Unitary authorities of England

They are constituted under the Local Government Act 1992, which amended the Local Government Act 1972 to allow the existence of counties that do not have multiple districts.

Its pattern of two-tier metropolitan and non-metropolitan county and district councils remains in use today in large parts of England, although the metropolitan county councils were abolished in 1986, and both county and district councils were replaced with unitary authorities in many areas in the 1990s.

Statutory instruments for the creation of two unitary authorities, to be named Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council and Dorset Council, have been made and shadow authorities for the new council areas were formed ahead of their creation on 1 April 2019.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council is unitary local authority for the district of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole that came into being on 1 April 2019.

One of the authorities would consist of the existing unitary authorities of Bournemouth, Poole and the non-metropolitan district of Christchurch, the other would be composed of the remainder of the county.

It was a unitary authority, although between 1974 and 1997 it was an administrative district council with Dorset.

Bath and North East Somerset (commonly referred to as BANES or B&NES) is the district of the unitary authority of Bath and North East Somerset Council that was created on 1 April 1996 following the abolition of the county of Avon.

Bedford is a unitary authority area with borough status in the ceremonial county of Bedfordshire, England.

It is a unitary authority, with the powers and functions of a non-metropolitan county and district council combined.

Blackburn with Darwen is a unitary authority area in Lancashire, North West England.

It is a ceremonial county and a historic county, covered by three unitary authorities: Bedford, Central Bedfordshire, and Luton.

Bracknell Forest is one of six unitary authority areas within Berkshire in southern England.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole is a unitary local government district in Dorset, England.

It is a unitary authority, having the powers of a non-metropolitan county and district council combined.

Central Bedfordshire is a unitary authority area in the ceremonial county of Bedfordshire, England.

Since 1998, Berkshire has been governed by the six unitary authorities of Bracknell Forest, Reading, Slough, West Berkshire, Windsor and Maidenhead and Wokingham.

Cheshire West and Chester is a unitary authority with borough status in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England.

It is a unitary authority, having the powers of a non-metropolitan county and district council combined.

The council is a unitary authority, and is unusual in the United Kingdom in that its executive function is controlled by a directly elected mayor of Bristol.

The county has been administered since 2009 by the unitary authority, Cornwall Council.

It is a unitary authority, having the powers of a non-metropolitan county and district council combined.

In 1998 Blackpool and Blackburn with Darwen became independent unitary authorities, removing them from the non-metropolitan county but not from the ceremonial county.

Derby is a city and unitary authority area in Derbyshire, England.

It is a unitary authority, having the powers of a non-metropolitan county and district council combined.

Since 2009 it has been a unitary authority, having the powers of a non-metropolitan county and district council combined.

One authority would consist of the existing districts of Daventry, Northampton and South Northamptonshire and the other authority would consist of Corby, East Northamptonshire, Kettering and Wellingborough districts.

The borough failed to become a unitary authority in the 1990s local government reform and again, in 2011, when the motion was voted down by the council.

The city of Derby is a unitary authority area, but remains part of the ceremonial county of Derbyshire.

The structural change legislation which in 2009 created the present unitary council (that covers a large part – but not all – of the ceremonial county) refers to "the county of County Durham" and names the new unitary district "County Durham" too.