# List of rural and urban districts in England in 1973

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.

## Bedford

| District | Successor |
| Ampthill Rural District | Mid Bedfordshire |
| Ampthill Urban District | Mid Bedfordshire |
| Bedford Borough | Bedford |
| Bedford Rural District | Bedford |
| Biggleswade Rural District | Mid Bedfordshire |
| Biggleswade Urban District | Mid Bedfordshire |
| Dunstable Borough | South Bedfordshire |
| Kempston Urban District | Bedford |
| Leighton-Linslade Urban District | South Bedfordshire |
| Luton Rural District | South Bedfordshire |
| Sandy Urban District | Mid Bedfordshire |
Luton was a county borough.

## Berkshire

| District | Successor |
| Abingdon Borough | Vale of White Horse (Oxfordshire) |
| Abingdon Rural District | Vale of White Horse |
| Bradfield Rural District | Newbury |
| Cookham Rural District | Windsor and Maidenhead |
| Easthampstead Rural District | Bracknell |
| Faringdon Rural District | Vale of White Horse |
| Hungerford Rural District | Newbury |
| Maidenhead Borough | Windsor and Maidenhead |
| New Windsor Borough | Windsor and Maidenhead |
| Newbury Borough | Newbury |
| Newbury Rural District | Newbury |
| Wallingford Borough | South Oxfordshire (Oxfordshire) |
| Wallingford Rural District | South Oxfordshire |
| Wantage Rural District | Vale of White Horse, Newbury |
| Wantage Urban District | Vale of White Horse |
| Windsor Rural District | Windsor and Maidenhead |
| Wokingham Borough | Wokingham |
| Wokingham Rural District | Wokingham |
Reading was a county borough.

## Buckingham

| District | Successor |
| Amersham Rural District | Chiltern |
| Aylesbury Borough | Aylesbury Vale |
| Aylesbury Rural District | Aylesbury Vale |
| Beaconsfield Urban District | Beaconsfield |
| Bletchley Urban District | Milton Keynes |
| Buckingham Borough | Aylesbury Vale |
| Buckingham Rural District | Aylesbury Vale |
| Chesham Urban District | Chiltern |
| Eton Rural District | Beaconsfield, Slough (Berkshire), Windsor and Maidenhead (Berkshire) |
| Eton Urban District | Windsor and Maidenhead |
| High Wycombe Borough | Wycombe |
| Marlow Urban District | Wycombe |
| Newport Pagnell Rural District | Milton Keynes |
| Newport Pagnell Urban District | Milton Keynes |
| Slough Borough | Slough |
| Wing Rural District | Aylesbury Vale |
| Winslow Rural District | Aylesbury Vale, Milton Keynes |
| Wolverton Urban District | Milton Keynes |
| Wycombe Rural District | Wycombe |
There were no county boroughs.

## Cambridgeshire and Isle of Ely

| District | Successor |
| Cambridge Borough | Cambridge |
| Chatteris Urban District | Fenland |
| Chesterton Rural District | South Cambridgeshire |
| Ely Rural District | East Cambridgeshire |
| Ely Urban District | East Cambridgeshire |
| March Urban District | Fenland |
| Newmarket Rural District | East Cambridgeshire |
| North Witchford Rural District | Fenland |
| South Cambridgeshire Rural District | South Cambridgeshire |
| Whittlesey Urban District | Fenland |
| Wisbech Borough | Fenland |
| Wisbech Rural District | Fenland |
There were no county boroughs.

## Cheshire

| District | Successor |
| Alderley Edge Urban District | Macclesfield |
| Alsager Urban District | Congleton |
| Altrincham Borough | Trafford (Greater Manchester) |
| Bebington Borough | Wirral (Merseyside) |
| Bollington Urban District | Macclesfield |
| Bowdon Urban District | Trafford |
| Bredbury and Romiley Urban District | Stockport (Greater Manchester) |
| Bucklow Rural District | Trafford, Manchester (Greater Manchester), Macclesfield |
| Cheadle and Gatley Urban District | Stockport |
| Chester Rural District | Chester |
| Congleton Borough | Congleton |
| Congleton Rural District | Congleton |
| Crewe Borough | Crewe and Nantwich |
| Disley Rural District | Macclesfield |
| Dukinfield Borough | Tameside (Greater Manchester) |
| Ellesmere Port Borough | Ellesmere Port and Neston |
| Hale Urban District | Trafford |
| Hazel Grove and Bramhall Urban District | Stockport |
| Hoylake Urban District | Wirral |
| Hyde Borough | Tameside |
| Knutsford Urban District | Macclesfield |
| Longdendale Urban District | Tameside |
| Lymm Urban District | Warrington |
| Macclesfield Borough | Macclesfield |
| Macclesfield Rural District | Macclesfield |
| Marple Urban District | Stockport |
| Middlewich Urban District | Congleton |
| Nantwich Rural District | Crewe and Nantwich |
| Nantwich Urban District | Crewe and Nantwich |
| Neston Urban District | Ellesmere Port and Neston |
| Northwich Rural District | Vale Royal |
| Northwich Urban District | Vale Royal |
| Runcorn Rural District | Vale Royal, Warrington, Halton |
| Runcorn Urban District | Halton |
| Sale Borough | Trafford |
| Sandbach Urban District | Congleton |
| Stalybridge Borough | Tameside |
| Tarvin Rural District | Chester |
| Tintwistle Rural District | High Peak (Derbyshire) |
| Wilmslow Urban District | Macclesfield |
| Winsford Urban District | Vale Royal |
| Wirral Urban District | Wirral |
Birkenhead, Chester, Stockport, and Wallasey were county boroughs.

## Cornwall

| District | Successor |
| Bodmin Borough | North Cornwall |
| Bude-Stratton Urban District | North Cornwall |
| Camborne-Redruth Urban District | Kerrier |
| Camelford Rural District | North Cornwall |
| Falmouth Borough | Carrick |
| Helston Borough | Kerrier |
| Kerrier Rural District | Kerrier |
| Launceston Borough | North Cornwall |
| Launceston Rural District | North Cornwall |
| Liskeard Borough | Caradon |
| Liskeard Rural District | Caradon |
| Looe Urban District | Caradon |
| Newquay Urban District | Restormel |
| Penryn Borough | Carrick |
| Penzance Borough | Penwith |
| Saltash Borough | Caradon |
| St. Austell Rural District | Restormel |
| St. Austell with Fowey Borough | Restormel |
| St. Germans Rural District | Caradon |
| St. Ives Borough | Penwith |
| St. Just Urban District | Penwith |
| Stratton Rural District | North Cornwall |
| Torpoint Urban District | Caradon |
| Truro Borough | Carrick |
| Truro Rural District | Carrick |
| Wadebridge and Padstow Rural District | North Cornwall |
| West Penwith Rural District | Penwith |
There were no county boroughs.

