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Harrow, London
Harrow is a town in north-west Greater London, England, named for Harrow on the Hill, home to Harrow School, founded by John Lyon in 1572.
Herefordshire
Herefordshire, formally the County of Herefordshire, is a rural county in western England on the border with Wales, governed as a unitary authority from Hereford.
Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire: county in the East of England north of London, population about 1.24 million (2025), ten districts, 124 parish councils; two-tier government set to become four unitary councils in 2028, now paused for review.
Historic counties of England
The historic (traditional) counties of England: 39 medieval territorial divisions, including Middlesex, Cumberland and Westmorland, that survive as cultural and geographical entities despite 1974 local government reorganisation.
Kent
Kent: county in extreme south-east England, bordering London, Surrey and East Sussex, with Medway unitary authority inside its bounds. Largest non-metropolitan local authority area; 2024 population 1,639,000; four unitary councils planned from 2028.
Kirklees
Kirklees, a West Yorkshire metropolitan borough governed by Kirklees Council since 1974, centered on Huddersfield and Dewsbury; population about 433,300 (2021), no overall control with Reform UK largest after May 2026, adult social care rated requires improvement.
Lambeth
Lambeth is an inner London borough in South East England with about 317,600 residents, governed by Lambeth Council, and its districts include Brixton, Clapham, and Waterloo.
Lancashire
Lancashire, a county in North West England (Lancashire-12/Lancashire-14), with population, GDP, two-tier local government, and the paused 2026 four-unitary reorganisation.
Leeds, England, United Kingdom
Leeds (E08000035) is a metropolitan district and city in West Yorkshire, England, the second largest English local authority by population at 812,000 (Census 2021), governed by Leeds City Council with 33 wards and part of the West Yorkshire devolution deal.
Leicestershire
Leicestershire, also known as the County of Leicester, is a rural landlocked county in the English East Midlands governed by a county council and seven district councils.
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire, an eastern English shire county with seven districts under Lincolnshire County Council, part of Greater Lincolnshire with North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire unitaries; rural, agricultural, with a £3.02bn 2024 visitor economy and a paused 2026 unitary reorganisation.
London Borough of Barnet
London Borough of Barnet: north London borough formed in 1965, population about 389,300 (Census 2021), 87 km², 63 councillors in 24 wards, Leader and Cabinet governance since May 2023, Labour minority administration after 2026 elections.
London Borough of Brent
London Borough of Brent: Outer London borough created 1 April 1965 from Wembley and Willesden, named after the River Brent. Population about 340,000 (2021); among the UK's most ethnically diverse areas; home to Wembley Stadium.
London Borough of Bromley
London Borough of Bromley: southeasternmost and largest London borough by area, formed 1 April 1965 from Bromley, Beckenham, Chislehurst, Orpington, and Penge; 330,000 residents (2021), 22 wards, postal address still Kent.
London Borough of Camden
London Borough of Camden: Inner London borough formed in 1965 from Hampstead, Holborn, and St Pancras, named after the first Earl Camden. About 217,000 residents, Labour-led with 55 councillors, led by Sagal Abdi-Wali.
London Borough of Croydon
London Borough of Croydon: London's southernmost and most populous borough (390,506, Census 2021), created 1 April 1965 from the County Borough of Croydon and Coulsdon & Purley Urban District in Surrey; 28 wards, elected mayor since 2021, two Section 114 notices since 2020.
London Borough of Hackney
London Borough of Hackney: inner-east London borough formed 1 April 1965 by merging Hackney, Shoreditch, and Stoke Newington; governed by Hackney Council from Hackney Town Hall; 21 wards, about 280,900 residents in 2020, Green Party-controlled under Mayor Zoë Garbett.
London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham
Hammersmith and Fulham, also known as Hammersmith & Fulham, is an inner London borough in West London, created in 1965 by merging Fulham and Hammersmith.
London Borough of Haringey
London Borough of Haringey: north London borough formed in 1965 from Hornsey, Tottenham and Wood Green; population about 264,000; 3rd most deprived London borough (IMD 2025); Labour-led council; HDV scrapped 2018.
London Borough of Hillingdon
London Borough of Hillingdon: west London borough formed 1 April 1965 from Uxbridge and three urban districts, centred on Uxbridge; 305,900 residents at Census 2021, up 11.7% since 2011.
London Borough of Hounslow
London Borough of Hounslow, west London borough formed 1 April 1965 from Feltham, Brentford and Chiswick, and Heston and Isleworth; about 288,200 residents in 2021, 23 square miles, Heathrow-adjacent, £14.9bn GVA.
London Borough of Lambeth
London Borough of Lambeth is an inner London borough on the south bank of the Thames, formed in 1965 by merging Lambeth with Clapham and Streatham, known for the 1985 rate-capping rebellion.
London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
London Borough of Richmond upon Thames: southwest London borough formed 1 April 1965 from Barnes, Richmond, and Twickenham; the only borough on both sides of the Thames; population 195,200 (2021).
London Borough of Wandsworth
London Borough of Wandsworth: inner London borough in south-west London, created 1965 from the Metropolitan Boroughs of Wandsworth and Battersea. Over 3,200 acres, 22 wards, 58 councillors, five town centres, lowest council tax in the country.
London County Council
The London County Council governed inner London from 1889 until 1965, building housing on an unmatched scale, running London's schools, and managing the Thames riverwall.
Medway
Medway is a unitary authority in northern Kent, South East England (ONS code E06000035), created in April 1998, covering Chatham, Rochester, Strood, Gillingham, and Rainham; population 279,800 in 2021, led by Medway Council under Cllr Vince Maple.
Merseyside
Merseyside is a metropolitan county in north-west England, named after the River Mersey, created 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972. It covers five districts (Liverpool, Knowsley, Sefton, St Helens, Wirral), 645 km2, and about 1.4 million people; its county council was abolished in 1986.
Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley
The Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, also known as Barnsley Metropolitan Borough, is a metropolitan borough in South Yorkshire, England, governed from the town of Barnsley.
Metropolitan Borough of Bolton
Metropolitan Borough of Bolton (E08000001), a Greater Manchester metropolitan district created 1 April 1974 from the old County Borough of Bolton plus Farnworth, Kearsley, Horwich, Blackrod, Westhoughton, Little Lever, and South Turton; population 295,963 (2021).
Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead
Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead: Tyne and Wear metropolitan borough formed 1 April 1974, on the south bank of the River Tyne opposite Newcastle; 55 square miles, over 200,000 people, 66 councillors in 22 wards.