for future applicants in 1907 -- a minimum population of 300 000, a good record of local government, and a `` local metropolitan character '' -- but these criteria were not made public, and following Leicester 's successful elevation in 1919 a series of exceptions were made. The 1972 Local Government Act effectively eliminated all authorities holding city status outside London on 1 April 1974 ; most of their replacements were confirmed in their predecessor 's status -- even in cases such as the City of Carlisle, where much of the local authority area is undeveloped countryside -- but the Borough of Medway was not permitted to continue Rochester 's title. In recent times there have been competitions for new grants of city status. Towns or councils that claim city status or add `` city '' to their name have been known to be rebuked by the Advertising Standards Authority. The cities of Scotland and Ireland were treated separately. Scottish towns irregularly applied the description to themselves, but were formally organized as royal burghs ; the special rights of these were preserved by Article XXI of the Treaty of Union which established the single state of Great Britain in 1707. Edinburgh and Glasgow were confirmed as cities `` by ancient usage '' in the 18th century, as was Aberdeen, and this was later reconfirmed in the Act enlarging the burgh in 1891. Dundee was granted letters patent in 1889 and Elgin and Perth were recognized as cities by the Home Office in 1972, before the privilege was removed by the Scottish Local Government Act of 1973. In Ireland, only the seat of the primate at Armagh was accorded city status by ancient usage, and this status was abolished by the Irish Municipal Corporations Act of 1840. All other cities have been those explicitly recognized as such. List of cities City Year granted or confirmed Cathedral ( pre-1888 ) City council Nation / Region Image Population Aberdeen ( Scots : Aiberdeen ) ( Scottish Gaelic : Obar Dheathain ) 7003117900000000000 ♠ 1891 ( Burgh : 1179 ) High Kirk of Aberdeen ( St Machar 's ) Local government district Scotland 7005189120000000000 ♠ 189,120 Armagh ( Irish : Ard Mhacha ) ( Ulster - Scots : Airmagh ) 7003199400000000000 ♠ 1994 St Patrick 's Cathedral, Armagh ( Church of Ireland ). St Patrick 's Cathedral, Armagh ( Roman Catholic ) None. Represented on Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council Northern Ireland 7004593400000000000 ♠ 59,340 ( 2011 ) Bangor 7003106600000000000 ♠ time immemorial Cathedral Church of St Deiniol Community Wales 7004163580000000000 ♠ 16,358 ( 2011 ) Bath 7003109000000000000 ♠ 1090 Abbey Church of SS Peter & Paul Charter trustees South West, England 7004888590000000000 ♠ 88,859 ( 2011 ) 97,311 ( urban area, 2010 ) Belfast ( Irish : Béal Feirste ) ( Ulster - Scots : Bilfawst ) 7003188800000000000 ♠ 1888 n / a Local government district Northern Ireland 7005333871000000000 ♠ 333,871 ( 2011 ) Birmingham 7003188900000000000 ♠ 1889 n / a Local government district ( Metropolitan borough ) West Midlands, England 7006109233000000000 ♠ 1,092,330 ( 2013 ) Bradford 7003189700000000000 ♠ 1897 n / a Local government district ( Metropolitan borough ) Yorkshire and the Humber, England 7005522452000000000 ♠ 522,452 ( 2011 ) Brighton & Hove 7003200000000000000 ♠ 2000 n / a Local government district ( Unitary ) South East, England 7005273369000000000 ♠ 273,369 ( 2011 ) Bristol 7003154200000000000 ♠ 1542 Cathedral Church of the Holy & Undivided Trinity Local government district ( Unitary and county ) South West, England 7005428234000000000 ♠ 428,234 ( 2011 ) Cambridge 7003195100000000000 ♠ 1951 