## Cumberland

| District | Successor |
| Alston with Garrigill Rural District | Eden (Cumbria) |
| Border Rural District | Carlisle (Cumbria) |
| Cockermouth Rural District | Allerdale (Cumbria) |
| Cockermouth Urban District | Allerdale |
| Ennerdale Rural District | Copeland (Cumbria) |
| Keswick Urban District | Allerdale |
| Maryport Urban District | Allerdale |
| Millom Rural District | Copeland |
| Penrith Rural District | Eden |
| Penrith Urban District | Eden |
| Whitehaven Borough | Copeland |
| Wigton Rural District | Allerdale |
| Workington Borough | Allerdale |
Carlisle was a county borough.

## Derbyshire

| District | Successor |
| Alfreton Urban District | Amber Valley |
| Ashbourne Rural District | West Derbyshire |
| Ashbourne Urban District | West Derbyshire |
| Bakewell Rural District | West Derbyshire |
| Bakewell Urban District | West Derbyshire |
| Belper Rural District | Amber Valley |
| Belper Urban District | Amber Valley |
| Blackwell Rural District | Bolsover |
| Bolsover Urban District | Bolsover |
| Buxton Borough | High Peak |
| Chapel en le Frith Rural District | High Peak |
| Chesterfield Borough | Chesterfield |
| Chesterfield Rural District | Chesterfield, North East Derbyshire |
| Clay Cross Urban District | North East Derbyshire |
| Clowne Rural District | Bolsover |
| Dronfield Urban District | North East Derbyshire |
| Glossop Borough | High Peak |
| Heanor Urban District | Amber Valley |
| Ilkeston Borough | Erewash |
| Long Eaton Urban District | Erewash |
| Matlock Urban District | West Derbyshire |
| New Mills Urban District | High Peak |
| Repton Rural District | South Derbyshire |
| Ripley Urban District | Amber Valley |
| South East Derbyshire Rural District | 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.

## Devon

| District | Successor |
| Ashburton Urban District | Teignbridge |
| Axminster Rural District | East Devon |
| Barnstaple Borough | North Devon |
| Barnstaple Rural District | North Devon |
| Bideford Borough | Torridge |
| Bideford Rural District | Torridge |
| Buckfastleigh Urban District | Teignbridge |
| Budleigh Salterton Urban District | East Devon |
| Crediton Rural District | Tiverton |
| Crediton Urban District | Tiverton |
| Dartmouth Borough | South Hams |
| Dawlish Urban District | Teignbridge |
| Exmouth Urban District | East Devon |
| Great Torrington Borough | Torridge |
| Holsworthy Rural District | Torridge |
| Honiton Borough | East Devon |
| Honiton Rural District | East Devon |
| Ilfracombe Urban District | North Devon |
| Kingsbridge Rural District | South Hams |
| Kingsbridge Urban District | South Hams |
| Lynton Urban District | North Devon |
| Newton Abbot Rural District | Teignbridge |
| Newton Abbot Urban District | Teignbridge |
| Northam Urban District | Torridge |
| Okehampton Borough | West Devon |
| Okehampton Rural District | West Devon |
| Ottery St. Mary Urban District | East Devon |
| Plympton St. Mary Rural District | South Hams |
| Salcombe Urban District | South Hams |
| Seaton Urban District | East Devon |
| Sidmouth Urban District | East Devon |
| South Molton Rural District | North Devon |
| St Thomas Rural District | Teignbridge, East Devon |
| Tavistock Rural District | West Devon |
| Teignmouth Urban District | Teignbridge |
| Tiverton Borough | Tiverton |
| Tiverton Rural District | Tiverton |
| Torrington Rural District | Torridge |
| Totnes Borough | South Hams |
| Totnes Rural District | South Hams |
Exeter, Plymouth and Torbay were county boroughs.

## Dorset

| District | Successor |
| Beaminster Rural District | West Dorset |
| Blandford Rural District | North Dorset |
| Blandford Forum Borough | North Dorset |
| Bridport Borough | West Dorset |
| Bridport Rural District | West Dorset |
| Dorchester Borough | West Dorset |
| Dorchester Rural District | West Dorset |
| Lyme Regis Borough | West Dorset |
| Poole Borough | Poole |
| Portland Urban District | Weymouth and Portland |
| Shaftesbury Borough | North Dorset |
| Shaftesbury Rural District | North Dorset |
| Sherborne Rural District | West Dorset |
| Sherborne Urban District | West Dorset |
| Sturminster Rural District | North Dorset |
| Swanage Urban District | Purbeck |
| Wareham Borough | Purbeck |
| Wareham and Purbeck Rural District | Purbeck |
| Weymouth and Melcombe Regis Borough | Weymouth and Portland |
| Wimborne and Cranborne Rural District | East Dorset |
| Wimborne Minster Urban District | East Dorset |

## Durham

| District | Successor |
| Barnard Castle Rural District | 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 |
| Chester-le-Street Rural District | 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 Rural District | Darlington, Sedgefield |
| Durham Borough | Durham |
| Durham Rural District | Durham |
| Easington Rural District | 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 |
| Lanchester Rural District | Derwentside |
| Ryton Urban District | Gateshead |
| Seaham Urban District | Easington |
| Sedgefield Rural District | Sedgefield |
| Shildon Urban District | Sedgefield |
| Spennymoor Urban District | Sedgefield |
| Stanley Urban District | Derwentside |
| Stockton Rural District | Stockton-on-Tees (Cleveland), Hartlepool (Cleveland) |
| Tow Law Urban District | Wear Valley |
| Washington Urban District | Sunderland |
| Weardale Rural District | Wear Valley |
| Whickham Urban District | Gateshead |
Darlington, Gateshead, Hartlepool, South Shields, Sunderland and Teesside were county boroughs.

## East Suffolk

| District | Successor |
| Aldeburgh Borough | Suffolk Coastal (Suffolk) |
| Beccles Borough | Waveney (Suffolk) |
| Blyth Rural District | Suffolk Coastal |
| Bungay Urban District | Waveney |
| Deben Rural District | Suffolk Coastal |
| Eye Borough | Mid Suffolk (Suffolk) |
| Felixstowe Urban District | Suffolk Coastal |
| Gipping Rural District | Mid Suffolk |
| Halesworth Urban District | Waveney |
| Hartismere Rural District | Mid Suffolk |
| Leiston-cum-Sizewell Urban District | Suffolk Coastal |
| Lothingland Rural District | Great Yarmouth (Norfolk), Waveney |
| Lowestoft Borough | Waveney |
| Samford Rural District | Babergh (Suffolk) |
| Saxmundham Urban District | Suffolk Coastal |
| Southwold Borough | Waveney |
| Stowmarket Urban District | Mid Suffolk |
| Wainford Rural District | Waveney |
| Woodbridge Urban District | Suffolk Coastal |
Ipswich was a county borough.

