The population of all counties and unitary districts in North West England.
| Name | Status | Population census 1991-04-05 | Population census 2001-04-29 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackburn with Darwen | Unitary District | 136,556 | 137,470 | o |
| Blackpool | Unitary District | 146,069 | 142,283 | o |
| Cheshire | County | 650,337 | 673,788 | o |
| Cumbria | County | 483,163 | 487,607 | o |
| Greater Manchester | Metropolitan County | 2,498,618 | 2,482,328 | o |
| Halton | Unitary District | 124,142 | 118,208 | o |
| Lancashire | County | 1,101,458 | 1,134,974 | o |
| Merseyside | Metropolitan County | 1,403,422 | 1,362,026 | o |
| Warrington | Unitary District | 183,096 | 191,080 | o |
| North West England | Region | 6,726,861 | 6,729,764 |
All urban areas in North West England with 1500 inhabitants or more.
| Name | Status | County/District | Agglomeration | Population census 1991-04-05 | Population census 2001-04-29 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abram | Urban Area | Greater Manchester | Wigan | 11,482 | 9,855 | o |
| Accrington | Urban Area | Lancashire | Accrington | 36,466 | 35,203 | o |
| Adlington | Urban Area | Lancashire | 8,556 | 7,791 | o | |
| Alsager | Urban Area | Cheshire | 13,435 | 14,178 | o | |
| Altrincham | Urban Area | Greater Manchester | Greater Manchester | 40,042 | 40,695 | o |
| Ambleside | Urban Area | Cumbria | 2,905 | 3,064 | o | |
| Appley Bridge | Urban Area | Lancashire | 5,618 | 5,155 | o | |
| Arnside | Urban Area | Cumbria | 1,627 | 2,301 | o | |
| Ashton-in-Makerfield | Urban Area | Greater Manchester | 28,105 | 28,505 | o | |
| Ashton-under-Lyne | Urban Area | Greater Manchester | Greater Manchester | 43,906 | 43,236 | o |
| Askam in Furness | Urban Area | Cumbria | 2,212 | 3,423 | o | |
| Aspatria | Urban Area | Cumbria | 2,219 | 2,376 | o | |
| Aspull | Urban Area | Greater Manchester | 4,765 | 4,977 | o | |
| Atherton | Urban Area | Greater Manchester | Greater Manchester | 21,696 | 20,302 | o |
| Audenshaw | Urban Area | Greater Manchester | Greater Manchester | 13,173 | 12,790 | o |
| Bacup | Urban Area | Lancashire | Rossendale | 13,682 | 12,763 | o |
| Banks | Urban Area | Lancashire | 3,245 | 3,359 | o | |
| Barnoldswick | Urban Area | Lancashire | 10,038 | 10,859 | o | |
| Barrowford | Urban Area | Lancashire | Burnley / Nelson | 5,212 | 5,261 | o |
| Barrow-in-Furness | Urban Area | Cumbria | 48,947 | 47,194 | o | |
| Bebington | Urban Area | Merseyside | Birkenhead | 60,148 | 57,066 | o |
| Billinge | Urban Area | Merseyside | 6,943 | 6,554 | o | |
| Birkenhead | Urban Area | Merseyside | Birkenhead | 93,087 | 83,729 | o |
| Blackburn | Urban Area | Blackburn with Darwen | Blackburn / Darwen | 105,994 | 105,085 | o |
| Blackpool | Urban Area | Blackpool | Blackpool | 146,262 | 142,283 | o |
| Blackrod | Urban Area | Greater Manchester | 5,681 | 4,975 | o | |
| Bollington | Urban Area | Cheshire | 6,767 | 6,880 | o | |
| Bolton | Urban Area | Greater Manchester | Greater Manchester | 139,020 | 139,403 | o |
| Bolton-le-Sands | Urban Area | Lancashire | 6,772 | 7,010 | o | |
| Bootle | Urban Area | Merseyside | Liverpool | 65,454 | 59,123 | o |
