§ 58. Mr. Donnellyasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government whether he will state the total numbers involved of aldermen and councillors, respectively, in county councils, county boroughs and borough, urban and rural district councils whose authorities come within the terms of reference of the Royal Commission on Local Government.
§ Mr. SkeffingtonThe most recent published sources show that there are 3,711 aldermen and 31,836 councillors in England, outside Greater London.
The following is a breakdown of these figures:
Number of Aldermen Number of Councillors Local Authorities County councils 965 2,931 County borough councils 1,249 3,747 Non-county borough councils 1,497 4,499 Urban district councils — 7,421 Rural district councils — 13,238 3,711 31,836