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{{Short description|County-level entity in England that is not a metropolitan county}}
{{also|Counties of England}}
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A '''non-metropolitan county''', or colloquially, '''shire county''', is a [[Subdivisions of England|subdivision of England]] used for [[Local government in England|local government]].<ref name="ONS Geography Guide">{{cite web |url=https://geoportal.statistics.gov.uk/datasets/a-beginners-guide-to-uk-geography-2023/about |title=A Beginners Guide to UK Geography (2023) |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=24 August 2023 |website=Open Geography Portal |publisher=Office for National Statistics |access-date=9 December 2023 |quote=The 25 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.}}</ref>
A '''non-metropolitan county''', or colloquially, '''shire county''', is a [[metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England|county-level entity]] in [[England]] that is not a [[metropolitan county]]. The counties typically have populations of 300,000 to 1.8 million.<ref>Jones, B. et al., ''Politics UK'', (2004)</ref> The term ''shire county'' is, however, an unofficial usage. Many of the non-metropolitan counties bear [[Historic counties of England|historic]] names and most, such as [[Wiltshire]] and [[Staffordshire]], end in the suffix "-[[shire]]". Of the remainder, some counties had the "-shire" ending but have lost it over time, such as [[Devon]] and [[Somerset]].
 
The non-metropolitan counties were originally created in 1974 as part of a reform of local government in [[England and Wales]], and were the top tier of a two-tier system of counties and [[Districts of England|districts]]. 21 non-metropolitan counties still use a two-tier system; 56 are [[Unitary authorities of England|unitary authorities]], in which the functions of a county and district council have been combined in a single body. [[Berkshire]] has a unique structure.
 
Non-metropolitan counties cover the majority of England with the exception of [[Greater London]], the [[Council of the Isles of Scilly|Isles of Scilly]], and the six [[Metropolitan county|metropolitan counties]]: [[Greater Manchester]], [[Merseyside]], [[South Yorkshire]], [[Tyne and Wear]], [[West Midlands (county)|West Midlands]] and [[West Yorkshire]].
 
The non-metropolitan counties are all part of [[Ceremonial counties of England|ceremonial counties]]. Some ceremonial counties, such as [[Norfolk]], contain a single non-metropolitan county, but many contain more than one and it is also common for ceremonial counties and non-metropolitan counties to share a name. Lancashire, for example, contains the non-metropolitan counties of [[Lancashire County Council|Lancashire]], [[Borough of Blackpool|Blackpool]], and [[Blackburn with Darwen]].
 
