List of county councils in England

Of these, 21 are upper-tier authorities in a two-tier arrangement; their areas are divided into a number of non-metropolitan districts, which each have a district council.

[2] The first county councils were created in 1889 under the Local Government Act 1888.

There was a significant reform of the number, powers and jurisdictions of county councils in 1974.

From 1995 onwards numerous unitary authorities have been created.

The unitary authority which calls itself Rutland County Council is legally a district council which also performs county functions rather than a county council, despite its corporate branding.