The following is a list of towns in England and Wales which formed urban districts under the Local Government Act 1894 in the years following its introduction.
In the period 1896-99 sixty urban districts were formed and twenty-two abolished, a net increase of 38, bringing the total number of urban districts to 813.
Urban District County Created Abolished Successor(s) In the 1900s forty-six urban districts were formed and forty-one abolished, a net increase of 5, bringing the total number of urban districts to an all-time high of 818.
This was largely due to the County review orders instigated by the Local Government Act 1929.
Urban District County Created Abolished Successor(s)