This is a list of all the rural districts, urban districts and municipal boroughs in England as they existed prior to the entry into force of the Local Government Act 1972 on 1 April 1974.
There were 1086 such districts and boroughs at this time, the result of a gradual consolidation since their formation in 1894.
Birkenhead, Chester, Stockport, and Wallasey were county boroughs.
Exeter, Plymouth and Torbay were county boroughs.
Darlington, Gateshead, Hartlepool, South Shields, Sunderland and Teesside were county boroughs.
Brighton, Eastbourne and Hastings were county boroughs.
Barrow-in-Furness, Blackburn, Blackpool, Bolton, Bootle, Burnley, Bury, Liverpool, Manchester, Oldham, Preston, Rochdale, Salford, Southport, St Helens, Warrington and Wigan were county boroughs.
Burton upon Trent, Dudley, Stoke-on-Trent, Walsall, West Bromwich and Wolverhampton were county boroughs.
Barnsley, Bradford, Dewsbury, Doncaster, Halifax, Huddersfield, Leeds, Rotherham, Sheffield, Wakefield and York were county boroughs.