| Bowdon | Urban Area | Greater Manchester | Greater Manchester | 5,141 | 6,079 | o |
| Brampton (Carlisle) | Urban Area | Cumbria | 3,957 | 3,965 | o | |
| Bredbury and Romiley | Urban Area | Greater Manchester | Greater Manchester | 28,205 | 28,167 | o |
| Brierfield | Urban Area | Lancashire | Burnley / Nelson | 9,567 | 10,047 | o |
| Brinnington | Urban Area | Greater Manchester | Greater Manchester | ... | 6,759 | o |
| Bromley Cross / Bradshaw | Urban Area | Greater Manchester | Greater Manchester | 22,017 | 22,747 | o |
| Buckton Vale | Urban Area | Greater Manchester | Mossley / Buckton Vale | 3,592 | 3,631 | o |
| Burnley | Urban Area | Lancashire | Burnley / Nelson | 74,661 | 73,021 | o |
| Burscough Bridge | Urban Area | Lancashire | 8,201 | 8,536 | o | |
| Burtonwood | Urban Area | Warrington | 3,692 | 3,195 | o | |
| Bury | Urban Area | Greater Manchester | Greater Manchester | 62,633 | 60,718 | o |
| Carlisle | Urban Area | Cumbria | 72,439 | 71,773 | o | |
| Carnforth | Urban Area | Lancashire | 7,442 | 5,350 | o | |
| Caton | Urban Area | Lancashire | 2,410 | 2,427 | o | |
| Catterall | Urban Area | Lancashire | ... | 1,985 | o | |
| Chadderton | Urban Area | Greater Manchester | Greater Manchester | 34,026 | 33,001 | o |
| Chapeltown / Edgworth | Urban Area | Blackburn with Darwen | ... | 2,249 | o | |
| Cheadle and Gatley | Urban Area | Greater Manchester | Greater Manchester | 58,457 | 57,507 | o |
| Chester | Urban Area | Cheshire | Chester | 80,110 | 80,121 | o |
| Chorley | Urban Area | Lancashire | Preston | 33,536 | 33,424 | o |
| Church | Urban Area | Lancashire | Accrington | 4,277 | 3,988 | o |
| Clayton-le-moors | Urban Area | Lancashire | Accrington | 6,961 | 8,289 | o |
| Cleator Moor | Urban Area | Cumbria | 6,410 | 6,365 | o | |
| Clitheroe | Urban Area | Lancashire | 13,548 | 14,697 | o | |
| Cockermouth | Urban Area | Cumbria | 7,702 | 7,446 | o | |
| Colne | Urban Area | Lancashire | Burnley / Nelson | 18,776 | 20,118 | o |
| Congleton | Urban Area | Cheshire | 24,897 | 25,400 | o | |
| Coppull | Urban Area | Lancashire | 7,698 | 7,255 | o | |
| Crewe | Urban Area | Cheshire | 63,351 | 67,683 | o | |
| Croft | Urban Area | Warrington | ... | 1,514 | o | |
| Crosby | Urban Area | Merseyside | Liverpool | 52,869 | 51,789 | o |
| Croston | Urban Area | Lancashire | 2,622 | 2,679 | o | |
| Culcheth | Urban Area | Warrington | 5,860 | 6,729 | o | |
| Dalton-in-Furness | Urban Area | Cumbria | 7,550 | 8,057 | o | |
| Darwen | Urban Area | Blackburn with Darwen | Blackburn / Darwen | 29,864 | 31,570 | o |
| Dearham | Urban Area | Cumbria | 1,414 | 1,745 | o | |
| Delph | Urban Area | Greater Manchester | ... | 2,052 | o | |
| Denton | Urban Area | Greater Manchester | Greater Manchester | 37,785 | 26,866 | o |
| Diggle | Urban Area | Greater Manchester | ... | 1,679 | o | |
| Disley | Urban Area | Cheshire | 3,743 | 3,090 | o | |
| Distington | Urban Area | Cumbria | 2,318 | 1,632 | o | |
| Dobcross / Uppermill | Urban Area | Greater Manchester | ... | 7,475 | o | |
| Droylsden | Urban Area | Greater Manchester | Greater Manchester | 22,666 | 23,172 | o |
| Dukinfield | Urban Area | Greater Manchester | Greater Manchester | 17,917 | 18,885 | o |
