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A metropolitan borough (or district) is a type of district-level (i.e., third-level) administrative division of England; it is a division of a metropolitan county.
   
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x Trafford Trafford  
The Metropolitan Borough of Trafford is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England. It has a population of 211,800, covers 41 square miles (106 km), and includes the towns of Altrincham, Partington, Sale, Stretford, and Urmston. The...
x Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale Rochdale  
The Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester in North West England. It is named after its largest town, Rochdale, but spans a far larger area which includes the towns of Middleton, Heywood, Littleborough and...
x Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster Doncaster  
The Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster is a metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire in Yorkshire and the Humber Region of England. In addition to the town of Doncaster, the borough covers Mexborough, Conisbrough, Thorne and Finningley, where the...
x Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley Knowsley  
The Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley is a metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England. It comprises the towns of Kirkby, Prescot, Huyton, Whiston, Halewood and Cronton; Kirkby, Huyton, and Prescot being the major commercial centres. It takes its...
x Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley Barnsley  
Barnsley is a metropolitan borough of the metropolitan county of South Yorkshire, England. Its main town is Barnsley. The borough is bisected by the M1 motorway; it is rural to the west, and largely urban/industrial to the east. 68% of Barnsley's 32...
x City of Wakefield Wakefield  
The City of Wakefield (pronounced /ˈweɪkfiːld/) is a local government district of West Yorkshire, England, with the status of a city and metropolitan borough. In addition to Wakefield, the district's administrative centre, the city covers a wider...
x Metropolitan Borough of Walsall Walsall  
The Metropolitan Borough of Walsall is a local government district of West Midlands, England, with the status of a metropolitan borough. It is named after its largest settlement, Walsall, but covers a larger area which also includes the towns of...
x Kirklees Kirklees  
The Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees is a metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, England. It has a population of 401,000 and includes the settlements of Batley, Birstall, Cleckheaton, Denby Dale, Dewsbury, Heckmondwike, Holmfirth, Huddersfield,...
x Metropolitan Borough of Bury Image:EnglandBury  
The Metropolitan borough of Bury is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, in the northwest of England. Lying to the north of the City of Manchester, the borough consists of six towns: Bury, Ramsbottom, Tottington, Radcliffe, Whitefield and...
x Metropolitan Borough of Solihull Solihull  
The Metropolitan Borough of Solihull is a metropolitan borough in the ceremonial county of West Midlands in the United Kingdom. It is named after its main town of Solihull, which is the seat of Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council. Much of the...
x South Tyneside South Tyneside  
South Tyneside is a metropolitan borough in Tyne and Wear in North East England. It is bordered by four other boroughs - Newcastle upon Tyne and Gateshead to the west, Sunderland in the south, and North Tyneside to the north. The border county of...
x Birmingham Map of England highlighting the location of Birmingham  
Birmingham (pronounced /ˈbɝːmɪŋəm/ ( listen), BUR-ming-əm, locally /ˈbɝːmɪŋɡəm/ BUR-ming-gəm) is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands county of England. Birmingham is the second-most populous British city, with a population of 1,006...
x City of Bradford Bradford  
The City of Bradford (pronounced /ˈbrædfɚd/ ( listen)) is a local government district of West Yorkshire, England with the status of a city and metropolitan borough. It is named after its largest settlement, Bradford, but covers a far larger area...
x Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead Gateshead  
Gateshead is a metropolitan borough in Tyne and Wear, in north-east England. It is named for its main town, Gateshead. Other settlements include Rowlands Gill, Whickham, Blaydon and Ryton. Gateshead's suburbs include, Felling, Pelaw, Dunston and Low...
x Metropolitan Borough of Wirral Wirral  
The Metropolitan Borough of Wirral is a metropolitan borough of Merseyside, North West England, which occupies the northern part of the Wirral Peninsula. The Metropolitan Borough of Wirral has a population of about 311,200 (2006 estimate) in an area...
x Metropolitan Borough of Stockport Metropolitan Borough of Stockport  
The Metropolitan Borough of Stockport is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, in north west England, centered around the town of Stockport. It has a population of about 280,600 and includes the outyling areas of Cheadle and Cheadle Hulme,...
x Metropolitan Borough of Oldham Metropolitan Borough of Oldham  
The Metropolitan Borough of Oldham is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England. It has a population of 219,600, and spans 55 square miles (142 km). The borough is named after its largest town, Oldham, but also includes the outlying...
x Metropolitan Borough of Dudley Dudley  
The Metropolitan borough of Dudley is a metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It was created in 1974, and is made up of the towns of Dudley (where the council has its headquarters), Stourbridge (again, another council administration...