## East Sussex

| District | Successor |
| Battle Rural District | Rother |
| Bexhill Borough | Rother |
| Burgess Hill Urban District | Mid Sussex (West Sussex) |
| Chailey Rural District | Lewes |
| Cuckfield Rural District | Mid Sussex, Crawley (West Sussex) |
| Cuckfield Urban District | Mid Sussex |
| East Grinstead Urban District | Mid Sussex |
| Hailsham Rural District | Wealden |
| Hove Borough | Hove |
| Lewes Borough | Lewes |
| Newhaven Urban District | Lewes |
| Portslade-by-Sea Urban District | Hove |
| Rye Borough | Rother |
| Seaford Urban District | Lewes |
| Uckfield Rural District | Wealden |
Brighton, Eastbourne and Hastings were county boroughs.

## Essex

| District | Successor |
| Basildon Urban District | Basildon |
| Benfleet Urban District | Castle Point |
| Braintree Rural District | Braintree |
| Braintree and Bocking Urban District | Braintree |
| Brentwood Urban District | Brentwood |
| Brightlingsea Urban District | Tendring |
| Burnham-on-Crouch Urban District | Maldon |
| Canvey Island Urban District | Castle Point |
| Chelmsford Borough | Chelmsford |
| Chelmsford Rural District | Chelmsford, Brentwood |
| Chigwell Urban District | Epping Forest |
| Clacton Urban District | Tendring |
| Colchester Borough | Colchester |
| Dunmow Rural District | Uttlesford |
| Epping Urban District | Epping Forest |
| Epping and Ongar Rural District | Brentwood, Epping Forest |
| Frinton and Walton Urban District | Tendring |
| Halstead Rural District | Braintree |
| Halstead Urban District | Braintree |
| Harlow Urban District | Harlow |
| Harwich Borough | Tendring |
| Lexden and Winstree Rural District | Colchester |
| Maldon Borough | Maldon |
| Maldon Rural District | Maldon |
| Rayleigh Urban District | Rochford |
| Rochford Rural District | Rochford |
| Saffron Walden Borough | Uttlesford |
| Saffron Walden Rural District | Uttlesford |
| Tendring Rural District | 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.

## Gloucestershire

| District | Successor |
| Charlton Kings Urban District | Cheltenham |
| Cheltenham Borough | Cheltenham |
| Cheltenham Rural District | Tewkesbury |
| Cirencester Rural District | Cotswold |
| Cirencester Urban District | Cotswold |
| Dursley Rural District | Stroud |
| East Dean Rural District | Forest of Dean |
| Gloucester Rural District | Stroud, Forest of Dean, Tewkesbury |
| Kingswood Urban District | Kingswood (Avon) |
| Lydney Rural District | Forest of Dean |
| Mangotsfield Urban District | Kingswood |
| Nailsworth Urban District | Stroud |
| Newent Rural District | Forest of Dean |
| North Cotswold Rural District | Cotswold |
| Northleach Rural District | Cotswold |
| Sodbury Rural District | Northavon (Avon), Stroud |
| Stroud Rural District | Stroud |
| Stroud Urban District | Stroud |
| Tetbury Rural District | Cotswold |
| Tewkesbury Borough | Tewkesbury |
| Thornbury Rural District | Northavon, Stroud |
| Warmley Rural District | Kingswood |
| West Dean Rural District | Forest of Dean |
Bristol and Gloucester were county boroughs.

## Hampshire

| District | Successor |
| Aldershot Borough | Rushmoor |
| Alton Rural District | East Hampshire |
| Alton Urban District | East Hampshire |
| Andover Borough | Test Valley |
| Andover Rural District | Test Valley |
| Basingstoke Borough | Basingstoke and Deane |
| Basingstoke Rural District | Basingstoke and Deane |
| Christchurch Borough | Christchurch (Dorset) |
| Droxford Rural District | Winchester |
| Eastleigh Borough | Eastleigh |
| Fareham Urban District | Fareham |
| Farnborough Urban District | Rushmoor |
| Fleet Urban District | Hart |
| Gosport Borough | Gosport |
| Hartley Wintney Rural District | Hart |
| Havant and Waterloo Urban District | Havant |
| Kingsclere and Whitchurch Rural District | Basingstoke and Deane |
| Lymington Borough | New Forest |
| New Forest Rural District | New Forest |
| Petersfield Rural District | East Hampshire |
| Petersfield Urban District | East Hampshire |
| Ringwood and Fordingbridge Rural District | New Forest, East Dorset (Dorset), Christchurch |
| Romsey Borough | Test Valley |
| Romsey Rural District | Test Valley |
| Stockbridge Rural District | Test Valley |
| Winchester Borough | Winchester |
| Winchester Rural District | Eastleigh, Winchester |
Bournemouth, Portsmouth and Southampton were county boroughs.

## Herefordshire

| District | Successor |
| Bromyard Rural District | Malvern Hills (Hereford and Worcester) |
| Dore and Bredwardine Rural District | South Herefordshire (Hereford and Worcester) |
| Hereford Borough | Hereford (Hereford and Worcester) |
| Hereford Rural District | South Herefordshire |
| Kington Rural District | Leominster (Hereford and Worcester) |
| Kington Urban District | Leominster |
| Ledbury Rural District | Malvern Hills |
| Leominster Borough | Leominster |
| Leominster and Wigmore Rural District | Leominster |
| Ross and Whitchurch Rural District | South Herefordshire |
| Ross-on-Wye Urban District | South Herefordshire |
| Weobley Rural District | Leominster |
There were no county boroughs.

## Hertfordshire

| District | Successor |
| Baldock Urban District | North Hertfordshire |
| Berkhamsted Rural District | Dacorum |
| Berkhamsted Urban District | Dacorum |
| Bishop's Stortford Urban District | East Hertfordshire |
| Braughing Rural District | East Hertfordshire |
| Bushey Urban District | Hertsmere |
| Cheshunt Urban District | Broxbourne |
| Chorleywood Urban District | Three Rivers |
| Elstree Rural District | Hertsmere |
| Harpenden Urban District | St Albans |
| Hatfield Rural District | Welwyn Hatfield |
| Hemel Hempstead Borough | Dacorum |
| Hemel Hempstead Rural District | Dacorum |
| Hertford Borough | East Hertfordshire |
| Hertford Rural District | Stevenage, East Hertfordshire |
| Hitchin Rural District | North Hertfordshire |
| Hitchin Urban District | North Hertfordshire |
| Hoddesdon Urban District | Broxbourne |
| Letchworth Urban District | North Hertfordshire |
| Potters Bar Urban District | Hertsmere |
| Rickmansworth Urban District | Three Rivers |
| Royston Urban District | North Hertfordshire |
| Sawbridgeworth Urban District | East Hertfordshire |
| St Albans Borough | St Albans |
| St Albans Rural District | St Albans, Dacorum |
| Stevenage Urban District | Stevenage |
| Tring Urban District | Dacorum |
| Ware Rural District | East Hertfordshire |
| Ware Urban District | East Hertfordshire |
| Watford Borough | Watford |
| Watford Rural District | Hertsmere, Dacorum, Three Rivers |
| Welwyn Rural District | Welwyn Hatfield |
| Welwyn Garden City Urban District | Welwyn Hatfield |
There were no county boroughs.