| Earby | Urban Area | Lancashire | 4,957 | 5,260 | o | |
| Eccles | Urban Area | Greater Manchester | Greater Manchester | 36,000 | 36,610 | o |
| Eccleston | Urban Area | Merseyside | 5,003 | 4,708 | o | |
| Edenfield | Urban Area | Lancashire | 2,657 | 2,080 | o | |
| Egremont | Urban Area | Cumbria | 6,581 | 5,996 | o | |
| Ellesmere Port | Urban Area | Cheshire | Birkenhead | 64,504 | 66,265 | o |
| Euxton | Urban Area | Lancashire | Preston | 7,884 | 7,692 | o |
| Failsworth | Urban Area | Greater Manchester | Greater Manchester | 20,160 | 20,007 | o |
| Farndon | Urban Area | Cheshire | Farndon / Holt | ... | 1,517 | o |
| Farnworth | Urban Area | Greater Manchester | Greater Manchester | 25,053 | 25,264 | o |
| Fence | Urban Area | Lancashire | ... | 1,586 | o | |
| Fleetwood | Urban Area | Lancashire | Blackpool | 27,227 | 26,841 | o |
| Flimby | Urban Area | Cumbria | 1,775 | 1,636 | o | |
| Formby | Urban Area | Merseyside | Southport / Formby | 25,356 | 24,478 | o |
| Freckleton / Warton | Urban Area | Lancashire | 8,273 | 8,389 | o | |
| Frizington | Urban Area | Cumbria | 2,472 | 1,896 | o | |
| Frodsham | Urban Area | Cheshire | 8,903 | 8,908 | o | |
| Galgate | Urban Area | Lancashire | ... | 1,577 | o | |
| Garstang | Urban Area | Lancashire | 5,697 | 6,293 | o | |
| Golborne | Urban Area | Greater Manchester | 21,693 | 23,119 | o | |
| Goosnargh | Urban Area | Lancashire | ... | 1,540 | o | |
| Goostrey | Urban Area | Cheshire | 2,796 | 2,029 | o | |
| Grange-over-Sands | Urban Area | Cumbria | 4,473 | 4,835 | o | |
| Grasscroft | Urban Area | Greater Manchester | 2,795 | 2,823 | o | |
| Greasby / Moreton | Urban Area | Merseyside | Birkenhead | 56,077 | 53,905 | o |
| Great / Little Broughton | Urban Area | Cumbria | ... | 1,727 | o | |
| Great Eccleston | Urban Area | Lancashire | 1,930 | 1,646 | o | |
| Great Harwood | Urban Area | Lancashire | Accrington | 10,562 | 11,217 | o |
| Great Sankey | Urban Area | Warrington | Warrington | 34,025 | 40,265 | o |
| Guilden Sutton | Urban Area | Cheshire | ... | 1,525 | o | |
| Hale (Halton) | Urban Area | Halton | ... | 1,898 | o | |
| Hale | Urban Area | Greater Manchester | Greater Manchester | 15,868 | 15,316 | o |
| Halton (Lancaster) | Urban Area | Lancashire | 2,332 | 2,170 | o | |
| Hambleton (Wyre) | Urban Area | Lancashire | 2,724 | 2,194 | o | |
| Haslingden | Urban Area | Lancashire | Rossendale | 15,024 | 14,873 | o |
| Haslington | Urban Area | Cheshire | 4,183 | 5,075 | o | |
| Haydock | Urban Area | Merseyside | Liverpool | 16,705 | 16,955 | o |
| Hazel Grove and Bramhall | Urban Area | Greater Manchester | Greater Manchester | 39,730 | 38,724 | o |
| Helsby | Urban Area | Cheshire | 4,538 | 4,701 | o | |
| Heswall | Urban Area | Merseyside | 31,093 | 29,977 | o | |
| Heywood | Urban Area | Greater Manchester | Greater Manchester | 29,286 | 28,024 | o |
| Higher Folds | Urban Area | Greater Manchester | 2,582 | 2,442 | o | |
| Higher Walton | Urban Area | Lancashire | 5,069 | 5,380 | o | |
| Higher Wincham | Urban Area | Cheshire | 2,486 | 1,988 | o | |
| High Lane | Urban Area | Greater Manchester | 4,861 | 4,772 | o | |
| Hightown | Urban Area | Merseyside | 2,141 | 2,247 | o | |
