HC Deb 07 May 1957 vol 569 cc53-4W
Mr. Mitchison

asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government which non-county boroughs and which urban districts have a population of 60,000 or more.

Mr. H. Brooke:

The information requested is set out in the following table in descending order of population in each category; the figures of population used are those given in the Registrar-General's Estimates of the Population of England and Wales at 30th June, 1956.

Non-county boroughs with a population 60,000 or more

ENGLAND:

  • Harrow (Middlesex).
  • Ealing (Middlesex).
  • Ilford (Essex).
  • Willesden (Middlesex).
  • Hendon (Middlesex).
  • Wembley (Middlesex).
  • Tottenham (Middlesex).
  • Walthamstow (Essex).
  • Dagenham (Essex).
  • Luton (Beds.).
  • Romford (Essex).
  • Enfield (Middlesex).
  • Heston and Isleworth (Middlesex).
  • Twickenham (Middlesex).
  • Leyton (Essex).
  • Edmonton (Middlesex).
  • Hornsey (Middlesex).
  • Cambridge (Cambs.).
  • Bexley (Kent).
  • Poole (Dorset).
  • Solihull (Warwickshire).
  • Sutton and Cheam (Surrey).
  • Gillingham (Kent).
  • Stockton-on-Tees (Durham).
  • Barking (Essex).
  • Beckenham (Kent).
  • Swindon (Wilts).
  • Newcastle-under-Lyme (Staffs.).
  • Watford (Herts.).
  • Southgate (Middlesex).
  • Worthing (W. Sussex).
  • Finchley (Middlesex).
  • Hove (E. Sussex).
  • Slough (Bucks.).
  • Cheltenham (Glos.).
  • Epsom and Ewell (Surrey).
  • Chesterfield (Derbys.).
  • Acton (Middlesex).
  • Bromley (Kent).
  • Mitcham (Surrey).
  • Gosport (Hants.).
  • Surbiton (Surrey).
  • Stretford (Lancs.).
  • Colchester (Essex).
  • Wanstead and Woodford (Essex).

WALES:

  • Rhondda (Glam.).

Urban districts with a population of 60,000 or more

  • Hornchurch (Essex).
  • Thurrock (Essex).
  • Chislehurst and Sidcup (Kent).
  • Ruislip-Northwood (Middlesex).
  • Merton & Morden (Surrey).
  • Orpington (Kent).
  • Coulson & Purley (Surrey).
  • Hayes and Harlington (Middlesex).
  • Carshalton (Surrey).

Mr. Mitchison

asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government how many non-county boroughs and how many urban districts have populations of under 20,000 between 20,000 and 40,000, and between 40,000 and 60,000, respectively.

Mr. H. Brooke:

The information requested is set out in the table below; the figures of population used are those given in the Registrar-General's Estimates of the Population of England and Wales at 30th June, 1956.

— Population under 20,000 Population between 20,000 and 40,000 Population between 40,000 and 60,000
Non-county boroughs:
England 115 72 54
Wales 25 4 2
Urban districts:
England 367 94 20
Wales 60 11 2