## Huntingdon and Peterborough

| District | Successor |
| Barnack Rural District | Peterborough (Cambridgeshire) |
| Huntingdon Rural District | Huntingdon (Cambridgeshire) |
| Huntingdon and Godmanchester Borough | Huntingdon |
| Norman Cross Rural District | Huntingdon, Peterborough |
| Old Fletton Urban District | Peterborough |
| Peterborough Borough | Peterborough |
| Peterborough Rural District | Peterborough |
| Ramsey Urban District | Huntingdon |
| St. Ives Borough | Huntingdon |
| St. Ives Rural District | Huntingdon |
| St. Neots Rural District | Huntingdon |
| St. Neots Urban District | Huntingdon |
| Thorney Rural District | Peterborough |
There were no county boroughs.

## Isle of Wight

| District | Successor |
| Cowes Urban District | Medina |
| Isle of Wight Rural District | South Wight |
| Newport Borough | Medina |
| Ryde Borough | Medina |
| Sandown-Shanklin Urban District | South Wight |
| Ventnor Urban District | South Wight |
There were no county boroughs.

## Kent

| District | Successor |
| Ashford Urban District | Ashford |
| Bridge-Blean Rural District | Canterbury |
| Broadstairs and St Peter's Urban District | Thanet |
| Chatham Borough | Rochester-upon-Medway |
| Cranbrook Rural District | Tunbridge Wells |
| Dartford Borough | Dartford |
| Dartford Rural District | Sevenoaks, Dartford |
| Deal Borough | Dover |
| Dover Borough | Dover |
| Dover Rural District | Dover |
| East Ashford Rural District | Ashford |
| Eastry Rural District | Dover, Thanet |
| Elham Rural District | Shepway |
| Faversham Borough | Swale |
| Folkestone Borough | Shepway |
| Gillingham Borough | Gillingham |
| Gravesend Borough | Gravesham |
| Herne Bay Urban District | Canterbury |
| Hollingbourne Rural District | Maidstone |
| Hythe Borough | Shepway |
| Lydd Borough | Shepway |
| Maidstone Borough | Maidstone |
| Maidstone Rural District | Maidstone |
| Malling Rural District | 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 |
| Romney Marsh Rural District | Shepway |
| Royal Tunbridge Wells Borough | Tunbridge Wells |
| Sandwich Borough | Dover |
| Sevenoaks Rural District | Sevenoaks |
| Sevenoaks Urban District | Sevenoaks |
| Sittingbourne and Milton Urban District | Swale |
| Southborough Urban District | Tunbridge Wells |
| Strood Rural District | Rochester-upon-Medway, Gravesham |
| Swale Rural District | Swale |
| Swanscombe Urban District | Dartford |
| Tenterden Borough | Ashford |
| Tenterden Rural District | Ashford |
| Tonbridge Rural District | Tunbridge Wells, Tonbridge and Malling |
| Tonbridge Urban District | Tonbridge and Malling |
| West Ashford Rural District | Ashford |
| Whitstable Urban District | Canterbury |
Canterbury was a county borough.

## Lancashire

| 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 |
| Atherton Urban District | Wigan |
| Audenshaw Urban District | Tameside |
| Bacup Borough | Rossendale |
| Barrowford Urban District | Pendle |
| Billinge and Winstanley Urban District | Wigan, St Helens |
| Blackburn Rural District | Hyndburn, Blackburn, Ribble Valley |
| Blackrod Urban District | Bolton (Greater Manchester) |
| Brierfield Urban District | Pendle |
| Burnley Rural District | Pendle, Ribble Valley, Burnley |
| Carnforth Urban District | Lancaster |
| Chadderton Urban District | Oldham (Greater Manchester) |
| Chorley Borough | Chorley |
| Chorley Rural District | Chorley |
| Church Urban District | Hyndburn |
| Clayton-le-Moors Urban District | Hyndburn |
| Clitheroe Borough | Ribble Valley |
| Clitheroe Rural District | Ribble Valley |
| Colne Borough | Pendle |
| Crompton Urban District | 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 |
| Farnworth Borough | Bolton |
| Fleetwood Borough | Wyre |
| Formby Urban District | Sefton |
| Fulwood Urban District | Preston |
| Fylde Rural District | Fylde |
| Garstang Rural District | 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 |
| Heywood Borough | Rochdale (Greater Manchester) |
| Hindley Urban District | Wigan |
| Horwich Urban District | Bolton |
| Huyton-with-Roby Urban District | Knowsley (Merseyside) |
| Ince-in-Makerfield Urban District | Wigan |
| Irlam Urban District | Salford |
| Kearsley Urban District | Bolton |
| Kirkby Urban District | Knowsley |
| Kirkham Urban District | Fylde |
| Lancaster Borough | Lancaster |
| Lancaster Rural District | Lancaster |
| Lees Urban District | Oldham |
| Leigh Borough | Wigan |
| Leyland Urban District | South Ribble |
| Litherland Urban District | Sefton |
| Little Lever Urban District | Bolton |
| Littleborough Urban District | Rochdale |
| Longridge Urban District | Ribble Valley |
| Lunesdale Rural District | Lancaster |
| Lytham St. Anne's Borough | Fylde |
| Middleton Borough | Rochdale |
| Milnrow Urban District | Rochdale |
| Morecambe and Heysham Borough | Lancaster |
| Mossley Borough | Tameside |
| Nelson Borough | Pendle |
| Newton-le-Willows Urban District | St Helens |
| North Lonsdale Rural District | South Lakeland |
| Ormskirk Urban District | West Lancashire |
| Orrell Urban District | Wigan |
| Oswaldtwistle Urban District | Hyndburn |
| Padiham Urban District | Burnley |
| Poulton-le-Fylde Urban District | Wyre |
| Preesall Urban District | Wyre |
| Prescot Urban District | Knowsley |
| Preston Rural District | 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 |
| Royton Urban District | Oldham |
| Skelmersdale and Holland Urban District | West Lancashire |
| Standish-with-Langtree Urban District | Wigan |
| Stretford Borough | Trafford |
| Swinton and Pendlebury Borough | Salford |
| Thornton Cleveleys Urban District | Wyre |
| Tottington Urban District | Bury |
| Trawden Urban District | Pendle |
| Turton Urban District | Bolton, Blackburn |
| Tyldesley Urban District | Wigan |
| Ulverston Urban District | South Lakeland |
| Urmston Urban District | Trafford |
| Walton-le-Dale Urban District | South Ribble |
| Wardle Urban District | Rochdale |
| Warrington Rural District | Warrington |
| West Lancashire Rural District | Sefton, Knowsley, West Lancashire |
| Westhoughton Urban District | Bolton |
| Whiston Rural District | Warrington, St Helens, Knowsley, Halton |
| Whitefield Urban District | Bury |
| Whitworth Urban District | Rossendale |
| Widnes Urban District | Halton (Cheshire) |
| Wigan Rural District | 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.