| Hindley | Urban Area | Greater Manchester | Greater Manchester | 22,581 | 23,457 | o |
| Holmes Chapel | Urban Area | Cheshire | 5,465 | 5,669 | o | |
| Horwich | Urban Area | Greater Manchester | Greater Manchester | 18,017 | 18,289 | o |
| Hoylake / West Kirby | Urban Area | Merseyside | 25,554 | 25,524 | o | |
| Huyton-with-Roby | Urban Area | Merseyside | Liverpool | 56,500 | 54,766 | o |
| Hyde | Urban Area | Greater Manchester | Greater Manchester | 30,666 | 31,253 | o |
| Ince-in-Makerfield | Urban Area | Greater Manchester | Wigan | 10,554 | 10,941 | o |
| Irlam | Urban Area | Greater Manchester | Greater Manchester | 18,504 | 19,018 | o |
| Isle of Walney | Urban Area | Cumbria | 10,374 | 10,159 | o | |
| Kearsley | Urban Area | Greater Manchester | Greater Manchester | 9,287 | 9,906 | o |
| Kelsall | Urban Area | Cheshire | 2,394 | 2,360 | o | |
| Kendal | Urban Area | Cumbria | 25,461 | 28,030 | o | |
| Keswick | Urban Area | Cumbria | 4,836 | 4,984 | o | |
| Kirkby | Urban Area | Merseyside | 43,017 | 40,006 | o | |
| Kirkby Stephen | Urban Area | Cumbria | 1,619 | 1,832 | o | |
| Kirkham | Urban Area | Lancashire | Kirkham / Newton-with-Scales | 9,038 | 10,372 | o |
| Knutsford | Urban Area | Cheshire | 13,352 | 12,656 | o | |
| Lancaster | Urban Area | Lancashire | Morecambe / Lancaster | 44,497 | 45,952 | o |
| Lancaster University | Urban Area | Lancashire | ... | 4,156 | o | |
| Langho | Urban Area | Lancashire | 2,134 | 2,015 | o | |
| Leigh | Urban Area | Greater Manchester | Greater Manchester | 43,150 | 43,006 | o |
| Leyland | Urban Area | Lancashire | Preston | 37,331 | 37,103 | o |
| Litherland | Urban Area | Merseyside | Liverpool | 20,905 | 22,242 | o |
| Littleborough | Urban Area | Greater Manchester | Greater Manchester | 13,638 | 13,807 | o |
| Little Lever | Urban Area | Greater Manchester | Greater Manchester | 11,589 | 11,082 | o |
| Liverpool | Urban Area | Merseyside | Liverpool | 481,786 | 469,017 | o |
| Longdendale | Urban Area | Greater Manchester | Greater Manchester | 10,890 | 8,680 | o |
| Longridge | Urban Area | Lancashire | 7,351 | 7,491 | o | |
| Longton | Urban Area | Lancashire | 12,101 | 12,515 | o | |
| Longtown | Urban Area | Cumbria | 2,548 | 2,019 | o | |
| Lymm | Urban Area | Warrington | 9,721 | 9,554 | o | |
| Lytham St Anne's | Urban Area | Lancashire | Blackpool | 40,866 | 41,327 | o |
| Macclesfield | Urban Area | Cheshire | Macclesfield / Prestbury | 50,270 | 50,688 | o |
| Maghull / Lydiate | Urban Area | Merseyside | 29,206 | 28,848 | o | |
| Manchester | Urban Area | Greater Manchester | Greater Manchester | 402,889 | 394,269 | o |
| Marple | Urban Area | Greater Manchester | 19,829 | 18,475 | o | |
| Maryport | Urban Area | Cumbria | 9,797 | 9,639 | o | |
| Mellor | Urban Area | Lancashire | 2,244 | 2,398 | o | |
| Mickle Trafford | Urban Area | Cheshire | 1,904 | 1,831 | o | |
| Middleton | Urban Area | Greater Manchester | Greater Manchester | 45,621 | 45,314 | o |
| Middlewich | Urban Area | Cheshire | 10,100 | 13,101 | o | |
| Millom | Urban Area | Cumbria | 6,455 | 6,103 | o | |
| Milnrow | Urban Area | Greater Manchester | Greater Manchester | 12,541 | 12,776 | o |
| Milnthorpe | Urban Area | Cumbria | 1,934 | 2,106 | o | |
