UK Local Authorities (past and current)
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A dataset that include current and some past local authorities
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Table: UK Local Authorities (past/current)
Description:
Table of information about local authorities, and mapping between different ID schemes. Includes current and some past authorities.
Data description
| Column name | Data type | Description | Unique | Required values |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| local-authority-code | string | Fixed ID for council, not linked to boundary changes. Based on old local authorities register. | Yes | |
| official-name | string | Official long name for council (may not *always* be legal name) | Yes | |
| nice-name | string | A shorter name for the council. | Yes | |
| gss-code | string | The code for the statistical geography of the boundaries of the authority | No | |
| start-date | string | The date the authority came into existance (YYYY-MM-DD). Can be blank. | No | |
| end-date | string | The date the authority was abolished (YYYY-MM-DD). Can be blank. | No | |
| replaced-by | string | If the council was abolished a comma seperated list of successor bodies. Comma seperated when there are multiple (rare - when a county council area is divided into two unitaries). | No | |
| nation | string | Nation of the UK (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland) | No | Northern Ireland, Scotland, England, Wales |
| region | string | English region, but using the nation for non-English authorities. | No | |
| local-authority-type | string | The short-code for type of local authority. | No | NID, SCO, NMD, WPA, UA, LBO, MD, CTY, COMB, SRA, CC |
| local-authority-type-name | string | The name of the type of local authority. | No | NI district, Scottish unitary authority, Non-metropolitan district, Welsh unitary authority, Unitary authority, London borough, Metropolitan district, County, Combined authority, Strategic Regional Authority, City corporation |
| county-la | string | If this council overlaps with a county council, the local-authority-code of this council. Can be none. | No | |
| combined-authority | string | If the council overlaps with a combined authority, the local-authority-code of this council. Can be done. | No | |
| alt-names | string | Comma seperated list of alternative names for a local authority. | Yes | |
| former-gss-codes | string | A list of any gss codes for an area that apply to the former boundaries of a local authority. | No | |
| notes | string | Any notes on columns or values that require special interpretation. | No | |
| current-authority | boolean | a boolean saying if the authority is currently a legal authority (not a past or future authority) | No | true, false |
| BS-6879 | string | A 3-4 letter code for the authority. Substancially the same as local-authority-code, but local-authority-code is now assigned seperately and there may be drift. | No | |
| ecode | string | A code for local authorities used in financial documents. | No | |
| even-older-register-and-code | string | A combination of register and code used in the former official registers. | No | |
| gov-uk-slug | string | A url slug for an authority used by gov.uk | No | |
| area | number | The area of the boundaries of a local authority, in km squared. | No | |
| pop-2020 | number | The estimated number of people living in the local authority in 2020. | No | |
| x | number | X coordinate for the center of the local authority. | No | |
| y | number | Y coordinate for the center of the local authority. | No | |
| long | number | Longitude of the center of the local authority | No | |
| lat | number | Latitude of the center of the local authority | No | |
| powers | string | A grouping of local authority type based on the actual powers of an area (merges several effective 'unitary' categories) | No | ni district, unitary, lower tier, upper tier, combined |
| lower-or-unitary | boolean | Boolean stating if the council is a district (lower tier) or unitary council | No | true, false |
| mapit-area-code | string | Where avaliable, the kind of geography this authority is in mapit. | No | |
| ofcom | string | Variant on snac authority code used in coding survey responses | No | |
| old-ons-la-code | string | Old ONS code for local authorities. | No | |
| old-register-and-code | string | A lookup to the paired register and code on the former register project. | No | |
| open-council-data-id | number | The id used for the council on opencouncildata.co.uk/ | No | |
| os-file | string | Form of name used in some ordnance survey datasets. | No | |
| os | number | Numeric ID assigned by ordnance survey | No | |
| snac | string | Old ONS Standard Names and Codes code | No | |
| wdtk-id | number | ID of authority in WhatDoTheyKnow | No |
Table: GSS to local authority code lookup
Description:
Dataset that maps current and past gss codes (e.g. E07000239) for an area to the ID for the council.
Data description
| Column name | Data type | Description | Unique | Required values |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| gss-code | string | Code for the statistical geography of a council. A council may have multiple codes (past and present) as a result of boundary changes. | No | |
| local-authority-code | string | Fixed ID for council, not linked to boundary changes. | No |
Table: LSOA to local authority code lookup
Description:
Dataset that maps LSOA the ID for the council.
Data description
| Column name | Data type | Description | Unique | Required values |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| lsoa | string | Small Area - Lower Super Outputer Area (England and Wales), DataZone (Scotland), Super Output Area (NI) | Yes | |
| local-authority-code | string | Fixed ID for council, not linked to boundary changes. | No |
Table: Name to local authority code lookup
Description:
Dataset that maps variations on a name to the the ID for the council.
Data description
| Column name | Data type | Description | Unique | Required values |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| la-name | string | Variations in format and spelling of local authority names. | No | |
| local-authority-code | string | Fixed ID for council, not linked to boundary changes. | No |
Change log
0.1.3
Mispelled mySociety
0.1.2
Fix item descriptions
0.1.1
description changed from 'A basic description of this dataset ' to 'A dataset that include current and some past local authorities'
0.1.0
Initial commit of new data