## Leicestershire

| District | Successor |
| Ashby de la Zouch Rural District | North West Leicestershire |
| Ashby de la Zouch Urban District | North West Leicestershire |
| Ashby Woulds Urban District | North West Leicestershire |
| Barrow upon Soar Rural District | Charnwood |
| Billesdon Rural District | Harborough |
| Blaby Rural District | Blaby |
| Castle Donington Rural District | North West Leicestershire |
| Coalville Urban District | North West Leicestershire |
| Hinckley Urban District | Hinckley and Bosworth |
| Loughborough Borough | Charnwood |
| Lutterworth Rural District | Harborough |
| Market Bosworth Rural District | North West Leicestershire, Hinckley and Bosworth |
| Market Harborough Rural District | Harborough |
| Market Harborough Urban District | Harborough |
| Melton and Belvoir Rural District | 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.

## Lincolnshire, Parts of Holland

| District | Successor |
| Boston Borough | Boston (Lincolnshire) |
| Boston Rural District | Boston |
| East Elloe Rural District | South Holland (Lincolnshire) |
| Spalding Rural District | South Holland |
| Spalding Urban District | South Holland |
There were no county boroughs.

## Lincolnshire, Parts of Kesteven

| District | Successor |
| Bourne Urban District | South Kesteven (Lincolnshire) |
| East Kesteven Rural District | North Kesteven (Lincolnshire) |
| Grantham Borough | South Kesteven |
| North Kesteven Rural District | North Kesteven |
| Sleaford Urban District | North Kesteven |
| South Kesteven Rural District | South Kesteven |
| Stamford Borough | South Kesteven |
| West Kesteven Rural District | South Kesteven |
There were no county boroughs.

## Lincolnshire, Parts of Lindsey

| District | Successor |
| Alford Urban District | East Lindsey (Lincolnshire) |
| Barton upon Humber Urban District | Glanford (Humberside) |
| Brigg Urban District | Glanford |
| Caistor Rural District | West Lindsey (Lincolnshire) |
| Cleethorpes Borough | Cleethorpes (Humberside) |
| Gainsborough Rural District | West Lindsey |
| Gainsborough Urban District | West Lindsey |
| Glanford Brigg Rural District | Glanford |
| Grimsby Rural District | Cleethorpes |
| Horncastle Rural District | East Lindsey |
| Horncastle Urban District | East Lindsey |
| Isle of Axholme Rural District | Boothferry (Humberside) |
| Louth Borough | East Lindsey |
| Louth Rural District | East Lindsey |
| Mablethorpe and Sutton Urban District | East Lindsey |
| Market Rasen Urban District | West Lindsey |
| Scunthorpe Borough | Scunthorpe (Humberside) |
| Skegness Urban District | East Lindsey |
| Spilsby Rural District | East Lindsey |
| Welton Rural District | West Lindsey |
| Woodhall Spa Urban District | East Lindsey |
Grimsby and Lincoln were county boroughs.

## Norfolk

| District | Successor |
| Blofield and Flegg Rural District | Great Yarmouth, Broadland |
| Cromer Urban District | North Norfolk |
| Depwade Rural District | South Norfolk |
| Diss Urban District | South Norfolk |
| Docking Rural District | West Norfolk |
| Downham Rural District | West Norfolk |
| Downham Market Urban District | West Norfolk |
| East Dereham Urban District | Breckland |
| Erpingham Rural District | North Norfolk |
| Forehoe and Henstead Rural District | South Norfolk |
| Freebridge Lynn Rural District | West Norfolk |
| Hunstanton Urban District | West Norfolk |
| King's Lynn Borough | West Norfolk |
| Loddon Rural District | South Norfolk |
| Marshland Rural District | West Norfolk |
| Mitford and Launditch Rural District | Breckland |
| North Walsham Urban District | North Norfolk |
| Sheringham Urban District | North Norfolk |
| Smallburgh Rural District | North Norfolk |
| St. Faith's and Aylsham Rural District | Broadland |
| Swaffham Rural District | Breckland |
| Swaffham Urban District | Breckland |
| Thetford Borough | Breckland |
| Walsingham Rural District | North Norfolk |
| Wayland Rural District | Breckland |
| Wells-next-the-Sea Urban District | North Norfolk |
| Wymondham Urban District | South Norfolk |
Great Yarmouth and Norwich were county boroughs.

## Northamptonshire

| District | Successor |
| Brackley Borough | South Northamptonshire |
| Brackley Rural District | South Northamptonshire |
| Brixworth Rural District | Northampton, Daventry |
| Burton Latimer Urban District | Kettering |
| Corby Urban District | Corby |
| Daventry Borough | Daventry |
| Daventry Rural District | Daventry |
| Desborough Urban District | Kettering |
| Higham Ferrers Borough | East Northamptonshire |
| Irthlingborough Urban District | East Northamptonshire |
| Kettering Borough | Kettering |
| Kettering Rural District | Corby, Kettering |
| Northampton Rural District | South Northamptonshire, Northampton |
| Oundle Urban District | East Northamptonshire |
| Oundle and Thrapston Rural District | East Northamptonshire |
| Raunds Urban District | East Northamptonshire |
| Rothwell Urban District | Kettering |
| Rushden Urban District | East Northamptonshire |
| Towcester Rural District | South Northamptonshire |
| Wellingborough Rural District | Northampton, East Northamptonshire, Wellingborough |
| Wellingborough Urban District | Wellingborough |
Northampton was a county borough.