| Morecambe | Urban Area | Lancashire | Morecambe / Lancaster | 46,657 | 49,569 | o |
| Mossley | Urban Area | Greater Manchester | Mossley / Buckton Vale | 10,569 | 9,713 | o |
| Moulton (Vale Royal) | Urban Area | Cheshire | 5,060 | 5,167 | o | |
| Nantwich | Urban Area | Cheshire | 11,695 | 13,447 | o | |
| Nelson | Urban Area | Lancashire | Burnley / Nelson | 29,120 | 28,998 | o |
| Neston | Urban Area | Cheshire | 15,585 | 15,018 | o | |
| Newton-le-Willows | Urban Area | Merseyside | 19,416 | 21,307 | o | |
| Newton with Scales | Urban Area | Lancashire | ... | 1,587 | o | |
| Northwich | Urban Area | Cheshire | 34,520 | 39,568 | o | |
| Oldham | Urban Area | Greater Manchester | Greater Manchester | 103,931 | 103,544 | o |
| Ormskirk | Urban Area | Lancashire | 23,425 | 23,392 | o | |
| Orrell | Urban Area | Greater Manchester | Wigan | 12,251 | 11,212 | o |
| Oswaldwistle | Urban Area | Lancashire | Accrington | 12,176 | 12,527 | o |
| Padiham | Urban Area | Lancashire | Burnley / Nelson | 12,570 | 11,091 | o |
| Parbold | Urban Area | Lancashire | 2,872 | 2,702 | o | |
| Partington | Urban Area | Greater Manchester | Greater Manchester | 9,109 | 7,723 | o |
| Penrith | Urban Area | Cumbria | 12,049 | 14,471 | o | |
| Poulton-le-Fylde | Urban Area | Lancashire | Blackpool | 18,939 | 19,480 | o |
| Poynton | Urban Area | Cheshire | Greater Manchester | 14,768 | 14,038 | o |
| Preesall | Urban Area | Lancashire | 5,168 | 4,782 | o | |
| Prescot | Urban Area | Merseyside | Liverpool | 37,486 | 39,695 | o |
| Prestbury | Urban Area | Cheshire | Macclesfield / Prestbury | 3,346 | 3,269 | o |
| Preston | Urban Area | Lancashire | Preston | 177,660 | 184,836 | o |
| Prestwich | Urban Area | Greater Manchester | Greater Manchester | 31,801 | 31,693 | o |
| Radcliffe | Urban Area | Greater Manchester | Greater Manchester | 32,567 | 34,239 | o |
| Rainford | Urban Area | Merseyside | 6,362 | 5,997 | o | |
| Ramsbottom | Urban Area | Greater Manchester | Greater Manchester | 17,318 | 17,352 | o |
| Rawtenstall | Urban Area | Lancashire | Rossendale | 21,933 | 21,797 | o |
| Read | Urban Area | Lancashire | ... | 2,277 | o | |
| Rishton | Urban Area | Lancashire | 6,773 | 7,350 | o | |
| Risley | Urban Area | Warrington | Warrington | 12,800 | 11,395 | o |
| Rochdale | Urban Area | Greater Manchester | Greater Manchester | 94,313 | 95,796 | o |
| Rode Heath | Urban Area | Cheshire | 2,078 | 2,150 | o | |
| Royton | Urban Area | Greater Manchester | Greater Manchester | 21,475 | 22,238 | o |
| Runcorn | Urban Area | Halton | 64,154 | 60,072 | o | |
| Sale | Urban Area | Greater Manchester | Greater Manchester | 56,052 | 55,234 | o |
| Salford | Urban Area | Greater Manchester | Greater Manchester | 79,755 | 72,750 | o |
| Sandbach | Urban Area | Cheshire | 15,839 | 17,630 | o | |
| Sandiway | Urban Area | Cheshire | ... | 4,299 | o | |
| Saughall | Urban Area | Cheshire | 3,242 | 2,667 | o | |
| Scotby | Urban Area | Cumbria | ... | 1,541 | o | |
| Seascale | Urban Area | Cumbria | 1,766 | 1,747 | o | |
| Seaton (Cumbria) | Urban Area | Cumbria | Workington | 4,380 | 5,126 | o |
| Shavington | Urban Area | Cheshire | 4,780 | 4,349 | o | |
