§ Mr. Grocottasked the Secretary of State for Social Services, if he will list (a) the 10 largest and the 10 smallest non-metropolitan district councils in order of population, (b) the 10 largest and 10 smallest metropolitan district councils in order of population and (c) the 10 largest and 10 smallest non-metropolitan county councils in order of population.
§ Mr. DeakinsThe latest available population estimates are for mid-1977. The information requested, with the respective population, is in the tables below:
(a) Non-Metropolitan Districts Largest: Bristol … … 409,900 Nottingham … … 282,900 Leicester … … 280,000 Cardiff … … 278,900 Kingston-on-Hull … … 275,400 Plymouth … … 260,300 Stoke-on-Trent … … 257,800 Derby … … 215,900 Southampton … … 212,200 Portsmouth … … 194,700
Smallest: Oswestry … … 31,100 Meirionnydd … … 30,400 Rutland … … 30,600 West Somerset … … 29,400 Alnwick … … 28,800 Dwyfor … … 26,000 Berwick-on-Tweed … … 25,700 Teesdale … … 24,200 Radnor … … 20,600 Isles of Scilly … … 1,900
(b) Metropolitan Districts Largest: Birmingham … … 1,050,100 Leeds … … 734,000 Sheffield … … 547,400 Liverpool … … 536,900 Manchester … … 491,600 Bradford … … 464,200 Kirklees … … 376,900 Wirral … … 346,300 Coventry … … 340,500 Sandwell … … 313,100 691W
Smallest: Tameside … … 220,300 Gateshead … … 217,500 Rochdale … … 210,000 Solihull … … 198,300 North Tyneside … … 197,100 Calderdale … … 190,400 St. Helens … … 190,300 Knowsley … … 186,300 Bury … … 180,000 South Tyneside … … 166,900
(c) Non-Metropolitan Counties Largest: Hampshire … 1,450,500 Kent … 1,445,100 Essex … 1,425,900 Lancashire … 1,368,100 Surrey … 995,800 Staffordshire … 994,000 Nottinghamshire … 974,100 Devon … 947,200 Hertfordshire … 941,600 Avon … 916,900
Smallest: Somerset … 411,400 South Glamorgan … 385,200 Clwyd … 379,800 West Glamorgan … 367,600 Salop … 360,700 Dyfed … 324,800 Northumberland … 290,700 Gwynedd … 226,800 Isle of Wight … 113,600 Powys … 105,500