## Northumberland

| District | Successor |
| Alnwick Rural District | Alnwick |
| Alnwick Urban District | Alnwick |
| Amble Urban District | Alnwick |
| Ashington Urban District | Wansbeck |
| Bedlingtonshire Urban District | Wansbeck |
| Belford Rural District | Berwick-upon-Tweed |
| Bellingham Rural District | Tynedale |
| Berwick-upon-Tweed Borough | Berwick-upon-Tweed |
| Blyth Borough | Blyth Valley |
| Castle Ward Rural District | Castle Morpeth, Newcastle upon Tyne (Tyne and Wear) |
| Glendale Rural District | Berwick-upon-Tweed |
| Gosforth Urban District | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Haltwhistle Rural District | Tynedale |
| Hexham Rural District | Tynedale |
| Hexham Urban District | Tynedale |
| Longbenton Urban District | North Tyneside (Tyne and Wear) |
| Morpeth Borough | Castle Morpeth |
| Morpeth Rural District | Castle Morpeth |
| Newbiggin-by-the-Sea Urban District | Wansbeck |
| Newburn Urban District | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Norham and Islandshires Rural District | Berwick-upon-Tweed |
| Prudhoe Urban District | Tynedale |
| Rothbury Rural District | Alnwick |
| Seaton Valley Urban District | Blyth Valley, North Tyneside |
| Wallsend Borough | North Tyneside |
| Whitley Bay Borough | North Tyneside, Blyth Valley |
Newcastle upon Tyne and Tynemouth were county boroughs.

## Nottinghamshire

| District | Successor |
| Arnold Urban District | Gedling |
| Basford Rural District | Rushcliffe, Broxtowe, Ashfield, Gedling |
| Beeston and Stapleford Urban District | Broxtowe |
| Bingham Rural District | Rushcliffe |
| Carlton Urban District | Gedling |
| East Retford Borough | Bassetlaw |
| East Retford Rural District | Doncaster (South Yorkshire), Bassetlaw |
| Eastwood Urban District | Broxtowe |
| Hucknall Urban District | Ashfield |
| Kirkby in Ashfield Urban District | Ashfield |
| Mansfield Borough | Mansfield |
| Mansfield Woodhouse Urban District | Mansfield |
| Newark Borough | Newark |
| Newark Rural District | Newark |
| Southwell Rural District | Newark |
| Sutton in Ashfield Urban District | Ashfield |
| Warsop Urban District | Mansfield |
| West Bridgford Urban District | Rushcliffe |
| Worksop Borough | Bassetlaw |
| Worksop Rural District | Doncaster, Bassetlaw |
Nottingham was a county borough.

## Oxford

| District | Successor |
| Banbury Borough | Cherwell |
| Banbury Rural District | Cherwell |
| Bicester Urban District | Cherwell |
| Bullingdon Rural District | South Oxfordshire |
| Chipping Norton Borough | West Oxfordshire |
| Chipping Norton Rural District | West Oxfordshire |
| Henley Rural District | South Oxfordshire |
| Henley-on-Thames Borough | South Oxfordshire |
| Ploughley Rural District | Cherwell |
| Thame Urban District | South Oxfordshire |
| Witney Rural District | West Oxfordshire |
| Witney Urban District | West Oxfordshire |
| Woodstock Borough | West Oxfordshire |
Oxford was a county borough.

## Rutland

| District | Successor |
| Ketton Rural District | Rutland (Leicestershire) |
| Oakham Rural District | Rutland |
| Oakham Urban District | Rutland |
| Uppingham Rural District | Rutland |
There were no county boroughs.

## Shropshire (Salop)

| District | Successor |
| Atcham Rural District | Shrewsbury and Atcham |
| Bridgnorth Rural District | Bridgnorth |
| Clun and Bishop's Castle Rural District | South Shropshire |
| Dawley Urban District | The Wrekin |
| Ludlow Rural District | South Shropshire |
| Market Drayton Rural District | North Shropshire |
| Newport Urban District | The Wrekin |
| North Shropshire Rural District | North Shropshire |
| Oakengates Urban District | The Wrekin |
| Oswestry Rural District | Oswestry |
| Shifnal Rural District | The Wrekin, Bridgnorth |
| Shrewsbury Borough | Shrewsbury and Atcham |
| Wellington Rural District | The Wrekin |
| Wellington, Shropshire Urban District | The Wrekin |
There were no county boroughs.

## Somerset

| District | Successor |
| Axbridge Rural District | Woodspring (Avon), Sedgemoor, Mendip |
| Bathavon Rural District | Wansdyke (Avon) |
| Bridgwater Borough | Sedgemoor |
| Bridgwater Rural District | Sedgemoor |
| Burnham-on-Sea Urban District | Sedgemoor |
| Chard Borough | Yeovil |
| Chard Rural District | Yeovil |
| Clevedon Urban District | Woodspring |
| Clutton Rural District | Wansdyke, Mendip |
| Crewkerne Urban District | Yeovil |
| Dulverton Rural District | West Somerset |
| Frome Rural District | Mendip |
| Frome Urban District | Mendip |
| Glastonbury Borough | Mendip |
| Ilminster Urban District | Yeovil |
| Keynsham Urban District | Wansdyke |
| Langport Rural District | Yeovil |
| Long Ashton Rural District | Woodspring |
| Minehead Urban District | West Somerset |
| Norton-Radstock Urban District | Wansdyke |
| Portishead Urban District | Woodspring |
| Shepton Mallet Rural District | Mendip |
| Shepton Mallet Urban District | Mendip |
| Street Urban District | Mendip |
| Taunton Borough | Taunton Deane |
| Taunton Rural District | Taunton Deane |
| Watchet Urban District | West Somerset |
| Wellington Rural District | Taunton Deane |
| Wellington Urban District | Taunton Deane |
| Wells Borough | Mendip |
| Wells Rural District | Mendip |
| Weston-super-Mare Borough | Woodspring |
| Williton Rural District | West Somerset |
| Wincanton Rural District | Yeovil |
| Yeovil Borough | Yeovil |
| Yeovil Rural District | Yeovil |
Bath (and Bristol) were county boroughs.

## Staffordshire

| District | Successor |
| Aldridge-Brownhills Urban District | Walsall (West Midlands) |
| Biddulph Urban District | Staffordshire Moorlands |
| Cannock Rural District | South Staffordshire |
| Cannock Urban District | Cannock Chase |
| Cheadle Rural District | Staffordshire Moorlands |
| Kidsgrove Urban District | Newcastle-under-Lyme |
| Leek Rural District | Staffordshire Moorlands |
| Leek Urban District | Staffordshire Moorlands |
| Lichfield Borough | Lichfield |
| Lichfield Rural District | Cannock Chase, Lichfield |
| Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough | Newcastle-under-Lyme |
| Newcastle-under-Lyme Rural District | Newcastle-under-Lyme |
| Rugeley Urban District | Cannock Chase |
| Seisdon Rural District | South Staffordshire |
| Stafford Borough | Stafford |
| Stafford Rural District | Stafford |
| Stone Rural District | Stafford |
| Stone Urban District | Stafford |
| Tamworth Borough | Tamworth |
| Tutbury Rural District | East Staffordshire |
| Uttoxeter Rural District | East Staffordshire |
| Uttoxeter Urban District | East Staffordshire |
Burton upon Trent, Dudley, Stoke-on-Trent, Walsall, West Bromwich and Wolverhampton were county boroughs.

