Local Authority Districts (2015) to Counties (2015) Eng lookup

This file is a look up between local authority districts (LAD) and counties, metropolitan counties and Greater London in England as at December 2015. LAD is a generic term to describe the 'district' level of local government in England. It includes non-metropolitan districts, metropolitan districts, unitary authorities and London boroughs. The areas are made up of whole electoral wards/divisions. The 27 non-metropolitan (shire) counties form the upper tier of the two-tier local government structure found in many parts of England. The lower tier of the structure is the non-metropolitan districts. The six metropolitan counties were administrative areas in England from 1974 to 1986, forming the upper tier of a two-tier local government structure. They were subdivided into metropolitan districts but when the metropolitan county councils were abolished in 1986 the district councils became (single tier) unitary administrations. Note, the English metropolitan counties and Greater London, although no longer administrative units, are still used for statistical purposes. For further technical information about this file, please refer to the enclosed 'Product Specification' document contained within the downloadable zip file.