Cities of the United Kingdom
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| City | Year charter granted | Population (approx.) | Notes | |
| England | ||||
| Bath | 1590 | 90,000 | ||
| Birmingham | 1889 | 992,000 | ||
| Bradford | 1897 | 467,000 | ||
| Brighton & Hove | 2000 | 248,000 | ||
| Bristol | 1542 | 380,000 | ||
| Cambridge | 1951 | 115,000 | ||
| Canterbury | 42,500 | |||
| Carlisle | 1158 | 101,000 | ||
| Chelmsford | 2012 | 168,000 | ||
| Chester | 1541 | 118,000 | ||
| Chichester | 108,000 | |||
| Coventry | 1345 | 305,000 | ||
| Derby | 1977 | 230,000 | ||
| Durham | 87,000 | |||
| Ely | 14,000 | |||
| Exeter | 111,000 | |||
| Gloucester | 1541 | 110,000 | ||
| Hereford | 55,000 | |||
| Kingston upon Hull | 1897 | 240,000 | ||
| Lancaster | 1937 | 135,000 | ||
| Leeds | 1893 | 720,000 | ||
| Leicester | 1919 | 280,000 | ||
| Lichfield | 30,000 | |||
| Lincoln | 86,000 | |||
| Liverpool | 1880 | 440,000 | ||
| City of London | 12,000 | |||
| Manchester | 1853 | 420,000 | ||
| Newcastle upon Tyne | 1882 | 259,000 | ||
| Norwich | 125,000 | |||
| Nottingham | 1897 | 285,000 | ||
| Oxford | 1542 | 135,000 | ||
| Peterborough | 1541 | 157,000 | ||
| Plymouth | 1928 | 240,000 | ||
| Portsmouth | 1926 | 186,000 | ||
| Preston | 2002 | 130,000 | ||
| Ripon | 1836 | 24,500 | ||
| Salford | 1926 | 215,000 | ||
| Salisbury | 1227 | 115,000 | Formally known as New Sarum until 2009 | |
| Sheffield | 1893 | 512,000 | ||
| Southampton | 1964 | 220,000 | ||
| Southend-on-Sea | 2022 | 180,000 | ||
| St Albans | 1877 | 130,000 | ||
| Stoke-on-Trent | 1925 | 239,000 | ||
| Sunderland | 1992 | 280,000 | ||
| Truro | 1877 | 19,000 | ||
| Wakefield | 1888 | 316,000 | ||
| Wells | 1205 | 10,000 | ||
| City of Westminster | 1540 | 236,000 | ||
| Winchester | 108,000 | |||
| Wolverhampton | 2000 | 239,000 | ||
| Worcester | 93,000 | |||
| York | 182,000 | |||
| Scotland | ||||
| Aberdeen | 1891 | 215,000 | Royal burgh since 1179 | |
| Dundee | 1889 | 145,000 | Royal burgh since 1191 | |
| Edinburgh | 450,000 | Royal burgh since 1329 | ||
| Glasgow | 560,000 | Royal burgh since 1492 | ||
| Inverness | 2000 | 51,000 | ||
| Perth | 2012 | 45,000 | Royal burgh since 12th C | |
| Stirling | 2002 | 45,000 | ||
| Wales | ||||
| Bangor | 20,000 | |||
| Cardiff | 1905 | 310,000 | ||
| Newport | 2002 | 135,000 | ||
| St Asaph | 2012 | 3,000 | ||
| St David’s | 1994 | 2,000 | ||
| Swansea | 1969 | 225,000 | ||
| Northern Ireland | ||||
| Armagh | 1994 | 55,000 | ||
| Belfast | 1888 | 280,000 | ||
| Derry | 1613 | 105,000 | ||
| Lisburn | 2002 | 110,000 | ||
| Newry | 2002 | 30,000 | ||
| Where no year of issue of charter is shown the city has been regarded as such for a long time.The Local Government Act 1972 reconfirmed city status wef 1 April 1974 for all cities established before that date. | ||||
Created 26 Nov 2012
Updated 04 May 2022