## Surrey

| District | Successor |
| Bagshot Rural District | Surrey Heath |
| Banstead Urban District | Reigate and Banstead |
| Caterham and Warlingham Urban District | Tandridge |
| Chertsey Urban District | Runnymede |
| Dorking Urban District | Mole Valley |
| Dorking and Horley Rural District | Crawley (West Sussex), Mole Valley, Reigate and Banstead |
| Egham Urban District | Runnymede |
| Epsom and Ewell Borough | Epsom and Ewell |
| Esher Urban District | Elmbridge |
| Farnham Urban District | Waverley |
| Frimley and Camberley Urban District | Surrey Heath |
| Godalming Borough | Waverley |
| Godstone Rural District | Tandridge |
| Guildford Borough | Guildford |
| Guildford Rural District | Guildford |
| Hambledon Rural District | Waverley |
| Haslemere Urban District | Waverley |
| Leatherhead Urban District | Mole Valley |
| Reigate Borough | Reigate and Banstead |
| Staines Urban District | Spelthorne |
| Sunbury-on-Thames Urban District | Spelthorne |
| Walton and Weybridge Urban District | Elmbridge |
| Woking Urban District | Woking |
There were no county boroughs.

## Warwickshire

| District | Successor |
| Alcester Rural District | Stratford-on-Avon |
| Atherstone Rural District | North Warwickshire |
| Bedworth Urban District | Nuneaton |
| Kenilworth Urban District | Warwick |
| Meriden Rural District | Solihull (West Midlands), North Warwickshire, Coventry (West Midlands) |
| Nuneaton Borough | Nuneaton |
| Royal Leamington Spa Borough | Warwick |
| Rugby Borough | Rugby |
| Rugby Rural District | Rugby |
| Shipston on Stour Rural District | Stratford-on-Avon |
| Southam Rural District | Stratford-on-Avon |
| Stratford-on-Avon Rural District | Solihull, Stratford-on-Avon |
| Stratford-upon-Avon Borough | Stratford-on-Avon |
| Sutton Coldfield Borough | Birmingham (West Midlands) |
| Warwick Borough | Warwick |
| Warwick Rural District | Warwick |
Coventry, Solihull and Birmingham were county boroughs.

## West Suffolk

| District | Successor |
| Bury St. Edmunds Borough | St Edmundsbury (Suffolk) |
| Clare Rural District | St Edmundsbury |
| Cosford Rural District | Babergh (Suffolk) |
| Hadleigh Urban District | Babergh |
| Haverhill Urban District | St Edmundsbury |
| Melford Rural District | Babergh |
| Mildenhall Rural District | Forest Heath (Suffolk) |
| Newmarket Urban District | Forest Heath |
| Sudbury Borough | Babergh |
| Thedwastre Rural District | Mid Suffolk (Suffolk) |
| Thingoe Rural District | St Edmundsbury |
There were no county boroughs.

## West Sussex

| District | Successor |
| Arundel Borough | Arun |
| Bognor Regis Urban District | Arun |
| Chanctonbury Rural District | Horsham |
| Chichester Borough | Chichester |
| Chichester Rural District | Arun, Chichester |
| Crawley Urban District | Crawley |
| Horsham Rural District | Horsham |
| Horsham Urban District | Horsham |
| Littlehampton Urban District | Arun |
| Midhurst Rural District | Chichester |
| Petworth Rural District | Chichester |
| Shoreham-by-Sea Urban District | Adur |
| Southwick Urban District | Adur |
| Worthing Borough | Worthing |
| Worthing Rural District | Adur, Arun |
There were no county boroughs.

## Westmorland

| District | Successor |
| Appleby Borough | Eden (Cumbria) |
| Kendal Borough | South Lakeland (Cumbria) |
| Lakes Urban District | Eden, South Lakeland |
| North Westmorland Rural District | Eden |
| South Westmorland Rural District | South Lakeland |
| Windermere Urban District | South Lakeland |
There were no county boroughs.

## Wiltshire

| District | Successor |
| Amesbury Rural District | Salisbury |
| Bradford and Melksham Rural District | West Wiltshire |
| Bradford-on-Avon Urban District | West Wiltshire |
| Calne Borough | North Wiltshire |
| Calne and Chippenham Rural District | North Wiltshire |
| Chippenham Borough | North Wiltshire |
| Cricklade and Wootton Bassett Rural District | North Wiltshire |
| Devizes Borough | Kennet |
| Devizes Rural District | Kennet |
| Highworth Rural District | Thamesdown |
| Malmesbury Borough | North Wiltshire |
| Malmesbury Rural District | North Wiltshire |
| Marlborough Borough | Kennet |
| Marlborough and Ramsbury Rural District | Kennet |
| Melksham Urban District | West Wiltshire |
| Mere and Tisbury Rural District | Salisbury |
| New Sarum Borough | Salisbury |
| Pewsey Rural District | Kennet |
| Salisbury and Wilton Rural District | Salisbury |
| Swindon Borough | Thamesdown |
| Trowbridge Urban District | West Wiltshire |
| Warminster Urban District | West Wiltshire |
| Warminster and Westbury Rural District | West Wiltshire |
| Westbury Urban District | West Wiltshire |
| Wilton Borough | Salisbury |
There were no county boroughs.

## Worcestershire

| District | Successor |
| Bewdley Borough | Wyre Forest (Hereford and Worcester) |
| Bromsgrove Rural District | Bromsgrove (Hereford and Worcester) |
| Bromsgrove Urban District | Bromsgrove |
| Droitwich Borough | Wychavon (Hereford and Worcester) |
| Droitwich Rural District | Wychavon, Worcester (Hereford and Worcester) |
| Evesham Borough | Wychavon |
| Evesham Rural District | Wychavon |
| Halesowen Borough | Dudley (West Midlands) |
| Kidderminster Borough | Wyre Forest |
| Kidderminster Rural District | Wyre Forest |
| Malvern Urban District | Malvern Hills (Hereford and Worcester) |
| Martley Rural District | Malvern Hills |
| Pershore Rural District | Worcester, Wychavon |
| Redditch Urban District | Redditch (Hereford and Worcester) |
| Stourbridge Borough | Dudley |
| Stourport-on-Severn Urban District | Wyre Forest |
| Tenbury Rural District | Leominster (Hereford and Worcester) |
| Upton upon Severn Rural District | Malvern Hills |
Warley and Worcester were county boroughs.

## Yorkshire, East Riding

| District | Successor |
| Beverley Borough | Beverley (Humberside) |
| Beverley Rural District | Beverley |
| Bridlington Borough | North Wolds (Humberside) |
| Bridlington Rural District | North Wolds, Scarborough (North Yorkshire) |
| Derwent Rural District | Selby (North Yorkshire) |
| Driffield Rural District | North Wolds |
| Driffield Urban District | North Wolds |
| Filey Urban District | Scarborough |
| Haltemprice Urban District | Beverley |
| Hedon Borough | Holderness (Humberside) |
| Holderness Rural District | Holderness |
| Hornsea Urban District | Holderness |
| Howden Rural District | Boothferry (Humberside) |
| Norton Rural District | Ryedale (North Yorkshire) |
| Norton Urban District | Ryedale |
| Pocklington Rural District | North Wolds |
| Withernsea Urban District | Holderness |
Kingston upon Hull and York were county boroughs.

