Number of councils

There are 433 councils in the UK – 353 in England, 22 in Wales, 32 in Scotland and 26 in Northern Ireland.

The English regions have the following numbers:
East 52
East Midlands 45
London 33
North East 12
North West 41
South East 74
South West 41
West Midlands 33
Yorkshire and Humberside 22

There are also more than 10,000 town, parish and community councils. For more information about these go to the National Association of Local Councils www.nalc.gov.uk

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