n / a Local government district East, England 7005123867000000000 ♠ 123,867 ( 2011 ) Canterbury 7003106600000000000 ♠ time immemorial Cathedral & Metropolitical Church of Christ Local government district ( Non-metropolitan borough ) South East, England 7005151145000000000 ♠ 151,145 ( 2011 ) Cardiff ( Welsh : Caerdydd ) 7003190500000000000 ♠ 1905 n / a Local government district Wales 7005346090000000000 ♠ 346,090 ( 2011 ) Carlisle 7003113300000000000 ♠ 1133 Cathedral Church of the Holy & Undivided Trinity Local government district North West, England 7005107524000000000 ♠ 107,524 ( 2011 ) Chelmsford 7003201200000000000 ♠ 2012 n / a Local government district ( Non-metropolitan borough ) East, England 7005168310000000000 ♠ 168,310 ( 2011 ) Chester 7003154100000000000 ♠ 1541 Cathedral Church of Christ & the Blessed Virgin Mary Charter trustees North West, England 7004917330000000000 ♠ 91,733 ( urban area, 2010 ) Chichester 7003107500000000000 ♠ 1075 Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity Civil parish South East, England 7004267950000000000 ♠ 26,795 ( 2011 ) Coventry 7003110200000000000 ♠ 1102 St Michael 's Cathedral Local government district ( Metropolitan borough ) West Midlands, England 7005316915000000000 ♠ 316,915 ( 2011 ) Derby 7003197700000000000 ♠ 1977 n / a Local government district ( Unitary ) East Midlands, England 7005248752000000000 ♠ 248,752 ( 2011 ) Derry ( Irish : Doire ) ( Ulster - Scots : Derrie ) 7003160400000000000 ♠ 1604 n / a None. Represented on Derry City and Strabane District Council Northern Ireland 7005107877000000000 ♠ 107,877 ( 2011 ) Dundee ( Scottish Gaelic : Dùn Dèagh ) 7003119100000000000 ♠ 1889 ( Burgh : 1191 ) n / a Local government district Scotland 7005153990000000000 ♠ 153,990 Durham 7003106600000000000 ♠ time immemorial Cathedral Church of Christ & St. Mary the Virgin Charter trustees North East, England 7004943750000000000 ♠ 94,375 ( 2011 ) Edinburgh ( Scottish Gaelic : Dùn Èideann ) 7003132900000000000 ♠ 18th century ( Burgh : 1329 ) High Kirk of Edinburgh ( St Giles 's ) Local government district Scotland 7005468720000000000 ♠ 468,720 Ely 7003110900000000000 ♠ 1109 Cathedral Church of the Holy & Undivided Trinity Civil parish East, England 7004202560000000000 ♠ 20,256 ( 2011 ) Exeter 7003106600000000000 ♠ time immemorial Cathedral Church of St Peter Local government district South West, England 7005117773000000000 ♠ 117,773 ( 2011 ) Glasgow ( Scots : Glesga ) ( Scottish Gaelic : Glaschu ) 7003149200000000000 ♠ 18th century ( Burgh : 1492 ) High Kirk of Glasgow ( St Mungo 's ) Local government district Scotland 7005603080000000000 ♠ 603,080 Gloucester 7003154100000000000 ♠ 1541 Cathedral Church of St Peter & the Holy and Indivisible Trinity Local government district South West, England 7005121688000000000 ♠ 121,688 ( 2011 ) Hereford 7003106600000000000 ♠ time immemorial Cathedral Church of SS Mary the Virgin & Ethelbert the King Civil parish West Midlands, England 7004588960000000000 ♠ 58,896 ( 2011 ) Inverness ( Scottish Gaelic : Inbhir Nis ) 7003200000000000000 ♠ 2000 n / a none Scotland 7004579600000000000 ♠ 57,960 Kingston upon Hull 7003189700000000000 ♠ 1897 n / a Local government district ( Unitary ) Yorkshire and the Humber, England 7005256406000000000 ♠ 256,406 ( 2011 ) Lancaster 7003193700000000000 ♠ 1937 n / a Local government district North West, England 7005138375000000000 ♠ 138,375 ( 2011 ) Leeds 7003189300000000000 ♠ 1893 n / a Local government district ( Metropolitan borough ) Yorkshire and the Humber, England 7005751485000000000 ♠ 751,485 ( 2011 ) Leicester 7003191900000000000 ♠ 1919 n / a Local government