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Wards and electoral divisions of the United Kingdom

The wards and electoral divisions in the United Kingdom are electoral districts at sub-national level, represented by one or more councillors. The ward is the primary unit of English electoral geography for civil parishes and borough and district councils, the electoral ward is the unit used by Welsh principal councils, while the electoral division is the unit used by English county councils and some unitary authorities. Each ward/division has an average electorate of about 5,500 people, but ward population counts can vary substantially.[1] As of 2021 there are 8,694 electoral wards/divisions in the UK. An average area of wards or electoral divisions in the United Kingdom is 28.109 km2 (10.853 sq mi).[2]

Electoral areas

  • Wards
  • Electoral divisions
  • Electoral wards

Wales[edit]

In Wales, the term electoral ward is used for elections to principal councils (county councils or county borough councils). These were formally called electoral divisions.[5]


Communities in Wales (the equivalent to the civil parish in England) are sometimes divided into wards for elections to the community council.[6]

List of electoral wards in England by constituency

List of electoral wards in Wales

Retrieved 15 June 2014.

Office For National Statistics list of UK wards as of 31 December 2011