==Origins==
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! Non-metropolitan county 1974<ref>Local Government Act 1972 (c.70), Schedule I, Part II</ref>
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| style="background:#fdd;" rowspan=4 | [[Avon (county)|Avon]] (6 districts){{efn|Avon, as a non-metropolitan county, was abolished in 1996, in accordance with Avon (Structural Change) Order 1995. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/493/contents/made |title=Avon (Structural Change) Order 1995 |publisher=Legislation.gov.uk |date=2016-04-21 |access-date=2017-01-09}}</ref>}}
| style="background:#dfd;" | 1996: North West Somerset<ref name="avon">{{cite web|url=http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/493/contents/made |title=The Avon (Structural Change) Order 1995 |publisher=Legislation.gov.uk |date=2016-04-21 |access-date=2017-01-09}}</ref> (unitary)<br />2005: renamedRenamed [[North Somerset]]{{efn|The name of the non-metropolitan district and district council was changed to "North Somerset" by resolution of the council 11 July 1995. However this did not change the name of the county which had the same area. The Local Government Changes for England (Miscellaneous Provision) Regulations 1995 gave district councils in a "county for which there is no county council and in which there is not more than one district" the additional power to change the name of the county. This was, however, not done until 2005.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.n-somerset.gov.uk/cairo/docs/doc10520.htm|title=Agendas, Minutes and Reports|date=1 August 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090801231821/http://www.n-somerset.gov.uk/cairo/docs/doc10520.htm|archive-date=1 August 2009|df=dmy-all}}</ref>}}
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| style="background:#dfd;" | 1997: [[Borough of Luton|Luton]]<ref name="Luton"/> (unitary)
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| style="background:#dfd;" | 2020: Buckinghamshire (unitary)
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| style="background:#dfd;" | 1997: [[City of Milton Keynes (borough)|Milton Keynes]]<ref name="MKorder"/> (unitary)
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| style="background:#dfd;" | 1998: [[HaltonBorough (borough)of Halton|Halton]]<ref name="chesb"/> (unitary)
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| style="background:#fdd;" rowspan=4 | [[Cleveland (county)|Cleveland]] (4 districts)
| style="background:#dfd;" | 1996: [[HartlepoolBorough (borough)of Hartlepool|Hartlepool]]<ref name="cleve">{{cite web|url=http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/1747/contents/made |title=The Cleveland Further (Provision Order) 1995 |publisher=Legislation.gov.uk |access-date=2017-01-09}}</ref> (unitary)
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| style="background:#dfd;" | 1996: [[MiddlesbroughBorough (borough)of Middlesbrough|Middlesbrough]]<ref name="cleve"/> (unitary)
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| style="background:#dfd;" | 1996: [[Borough of Stockton-on-Tees (borough)|Stockton-on-Tees]]<ref name="cleve"/> (unitary)
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| 1997: Dorset<ref name="dorset">{{cite web|url=http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/1771/contents/made |title=The Dorset (Boroughs of Poole and Bournemouth) (Structural Change) Order 1995 |publisher=Legislation.gov.uk |date=2016-04-21 |access-date=2017-01-09}}</ref> (6 districts)
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| style="background:#dfd;" | 2019: [[Dorset (unitary authoritydistrict)|Dorset]] (a unitary from 5 districts)<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/648/contents/made/data.htm|title=The Bournemouth, Dorset and Poole (Structural Changes) Order 2018|website=www.legislation.gov.uk|access-date=2019-05-01}}</ref>
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| style="background:#feb;" |1997: [[Bournemouth (borough)|Bournemouth]]<ref name="dorset"/> (unitary)
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| style="background:#dfd;" rowspan="2" | 2019: [[Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole]] (unitary from 2 unitaries and Christchurch district)<ref name=":0" />
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| style="background:#dfd;" | 1997: [[DarlingtonBorough (borough)of Darlington|Darlington]]<ref name="darl">{{cite web|url=http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/1772 |title=The Durham (Borough of Darlington) (Structural Change) Order 1995 |publisher=Legislation.gov.uk |access-date=2017-01-09}}</ref> (unitary)
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| style="background:#dfd;" | 1998: [[City of Southend-on-Sea|Southend-on-Sea]]<ref name="essex"/> (unitary)
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| rowspan="3" | [[Leicestershire]] (9 districts)
| style="background:#dfd;"|1997: Leicestershire<ref name="leics">{{cite web|url=http://www.uk-legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/507/contents/made|title=The Leicestershire (City of Leicester and District of Rutland) (Structural Change) Order 1996 (legislation.gov.uk website), accessed 2012-09-13}}{{Dead link|date=October 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> (7 districts)
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| style="background:#dfd;" | 1998: [[Telford and Wrekin|The Wrekin]]<ref name="wrek"/> (unitary)<br />
1998: Renamed [[Telford and Wrekin]]
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| style="background:#dfd;" | 1997: [[Thamesdown]]<ref name="tdown"/> (unitary)<br />1997: renamedRenamed [[Borough of Swindon (borough)|Swindon]]
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==Wales==
In Wales there was not ano distinction between metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties, with: all upper tier areas were designated "counties".<ref>Arnold-Baker, C., ''Local Government Act 1972'', (1973)</ref> The [[Local Government (Wales) Act 1994]] amended the 1972 Act, abolishing the Welsh counties and creating instead new [[subdivisions of Wales|Welsh principal areas]], some of which are also designated "counties". For the purposes of lieutenancy the counties constituted in 1974 were preserved.
 
==See also==
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