Districts of England

The districts of England are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government. The two types of district are 132 unitary authorities and 164 two-tier non-metropolitan districts. Some districts are styled as cities, boroughs or royal boroughs; these are purely honorific titles and do not alter the status of the district or the powers of their councils. Some unitary authorities are also classified as metropolitan districts and London boroughs. All boroughs and cities, and a few districts, are led by a mayor who in most cases is a ceremonial figure elected by the district council, but in a few places is a directly elected mayor who makes most policy decisions instead of the council.