x Manchester City of Manchester  
Manchester (pronounced /ˈmæntʃɛstər/ ( listen)) is a city and metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England. In 2007, the population of the city was estimated to be 458,100. Manchester lies within one of the United Kingdom's largest...
x Metropolitan Borough of St Helens St Helens  
The Metropolitan Borough of St Helens is a metropolitan borough of Merseyside, in North West England. It is named after its largest town, St Helens, though covers a much wider area which includes the settlements of Newton-le-Willows, Earlestown,...
x Metropolitan Borough of Bolton EnglandBolton  
The Metropolitan Borough of Bolton is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England. It is named after its largest town Bolton, but covers a far larger area including six smaller towns and a number of villages around the West Pennine Moors....
x Tameside Tameside  
The Metropolitan Borough of Tameside is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester in North West England. It is named after the River Tame which flows through the borough and consists of the eight towns of Ashton-under-Lyne, Audenshaw, Denton,...
x Wolverhampton Official logo of Wolverhampton  
Wolverhampton (pronounced /ˌwʊlvərˈhæmptən/ ( listen)) is a city and metropolitan borough of the West Midlands, England. In 2004, the local government district had an estimated population of 239,100; the wider Urban Area had a population of 251,462,...
x City of Salford Salford shown within England  
The City of Salford (pronounced /ˈsɒlfəd/), is a local government district of Greater Manchester, England, with the status of a city and metropolitan borough. It is named after its largest settlement, Salford, but covers a far larger area which...
x City of Leeds Leeds  
Leeds is a local government district of West Yorkshire, England, with the status of a city and metropolitan borough. As the name suggests, it covers the city of Leeds, which encompasses the townships of Wetherby and Otley, as well as a wide area of...
x Liverpool Liverpool  
Liverpool (pronounced /ˈlɪvəpuːl/) is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880. Liverpool has a population of 435...
x Newcastle upon Tyne Tyne Bridges 01  
Newcastle upon Tyne (pronounced /njukæsəl/ ( listen)) (often shortened to Newcastle) is a city and metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, in North East England. Situated on the north bank of the River Tyne, the city developed in the area that was...
x Sefton Sefton  
The Metropolitan Borough of Sefton is a metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England. Its local authority is Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council. Sefton was formed by the Local Government Act 1972 on 1 April 1974, by the amalgamation of the former...
x Metropolitan Borough of Wigan EnglandWigan  
The Metropolitan Borough of Wigan is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, in North West England. It is named after its largest component town, Wigan and also includes the towns of Leigh, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Ince-in-Makerfield, and Hindley...
x Sheffield Sheffield  
Sheffield (pronounced /ˈʃɛfiːld/ ( listen)) is a city and metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England. Its name derives from the River Sheaf, which runs through the city. Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, the city has grown...
x Calderdale Calderdale Halifax
The Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale is a metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, England, through which the upper part of the River Calder flows, and from which it takes its name. There are also some small river valleys that contain tributaries...
x Sandwell Sandwell  
Sandwell is a metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is made up of the towns of Oldbury, Rowley Regis, Smethwick, Tipton, Wednesbury, Cradley Heath, Tividale and West Bromwich. Sandwell borders the City of Birmingham to the east,...
x Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham Rotherham  
Rotherham is a metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England. It is named for its main town, Rotherham. Despite a swing against Labour in 2008, it is one of the safest Labour councils in the country and now their only safe council in Yorkshire....
x City of Sunderland EnglandSunderland  
The City of Sunderland (pronounced /ˈsʌndərlənd/) is a local government district of Tyne and Wear, in North East England, with the status of a city and metropolitan borough. It is named after its largest settlement, Sunderland, but covers a far...
x Coventry Map of England highlighting the location of Coventry  
Coventry (pronounced /ˈkɒvəntri/ or /ˈkʌvəntri/  ( listen)) is a city and metropolitan borough in the county of West Midlands in England. Coventry is the 9th largest city in England and the 11th largest in the United Kingdom. It is also the second...
x North Tyneside North Tyneside  
North Tyneside is a metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear in the North East of England. Its seat is at the Town Hall, Wallsend. Created in 1974, the borough lies within the historic county boundaries of Northumberland. North Tyneside is bounded by...
x Leeds An 1866 map of Leeds  
Leeds (pronounced /ˈliːdz/ ( listen)) is a city and metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. In 2001 Leeds' main urban subdivision had a population of 443,247, whilst the entire city that includes the urban and suburban areas had a...
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