UK Local Authorities (past and current)
Version: 1.4.0. This is the latest version. See all versions.
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A dataset that includes 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. | No | |
| 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 | England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, 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 | CC, COMB, CTY, LBO, MD, NID, NMD, SCO, SRA, UA, WPA |
| local-authority-type-name | string | The name of the type of local authority. | No | City corporation, Combined authority, County, London borough, Metropolitan district, NI district, Non-metropolitan district, Scottish unitary authority, Strategic Regional Authority, Unitary authority, Welsh unitary authority |
| 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 | false, true |
| 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 | combined, lower tier, ni district, unitary, upper tier |
| lower-or-unitary | boolean | Boolean stating if the council is a district (lower tier) or unitary council | No | false, true |
| 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
1.4.0
Change in data for resource(s): uk_local_authorities_current,lookup_gss_to_registry,lookup_name_to_registry
1.3.1
Minor change in data for resource(s): uk_local_authorities_current
1.3.0
Change in data for resource(s): uk_local_authorities_current,lookup_gss_to_registry,lookup_name_to_registry
1.2.0
Added gss codes for 2023 councils
1.1.0
Change in data for resource(s): lookup_gss_to_registry,lookup_lsoa_to_registry,lookup_name_to_registry
1.0.5
Minor change in data for resource(s): uk_local_authorities_current
1.0.4
Minor change in data for resource(s): uk_local_authorities_current
1.0.3
Minor change in data for resource(s): uk_local_authorities_current
1.0.2
keywords changed from 'None' to '['UK Local data', 'UK']'
1.0.1
description changed from 'A dataset that include current and some past local authorities' to 'A dataset that includes current and some past local authorities'
1.0.0
Increment to fixed version
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