Local government in the United Kingdom

Local government in the United Kingdom has origins that pre-date the United Kingdom itself with each of the four countries of the United Kingdom having a separate system. For details see:

For the history of local government in each country, see:

For local government entities in each country, see

Category:Local authorities of England
Category:Local authorities of Northern Ireland
Category:Local authorities of Scotland
Category:Local authorities of Wales

Local government in Europe

Sovereign states	Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Georgia Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Italy Kazakhstan Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Malta Moldova Monaco Montenegro Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russia San Marino Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine United Kingdom England Northern Ireland Scotland Wales

States with limited recognition	Abkhazia Kosovo Nagorno-Karabakh Northern Cyprus South Ossetia Transnistria

Dependencies and other territories	Åland Faroe Islands Gibraltar Guernsey Jersey Isle of Man Svalbard

Other entities

Administrative geography of the United Kingdom

United Kingdom • Local government • History	Subdivisions: Shrievalties • Lieutenancy areas • Counties (list)

England • Local government • History	Subdivisions: Regions • Ceremonial counties • Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties • Unitary authorities • Districts (list) • Civil parishes (list)

Northern Ireland • Local government • History	Subdivisions: Counties • Districts

Scotland • Local government • History	Subdivisions: Sheriffdoms • Lieutenancy areas • Council areas • Community council areas

Wales • Local government • History	Subdivisions: Preserved counties • Principal areas • Communities (list)

Local government in the United Kingdom

See also