district ( Unitary ) East Midlands, England 7005329839000000000 ♠ 329,839 ( 2011 ) Lichfield 7003106600000000000 ♠ time immemorial Cathedral Church of SS Mary & Chad Civil parish West Midlands, England 7004322190000000000 ♠ 32,219 ( 2011 ) Lincoln 7003107200000000000 ♠ 1072 Cathedral Church of St Mary Local government district ( Non-metropolitan borough ) East Midlands, England 7004935410000000000 ♠ 93,541 ( 2011 ) Lisburn ( Irish : Lios na gCearrbhach ) 7003200200000000000 ♠ 2002 n / a None. Represented on Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council Northern Ireland 7005120165000000000 ♠ 120,165 ( 2011 ) Liverpool 7003188000000000000 ♠ 1880 Cathedral Church of Christ Local government district ( Metropolitan borough ) North West, England 7005466415000000000 ♠ 466,415 ( 2011 ) City of London 7003106600000000000 ♠ time immemorial Cathedral Church of St Paul Local government district ( sui generis and county ) London 7003737500000000000 ♠ 7,375 ( 2011 ) Manchester 7003185300000000000 ♠ 1853 Cathedral & Collegiate Church of St Mary, St Denys, & St George Local government district ( Metropolitan borough ) North West, England 7005503127000000000 ♠ 503,127 ( 2011 ) Newcastle upon Tyne 7003188200000000000 ♠ 1882 Cathedral Church of St Nicholas Local government district ( Metropolitan borough ) North East, England 7005280177000000000 ♠ 280,177 ( 2011 ) Newport ( Casnewydd ) 7003200200000000000 ♠ 2002 n / a Local government district Wales 7005145736000000000 ♠ 145,736 ( 2011 ) Newry ( Irish : Iúr Cinn Trá ) ( Ulster - Scots : Newrie ) 7003200200000000000 ♠ 2002 n / a None. Represented on Newry, Mourne and Down District Council Northern Ireland 7004299460000000000 ♠ 29,946 ( 2008, settlement population ) Norwich 7003109400000000000 ♠ 1094 Cathedral Church of the Holy & Undivided Trinity Local government district East, England 7005132512000000000 ♠ 132,512 ( 2011 ) Nottingham 7003189700000000000 ♠ 1897 n / a Local government district ( Unitary ) East Midlands, England 7005305680000000000 ♠ 305,680 ( 2011 ) Oxford 7003154200000000000 ♠ 1542 Cathedral Church of Christ Local government district South East, England 7005151906000000000 ♠ 151,906 ( 2011 ) Perth ( Scots : Pairth ) ( Scottish Gaelic : Peairt ) 7003201200000000000 ♠ 2012 ( Burgh : 12th century ) n / a none Scotland 7004457700000000000 ♠ 45,770 Peterborough 7003154100000000000 ♠ 1541 Cathedral Church of St Peter, St Paul, & St Andrew Local government district ( Unitary ) East, England 7005183631000000000 ♠ 183,631 ( 2011 ) Plymouth 7003192800000000000 ♠ 1928 n / a Local government district ( Unitary ) South West, England 7005256384000000000 ♠ 256,384 ( 2011 ) Portsmouth 7003192600000000000 ♠ 1926 n / a Local government district ( Unitary ) South East, England 7005205056000000000 ♠ 205,056 ( 2011 ) Preston 7003200200000000000 ♠ 2002 n / a Local government district North West, England 7005140202000000000 ♠ 140,202 ( 2011 ) Ripon 7003183600000000000 ♠ 1836 Cathedral Church of SS Peter & Wilfrid Civil parish Yorkshire and the Humber, England 7004167020000000000 ♠ 16,702 ( 2011 ) St Albans 7003187700000000000 ♠ 1877 Cathedral & Abbey Church of St Alban Local government district ( Non-metropolitan borough ) East, England 7005140644000000000 ♠ 140,644 ( 2011 ) St Asaph ( Llanelwy ) 7003201200000000000 ♠ 2012 n / a Community Wales 7003335500000000000 ♠ 3,355 ( 2011 ) St David 's ( Tyddewi ) 7003199400000000000 ♠ 1994 n / a Community Wales 7003184100000000000 ♠ 1,841 ( 2011 ) Salford 7003192600000000000 ♠ 1926 n / a Local government district ( Metropolitan borough ) North West, England 7005233933000000000 ♠ 233,933 ( 