| Shaw | Urban Area | Greater Manchester | Greater Manchester | 19,348 | 19,335 | o |
| Shevington | Urban Area | Greater Manchester | 5,650 | 5,082 | o | |
| Silloth | Urban Area | Cumbria | 2,942 | 2,932 | o | |
| Skelmersdale | Urban Area | Lancashire | Wigan | 42,104 | 39,279 | o |
| Southport | Urban Area | Merseyside | Southport / Formby | 90,959 | 91,404 | o |
| Stainburn | Urban Area | Cumbria | Workington | ... | 1,630 | o |
| Stalybridge | Urban Area | Greater Manchester | Greater Manchester | 22,921 | 22,568 | o |
| Standish | Urban Area | Greater Manchester | Wigan | 12,196 | 14,350 | o |
| St Helens | Urban Area | Merseyside | Liverpool | 106,293 | 102,629 | o |
| Stockport | Urban Area | Greater Manchester | Greater Manchester | 132,813 | 136,082 | o |
| Stockton Heath / Thelwall | Urban Area | Warrington | Warrington | 22,821 | 25,874 | o |
| Stretford | Urban Area | Greater Manchester | Greater Manchester | 43,953 | 42,103 | o |
| Swinton and Pendlebury | Urban Area | Greater Manchester | Greater Manchester | 43,155 | 41,347 | o |
| Tarleton | Urban Area | Lancashire | 7,158 | 8,210 | o | |
| Tarporley | Urban Area | Cheshire | 2,308 | 2,634 | o | |
| Tarvin | Urban Area | Cheshire | 2,843 | 2,307 | o | |
| Tattenhall | Urban Area | Cheshire | 1,854 | 1,860 | o | |
| Thornton / Cleveleys | Urban Area | Lancashire | Blackpool | 28,061 | 31,157 | o |
| Tottington | Urban Area | Greater Manchester | Greater Manchester | 7,673 | 7,545 | o |
| Tyldesley | Urban Area | Greater Manchester | Greater Manchester | 30,606 | 34,022 | o |
| Ulverston | Urban Area | Cumbria | 11,866 | 11,210 | o | |
| Urmston | Urban Area | Greater Manchester | Greater Manchester | 41,804 | 40,964 | o |
| Walkden | Urban Area | Greater Manchester | Greater Manchester | 38,685 | 36,218 | o |
| Wallasey | Urban Area | Merseyside | Birkenhead | 60,895 | 58,710 | o |
| Wardle | Urban Area | Cheshire | Greater Manchester | 6,622 | 7,092 | o |
| Warrington | Urban Area | Warrington | Warrington | 82,812 | 80,661 | o |
| Warton (Lancaster) | Urban Area | Lancashire | ... | 1,793 | o | |
| Weaverham | Urban Area | Cheshire | 6,604 | 6,293 | o | |
| Westhoughton | Urban Area | Greater Manchester | 20,373 | 21,997 | o | |
| Whalley | Urban Area | Lancashire | 5,364 | 3,230 | o | |
| Whitefield | Urban Area | Greater Manchester | Greater Manchester | 22,783 | 23,284 | o |
| Whitehaven | Urban Area | Cumbria | 26,542 | 24,978 | o | |
| Whitworth | Urban Area | Lancashire | Greater Manchester | 5,679 | 5,672 | o |
| Widnes | Urban Area | Halton | 57,162 | 55,686 | o | |
| Wigan | Urban Area | Greater Manchester | Wigan | 85,819 | 81,203 | o |
| Wigton | Urban Area | Cumbria | 5,306 | 5,360 | o | |
| Willaston (Cheshire West) | Urban Area | Cheshire | 2,793 | 2,485 | o | |
| Wilmslow / Alderley Edge | Urban Area | Cheshire | Greater Manchester | 33,884 | 34,087 | o |
| Windermere | Urban Area | Cumbria | 6,847 | 7,941 | o | |
| Winsford | Urban Area | Cheshire | 26,839 | 29,440 | o | |
| Workington | Urban Area | Cumbria | Workington | 25,579 | 21,514 | o |
| Wymott | Urban Area | Lancashire | Preston | ... | 1,546 | o |
Source: UK National Statistics.
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