## Yorkshire, North Riding

| District | Successor |
| Aysgarth Rural District | Richmondshire (North Yorkshire) |
| Bedale Rural District | Hambleton (North Yorkshire) |
| Croft Rural District | Richmondshire, Hambleton |
| Easingwold Rural District | Hambleton |
| Flaxton Rural District | Ryedale (North Yorkshire) |
| Guisborough Urban District | Langbaurgh (Cleveland) |
| Helmsley Rural District | Ryedale |
| Kirkbymoorside Rural District | Ryedale |
| Leyburn Rural District | Richmondshire |
| Loftus Urban District | Langbaurgh |
| Malton Rural District | Ryedale |
| Malton Urban District | Ryedale |
| Masham Rural District | Harrogate (North Yorkshire) |
| Northallerton Rural District | Hambleton |
| Northallerton Urban District | Hambleton |
| Pickering Rural District | Ryedale |
| Pickering Urban District | Ryedale |
| Reeth Rural District | Richmondshire |
| Richmond Borough | Richmondshire |
| Richmond Rural District | Richmondshire |
| Saltburn and Marske-by-the-Sea Urban District | Langbaurgh |
| Scalby Urban District | Scarborough (North Yorkshire) |
| Scarborough Borough | Scarborough |
| Scarborough Rural District | Scarborough |
| Skelton and Brotton Urban District | Langbaurgh |
| Startforth Rural District | Teesdale (County Durham) |
| Stokesley Rural District | Stockton-on-Tees (Cleveland), Middlesbrough (Cleveland), Hambleton |
| Thirsk Rural District | Harrogate, Hambleton |
| Wath Rural District | Harrogate |
| Whitby Rural District | Scarborough |
| Whitby Urban District | Scarborough |
York and Teesside were county boroughs.

## Yorkshire, West Riding

| District | Successor |
| Adwick le Street Urban District | Doncaster (South Yorkshire) |
| Aireborough Urban District | Leeds (West Yorkshire) |
| Baildon Urban District | Bradford (West Yorkshire) |
| Barnoldswick Urban District | Pendle (Lancashire) |
| Batley Borough | Kirklees (West Yorkshire) |
| Bentley with Arksey Urban District | Doncaster |
| Bingley Urban District | Bradford |
| Bowland Rural District | Ribble Valley (Lancashire) |
| Brighouse Borough | Calderdale (West Yorkshire) |
| Castleford Borough | Wakefield (West Yorkshire) |
| Colne Valley Urban District | Kirklees |
| Conisbrough Urban District | Doncaster |
| Cudworth Urban District | Barnsley (South Yorkshire) |
| Darfield Urban District | Barnsley |
| Darton Urban District | Barnsley |
| Dearne Urban District | Barnsley |
| Denby Dale Urban District | Kirklees |
| Denholme Urban District | Bradford |
| Dodworth Urban District | Barnsley |
| Doncaster Rural District | Doncaster |
| Earby Urban District | Pendle |
| Elland Urban District | Calderdale |
| Featherstone Urban District | Wakefield |
| Garforth Urban District | Leeds |
| Goole Borough | Boothferry (Humberside) |
| Goole Rural District | Boothferry |
| Harrogate Borough | Harrogate (North Yorkshire) |
| Hebden Royd Urban District | Calderdale |
| Heckmondwike Urban District | Kirklees |
| Hemsworth Rural District | Selby (North Yorkshire), Barnsley, Wakefield |
| Hemsworth Urban District | Wakefield |
| Hepton Rural District | Calderdale |
| Holmfirth Urban District | Kirklees |
| Horbury Urban District | Wakefield |
| Horsforth Urban District | Leeds |
| Hoyland Nether Urban District | Barnsley |
| Ilkley Urban District | Bradford |
| Keighley Borough | Bradford |
| Kirkburton Urban District | Kirklees |
| Kiveton Park Rural District | Rotherham (South Yorkshire) |
| Knaresborough Urban District | Harrogate |
| Knottingley Urban District | Wakefield |
| Maltby Urban District | Rotherham |
| Meltham Urban District | Kirklees |
| Mirfield Urban District | Kirklees |
| Mexborough Urban District | Doncaster |
| Morley Borough | Leeds |
| Nidderdale Rural District | Harrogate |
| Normanton Urban District | Wakefield |
| Osgoldcross Rural District | Selby, Wakefield |
| Ossett Borough | Wakefield |
| Otley Urban District | Leeds |
| Penistone Rural District | Barnsley |
| Penistone Urban District | Barnsley |
| Pontefract Borough | Wakefield |
| Pudsey Borough | Leeds |
| Queensbury and Shelf Urban District | Calderdale, Bradford |
| Rawmarsh Urban District | Rotherham |
| Ripon Borough | Harrogate |
| Ripon and Pateley Bridge Rural District | Harrogate |
| Ripponden Urban District | Calderdale |
| Rotherham Rural District | Rotherham |
| Rothwell Urban District | Leeds |
| Royston Urban District | Barnsley |
| Saddleworth Urban District | Oldham (Greater Manchester) |
| Sedbergh Rural District | South Lakeland (Cumbria) |
| Selby Rural District | Selby |
| Selby Urban District | Selby |
| Settle Rural District | Craven (North Yorkshire) |
| Shipley Urban District | Bradford |
| Silsden Urban District | Bradford |
| Skipton Rural District | Bradford, Craven, Pendle |
| Skipton Urban District | Craven |
| Sowerby Bridge Urban District | Calderdale |
| Spenborough Borough | Kirklees |
| Stanley Urban District | Wakefield |
| Stocksbridge Urban District | Sheffield (South Yorkshire) |
| Swinton Urban District | Rotherham |
| Tadcaster Rural District | Leeds, Selby |
| Thorne Rural District | Doncaster |
| Tickhill Urban District | Doncaster |
| Todmorden Borough | Calderdale |
| Wakefield Rural District | Wakefield |
| Wath upon Dearne Urban District | Rotherham |
| Wetherby Rural District | Harrogate, Leeds |
| Wharfedale Rural District | Leeds, Harrogate |
| Wombwell Urban District | Barnsley |
| Worsbrough Urban District | Barnsley |
| Wortley Rural District | Barnsley, Sheffield |
Barnsley, Bradford, Dewsbury, Doncaster, Halifax, Huddersfield, Leeds, Rotherham, Sheffield, Wakefield and York were county boroughs.