2011 ) Salisbury 7003122700000000000 ♠ 1227 Cathedral Church of St Mary Civil parish South West, England 7004403020000000000 ♠ 40,302 ( 2011 ) Sheffield 7003189300000000000 ♠ 1893 n / a Local government district ( Metropolitan borough ) Yorkshire and the Humber, England 7005552698000000000 ♠ 552,698 ( 2011 ) Southampton 7003196400000000000 ♠ 1964 n / a Local government district ( Unitary ) South East, England 7005236882000000000 ♠ 236,882 ( 2011 ) Stirling ( Scots : Stirlin ) ( Scottish Gaelic : Sruighlea ) 7003200200000000000 ♠ 2002 n / a none Scotland 7004347900000000000 ♠ 34,790 Stoke - on - Trent 7003192500000000000 ♠ 1925 n / a Local government district ( Unitary ) West Midlands, England 7005249008000000000 ♠ 249,008 ( 2011 ) Sunderland 7003199200000000000 ♠ 1992 n / a Local government district ( Metropolitan borough ) North East, England 7005275506000000000 ♠ 275,506 ( 2011 ) Swansea ( Abertawe ) 7003196900000000000 ♠ 1969 n / a Local government district Wales 7005239023000000000 ♠ 239,023 ( 2011 ) Truro ( Truru ) 7003187700000000000 ♠ 1877 Cathedral Church of St Mary Civil parish South West, England 7004187660000000000 ♠ 18,766 ( 2011 ) Wakefield 7003188800000000000 ♠ 1888 Cathedral Church of All Saints Local government district ( Metropolitan borough ) Yorkshire and the Humber, England 7005325837000000000 ♠ 325,837 ( 2011 ) Wells 7003106600000000000 ♠ time immemorial Cathedral Church of St Andrew Civil parish South West, England 7004105360000000000 ♠ 10,536 ( 2011 ) City of Westminster 7003154000000000000 ♠ 1540 Collegiate Church of St Peter ( Westminster Abbey ) Local government district ( London borough ) London 7005219396000000000 ♠ 219,396 ( 2011 ) Winchester 7003106600000000000 ♠ time immemorial Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity Local government district ( Non-metropolitan borough ) South East, England 7005116595000000000 ♠ 116,595 ( 2011 ) Wolverhampton 7003200000000000000 ♠ 2000 n / a Local government district ( Metropolitan borough ) West Midlands, England 7005249470000000000 ♠ 249,470 ( 2011 ) Worcester 7003106600000000000 ♠ time immemorial Cathedral Church of Christ & St Mary Local government district West Midlands, England 7004987680000000000 ♠ 98,768 ( 2011 ) York 7003106600000000000 ♠ time immemorial Cathedral & Metropolitical Church of St Peter Local government district ( Unitary ) Yorkshire and the Humber, England 7005198051000000000 ♠ 198,051 ( 2011 ) See also : list of royal burghs of Scotland Map of the cities Bath Birmingham Bradford Brighton & Hove Bristol Cambridge Canterbury Carlisle Chelmsford Chester Chichester Coventry Derby Durham Ely Exeter Gloucester Hereford Kingston upon Hull Lancaster Leeds Leicester Lichfield Lincoln Liverpool London Manchester Newcastle Norwich Nottingham Oxford Peterborough Plymouth Portsmouth Preston Ripon Salford Salisbury Sheffield Southampton St Albans Stoke Sunderland Truro Wakefield Wells Westminster Winchester Wolverhampton Worcester York Aberdeen Dundee Edinburgh Glasgow Inverness Perth Stirling Bangor Cardiff Newport St Asaph Swansea Armagh Belfast Lisburn Newry Derry St Davids Location of cities in the United Kingdom British Overseas Territories There are a number of cities in the British Overseas Territories, such as the City of James Town on Saint Helena. These are however not part of the United Kingdom. See also City status in the United Kingdom List of lord mayoralties and lord provostships in the United Kingdom List of towns in the United Kingdom List of urban areas in the United Kingdom List of cities in Ireland List of smallest cities in the United Kingdom Notes ^ ‡ The status