# List of local governments in the United Kingdom

This is a list of articles relating to present and past types of local government in the United Kingdom.

## By country

| England | Local government | History | Subdivisions |
| Scotland | Local government | History | Subdivisions |
| Wales | Local government | History | |
| Northern Ireland | Local government | | |

## By sub-division

| Country | Regional | Lieutenancy | Upper tier | Lower tier | Parish |
| Parish ||
| England Administrative | Below | Below | Greater London Authority | London boroughs | Civil parish Parish council (most areas) |
| England Administrative | Below | Below | Combined authority (some areas) | Metropolitan borough | Civil parish Parish council (most areas) |
| England Administrative | Below | Below | Combined authority (some areas) | Unitary authority area | Civil parish Parish council (most areas) |
| England Administrative | Below | Below | Shire county | Shire district | Civil parish Parish council (most areas) |
| England Non-administrative | Regions | Counties | Counties | Districts | Unparished area (some areas) |
| England Non-administrative | Regions | Ceremonial counties | Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties | Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties | | Unparished area (some areas) |
| Scotland | | Lieutenancy areas | Council areas | Council areas | Community council |
| Wales | | Preserved counties | Principal areas | Principal areas | Community Community council |
| Northern Ireland | | Counties | Districts | Districts | |

### Related concepts

* Area committee
* County
* County council
* Local enterprise partnership
* ONS coding system
* Overview and Scrutiny
* Passenger transport executive
* Police authority
* Police [fire] and crime commissioner
* Regional assembly (England) (defunct by 2010)
* Township (England)
* Waste disposal authorities in London

## Lists

| Type | UK parts | England ceremonial counties | England districts | England non-met counties | Wales principal areas |
| general | | | | list | |
| by area | list | list | list | list | list |
| by population | list | list | list | list | list |
| by population density | list | | list | | |
* International Territorial Level (replaced NUTS in 2021)
** ITL 1 statistical regions of England
* List of counties of the United Kingdom
* List of civil parishes in England
* List of English districts by ethnicity
* List of rural and urban districts in England in 1973
* List of Welsh areas by percentage of Welsh-speakers
* List of communities in Wales
* List of rural and urban districts in Wales in 1973
* List of burghs in Scotland

## Historical

| Country | 1890s–1970s | 1890s–1970s | 1970s–1990s | 1970s–1990s |
| Country | Upper tier | Lower tier | Upper tier | Lower tier |
| England | Administrative counties and County boroughs | Metropolitan borough Municipal borough Urban district Rural district | Counties | Districts |
| Wales | Administrative counties and County boroughs | Metropolitan borough Municipal borough Urban district Rural district | Counties | Districts |
| Ireland / Northern Ireland | Counties and County boroughs | Metropolitan borough Municipal borough Urban district Rural district | Districts | Districts |
| Scotland | Counties and Counties of cities | large burghs and small burghs | Regions | Districts |
* 1990s UK local government reform
* Administrative county
* Association of British Counties (pressure group)
* County corporate
* Local board of health
* Police burgh
* Poor law union
* Registration district
* Registration county
* Sanitary district

## Legislation, reports and papers

* Municipal Corporations Act 1835
* Metropolis Management Act 1855
* Local Government Act 1858
* Local Government Act 1888
* Local Government (Scotland) Act 1889
* Local Government Act 1894
* Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898
* London Government Act 1899
* Local Government Act 1929
* London Government Act 1963
* Redcliffe-Maud Report (1969)
* Local Government Act 1972
* Streamlining the cities (1983)
* Local Government Act 1985
* Local Government Act 1988
* Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994
* Local Government (Wales) Act 1994
* Greater London Authority Act 1999
* Local Government Act 2000 (applies to England and Wales only)
* Regional Assemblies (Preparations) Act 2003 (applies to England only)
* Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004