List of Non-metropolitan Counties
The following list shows the original thirty-nine counties formed in 1974, subsequent changes in the 1990s, and further changes in 2009.
| Non-metropolitan county 1974 | Changes 1995–1998 | Changes 2009 |
|---|---|---|
| Avon (6 districts) | 1996: North West Somerset (unitary) 2005: renamed North Somerset† |
None |
| 1996: Bath and North East Somerset (unitary) | None | |
| 1996: South Gloucestershire (unitary) | None | |
| 1996: City of Bristol (unitary) | None | |
| Bedfordshire (4 districts) | 1997: Bedfordshire (3 districts) | Bedford (unitary) |
| Central Bedfordshire (unitary) | ||
| 1997: Luton (unitary) | None | |
| Berkshire (Royal County) (6 districts) |
1998: The county council was abolished, with each of the six district councils in the county becoming unitary authorities. The Royal County of Berkshire was not abolished. |
None |
| Buckinghamshire (5 districts) | 1997: Buckinghamshire (4 districts) | None |
| 1997: Milton Keynes (unitary) | None | |
| Cambridgeshire (6 districts) | 1998: Cambridgeshire (5 districts) | None |
| 1998: Peterborough (unitary) | None | |
| Cheshire (8 districts) | 1998: Cheshire (6 districts) | 2009: Cheshire East (unitary) |
| 2009: Cheshire West and Chester (unitary) | ||
| 1998: Halton (unitary) | None | |
| 1998: Warrington (unitary) | None | |
| Cleveland (4 districts) | 1996: Hartlepool (unitary) | None |
| 1996: Middlesbrough (unitary) | None | |
| 1996: Redcar and Cleveland (unitary) | None | |
| 1996: Stockton-on-Tees (unitary) | None | |
| Cornwall (6 districts) | None | 2009: Became unitary |
| Cumbria (6 districts) | None | None |
| Derbyshire (9 districts) | 1997: Derby (unitary) | None |
| 1997: Derbyshire (8 districts) | None | |
| Devon (10 districts) | 1998: Devon (8 districts) | None |
| 1998: Torbay (unitary) | None | |
| 1998: Plymouth (unitary) | None | |
| Dorset (8 districts) | 1997: Dorset (6 districts) | None |
| 1997: Bournemouth (unitary) | None | |
| 1997: Poole (unitary) | None | |
| Durham (8 districts) | 1997: Darlington (unitary) | None |
| 1997: Durham (7 districts) | 2009: County Durham (unitary) | |
| East Sussex (7 districts) | 1997: East Sussex (5 districts) | None |
| 1997: Brighton and Hove (unitary) | None | |
| Essex (14 districts) | 1998: Essex (12 districts) | None |
| 1998: Southend-on-Sea (unitary) | None | |
| 1998: Thurrock (unitary) | None | |
| Gloucestershire (6 districts) | None | None |
| Hampshire (13 districts) | 1997: Hampshire (11 districts) | None |
| 1997: Portsmouth (unitary) | None | |
| 1997: Southampton (unitary) | None | |
| Hereford and Worcester (9 districts) | 1998: Herefordshire (unitary) | None |
| 1998: Worcestershire (6 districts) | None | |
| Hertfordshire (10 districts) | None | None |
| Humberside (9 districts) | 1996: East Riding of Yorkshire (unitary) | None |
| 1996: City of Kingston upon Hull (unitary) | None | |
| 1996: North Lincolnshire (unitary) | None | |
| 1996: North East Lincolnshire (unitary) | None | |
| Isle of Wight (2 districts) | 1995: Became unitary | None |
| Kent (14 districts) | 1998: Kent (12 districts) | None |
| 1998: The Medway Towns (unitary) 1998: renamed Medway |
None | |
| Lancashire (14 districts) | 1998: Lancashire (12 districts) | None |
| 1998: Blackburn with Darwen (unitary) | None | |
| 1998: Blackpool (unitary) | None | |
| Leicestershire (9 districts) | 1997: Leicestershire (7 districts) | None |
| 1997: Leicester (unitary) | None | |
| 1997: Rutland (unitary) | None | |
| Lincolnshire (7 districts) | None | None |
| Norfolk (7 districts) | None | None |
| North Yorkshire (8 districts) | 1996: North Yorkshire (7 districts) | None |
| 1996: York (unitary) | None | |
| Northamptonshire (7 districts) | None | None |
| Northumberland (6 districts) | None | Became unitary |
| Nottinghamshire (8 districts) | 1998: Nottinghamshire (7 districts) | None |
| 1998: Nottingham (unitary) | None | |
| Oxfordshire (5 districts) | None | None |
| Salop (6 districts) 1980: renamed Shropshire |
1998: Shropshire (5 districts) | Became unitary |
| 1998: The Wrekin (unitary) 1998: Renamed Telford and Wrekin |
None | |
| Somerset (5 districts) | None | None |
| Staffordshire (9 districts) | 1997: Staffordshire (8 districts) | None |
| 1997: Stoke-on-Trent (unitary) | None | |
| Suffolk (7 districts) | None | None |
| Surrey (11 districts) | None | None |
| Warwickshire (5 districts) | None | None |
| West Sussex (7 districts) | None | None |
| Wiltshire (5 districts) | 1997: Wiltshire (4 districts) | Became unitary |
| 1997: Thamesdown (unitary) 1997: renamed Swindon |
None |
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