bearers of these cities changed on 1 April 2009 due to local government reforms. Salisbury became a civil parish, while charter trustees were formed for the former district council areas of Chester and Durham in the new unitary authorities of Cheshire West and Chester and County Durham respectively. ^ 1 City Status confirmed by Letters Patent issued under the Great Seal dated 1 April 1974. ^ 2 City Status confirmed by Letters Patent issued under the Great Seal dated 25 June 1974. ^ 3 City Status confirmed by Letters Patent issued under the Great Seal dated 28 May 1974. ^ 4 Bath Abbey and Westminster Abbey are no longer cathedrals. ^ 5 Coventry has had three cathedrals : the first, St Mary 's, from 1043 to 1539 ( it became a cathedral in 1102 ) ; the second, St Michael 's, from 1918 to 1940, when it was destroyed by German bombardment ; and its replacement, also St Michael 's, built alongside the old cathedral, consecrated in 1962. ^ 6 Note that the City of London covers only the `` square mile '', and is usually just referred to as `` the City ''. The larger conurbation of Greater London has no city charter, and consists of the City of London, the City of Westminster and 31 other London boroughs. This can be compared to the City of Brussels, within Brussels. ^ 7 City status was confirmed by Letters Patent dated 9 July 1974. The city status extends to the entire district, although the district council calls itself `` St Albans District Council '' or `` St Albans City and District ''. ^ 8 Letters Patent under the Great Seal conferring City Status were issued to the unitary authority of York on 1 April 1996, confirming the right of the Lord Mayor to be styled `` Right Honourable '', in continuation to those granted to the previous City Council abolished 31 March 1996. ^ 9 Letters Patent under the Great Seal were issued on 29 March 1996 ordaining that the counties of Swansea and Cardiff should have the status of cities from 1 April 1996. The counties replaced the previous district councils which had enjoyed city status. ^ 10 According to the Municipal Year Book, 1972 the royal burghs of Perth and Elgin officially enjoyed city status. The royal burghs of Brechin, Dunfermline and Kirkwall had also been officially described as `` cities ''. As all burghs were abolished in 1975, these areas are now often called `` former cities ''. Although Brechin does not have city status, the community council formed for the area uses the title `` City of Brechin and District ''. ^ 11 Armagh had previously enjoyed city status, with St Patrick 's Cathedral the seat of the metropolitan primate of all Ireland. The city status was lost in 1840 when the city corporation was abolished. However, the successor urban district council and district council frequently used the title of city without official sanction prior to 1994. ^ 12 City Status confirmed by Letters Patent issued under the Great Seal dated 18 March 1975. ^ 13 City status granted by Letters Patent dated 7 June 1977. ^ 14 City status granted to the `` Town of Newport in the County Borough of Newport '' and the `` Town of Preston '' by Letters Patent dated 15 May 2002. ^ 15 Letters Patent dated 31 January 2001 ordained that `` the Towns of Brighton and Hove shall have the status of a City ''. ^ 16 Letters Patent dated 31 January 2001 ordained that `` the Town of Wolverhampton shall have the status of a City ''. ^ 17 Letters Patent dated 4 November 1980 ordained that the `` Town of Lichfield shall have the status of a City ''. A town council had been constituted in 1980 leading to the dissolution of the Charter Trustees of the City of Lichfield. ^ 18 City status granted by Letters Patent dated 23 March 1992. ^ 19 City status was conferred on Hereford Town Council 11 October 2000. The status had previously been confirmed to the district council formed in 1974. When that council was abolished in 1996 charter trustees were formed for the City of Hereford. On the formation of a town council for Hereford in April 2000 the charter trustees were dissolved, and the city status temporarily lapsed. ^ 20 St David 's historically had city status because of the presence of St David 's Cathedral. In 1849 it was noted that the city had no municipal corporation : There was however a recognised `` city '' in which a mayor had limited jurisdiction. A Royal Commission appointed in 1876 reported that the corporation had long been extinct, and the city was formally abolished in 1886 under the provisions of the Municipal Corporations Act 1883. Letters Patent dated 16 September 1994 ordained that the `` Town of St. David 's shall have the status of a City ''. ^ 21 The title of City was used `` by courtesy '' after 1550 when Westminster ceased to be the see of a bishop. By Letters Patent dated 27 October 1900 city status was conferred on the newly created Metropolitan Borough of Westminster from 1 November. This status was continued on the creation of the City of Westminster as a London borough in 1965. ^ 22 A letter from the Home Secretary to the Mayor of Leicester dated 14 June 1919, confirming that the city status would be bestowed, noted that this was a `` restoration to your ancient town of its former status of a city ''. ^ 23 Letters Patent dated 10 December 1969. ^ 24 Letters Patent dated 21 April 1926. ^ 25 Letters Patent dated 21 March 1951. ^ 26 Letters Patent dated 14 May 1937. ^ 27 Letters Patent dated 18 October 1928. ^ 28 Letters Patent dated 5 June 1925. ^ 29 Letters Patent dated 28 October 1905, which also granted the title of Lord Mayor. ^ 30 Warrant issued 28 January 1889 that Letters Patent be issued under the Seal appointed by the treaty of union to be used in place of the Great Seal of Scotland, ordaining and declaring that the Burgh of Dundee shall be a City, and shall be called and styled `` The City of Dundee '' ^ 31 Burghs of Old Aberdeen and Woodside and the district of Torry incorporated as the City and Royal Burgh of Aberdeen by the Aberdeen Corporation Act 1891 ( 1891 c. cxxiv ) ^ 32 The present council areas are designated `` cities '' by virtue of the Local Government etc. ( Scotland ) Act 1994, which also reserves the post of Lord Provost for the convener of the four councils. The previous local government districts and district councils created by the Local Government ( Scotland ) Act 1973 enjoyed the same privileges. ^ 33 Letters Patent dated 14 January 1889 ^ 34 Letters Patent dated 29 March 1853 ^ 35 Letters Patent dated 1 April 2009. City status had been held prior to this date ( and since 1974 ) by the Charter Trustees of the City of New Sarum. The city of Salisbury 's formal name was New Sarum ( see also : Old Sarum ) from 1227 until 2009. ^ 36 Letters Patent dated 28 August 1877. ^ 37 Letters Patent dated 1 June 2012 `` to ordain that the Town of Chelmsford in the County of Essex and the Town of St Asaph in the County of Denbighshire shall have the status of a City ''. ^ 38 ( 2015 ) Localities ( Glasgow ) ^ 39 Legally, the city and county are called `` Londonderry '', while the local government district is called `` Derry ''. See Derry / Londonderry name dispute. 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Question: what are the 5 most populated cities in the uk
Answer: City of London