List of English districts by population

This is a list of the 296 districts of England ordered by population, according to estimated figures for 2021 from the Office for National Statistics.[1]

The list consists of 188 non-metropolitan districts, 32 London boroughs, 36 metropolitan boroughs, 66 unitary authorities, and three sui generis authorities (the City of London, the Isle of Wight and the Isles of Scilly).

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Rank	District	Population	Type	Ceremonial county	Region
1	Birmingham	1,142,494	Metropolitan borough, City (1889)	West Midlands	West Midlands
2	Leeds	809,036	Metropolitan borough, City (1893)	West Yorkshire	Yorkshire and the Humber
3	North Yorkshire	618,847	Unitary authority	North Yorkshire	Yorkshire and the Humber
4	Somerset	573,119	Unitary authority	Somerset	South West
5	Cornwall	572,010	Unitary authority	Cornwall	South West
6	Buckinghamshire	555,257	Unitary authority	Buckinghamshire	South East
7	Sheffield	554,401	Metropolitan borough, City (1893)	South Yorkshire	Yorkshire and the Humber
8	Manchester	549,853	Metropolitan borough, City (1853)	Greater Manchester	North West
9	Bradford	546,976	Metropolitan borough, City (1897)	West Yorkshire	Yorkshire and the Humber
10	County Durham	521,346	Unitary authority	Durham	North East
11	Wiltshire	513,411	Unitary authority	Wiltshire	South West
12	Liverpool	484,488	Metropolitan borough, City (1880)	Merseyside	North West
13	Bristol	471,117	Unitary authority, City (1542)	Bristol	South West
14	Kirklees	433,355	Metropolitan borough	West Yorkshire	Yorkshire and the Humber
15	West Northamptonshire	426,462	Unitary authority	Northamptonshire	East Midlands
16	Cheshire East	400,528	Unitary authority	Cheshire	North West
17	Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole	400,109	Unitary authority	Dorset	South West
18	Croydon	390,506	London borough	Greater London	London
19	Barnet	388,639	London borough	Greater London	London
20	Dorset	381,292	Unitary authority	Dorset	South West
21	Ealing	366,127	London borough	Greater London	London
22	Leicester	366,018	Unitary authority, City (1919)	Leicestershire	East Midlands
23	North Northamptonshire	360,381	Unitary authority	Northamptonshire	East Midlands
24	Cheshire West and Chester	357,699	Unitary authority	Cheshire	North West
25	Wakefield	353,802	Metropolitan borough, City (1888)	West Yorkshire	Yorkshire and the Humber
26	Newham	350,626	London borough	Greater London	London
27	Coventry	343,320	Metropolitan borough, City (1345)	West Midlands	West Midlands
28	East Riding of Yorkshire	343,143	Unitary authority	East Riding of Yorkshire	Yorkshire and the Humber
29	Sandwell	341,729	Metropolitan borough	West Midlands	West Midlands
30	Brent	338,918	London borough	Greater London	London
31	Bromley	329,830	London borough	Greater London	London
32	Wigan	329,759	Metropolitan borough	Greater Manchester	North West
33	Enfield	329,601	London borough	Greater London	London
34	Wandsworth	328,367	London borough	Greater London	London
35	Shropshire	324,716	Unitary authority	Shropshire	West Midlands
36	Dudley	323,581	Metropolitan borough	West Midlands	West Midlands
37	Northumberland	321,558	Unitary authority	Northumberland	North East
38	Wirral	320,600	Metropolitan borough	Merseyside	North West
39	Nottingham	319,566	Unitary authority, City (1897)	Nottinghamshire	East Midlands
40	Lambeth	317,498	London borough	Greater London	London
41	Tower Hamlets	312,273	London borough	Greater London	London
42	Redbridge	309,836	London borough	Greater London	London
43	Doncaster	308,705	Metropolitan borough, City (2022)	South Yorkshire	Yorkshire and the Humber
44	Southwark	306,374	London borough	Greater London	London
45	Hillingdon	304,792	London borough	Greater London	London
46	Lewisham	299,810	London borough	Greater London	London
47	Newcastle upon Tyne	298,264	Metropolitan borough, City (1882)	Tyne and Wear	North East
48	Bolton	296,041	Metropolitan borough	Greater Manchester	North West
49	Central Bedfordshire	295,541	Unitary authority	Bedfordshire	East of England
50	Stockport	295,243	Metropolitan borough	Greater Manchester	North West
51	South Gloucestershire	290,736	Unitary authority	Gloucestershire	South West
52	Greenwich	289,254	London borough, Royal Borough	Greater London	London
53	Milton Keynes	288,201	Unitary authority, Borough, City (2022)	Buckinghamshire	South East
54	Hounslow	287,940	London borough	Greater London	London
55	Walsall	284,306	Metropolitan borough	West Midlands	West Midlands
56	Medway	279,827	Unitary authority	Kent	South East
57	Sefton	279,692	Metropolitan borough	Merseyside	North West
58	Waltham Forest	278,050	London borough	Greater London	London
59	Brighton & Hove	276,334	Unitary authority, City (2000)	East Sussex	South East
60	Sunderland	274,211	Metropolitan borough, City (1992)	Tyne and Wear	North East
61	Cumberland	273,815	Unitary authority	Cumbria	North West
62	Salford	270,764	Metropolitan borough, City (1926)	Greater Manchester	North West
63	Kingston upon Hull	266,463	Unitary authority, City (1299)	East Riding of Yorkshire	Yorkshire and the Humber
64	Rotherham	266,183	Metropolitan borough	South Yorkshire	Yorkshire and the Humber
65	Plymouth	264,727	Unitary authority, City (1928)	Devon	South West
66	Haringey	264,130	London borough	Greater London	London
67	Wolverhampton	264,036	Metropolitan borough, City (2000)	West Midlands	West Midlands
68	Havering	262,022	London borough	Greater London	London
69	Derby	261,136	Unitary authority, City (1977)	Derbyshire	East Midlands
70	Harrow	260,987	London borough	Greater London	London
71	Hackney	259,956	London borough	Greater London	London
72	Stoke-on-Trent	258,037	Unitary authority, City (1925)	Staffordshire	West Midlands
73	Southampton	247,256	Unitary authority, City (1964)	Hampshire	South East
74	East Suffolk	246,801	Non-metropolitan district	Suffolk	East of England
75	Bexley	246,543	London borough	Greater London	London
76	Barnsley	244,893	Metropolitan borough	South Yorkshire	Yorkshire and the Humber
77	Oldham	242,072	Metropolitan borough	Greater Manchester	North West
78	Trafford	235,546	Metropolitan borough	Greater Manchester	North West
79	Swindon	233,713	Unitary authority, Borough	Wiltshire	South West
80	Tameside	231,199	Metropolitan borough	Greater Manchester	North West
81	Westmorland and Furness	227,006	Unitary authority	Cumbria	North West
82	Luton	224,826	Unitary authority, Borough	Bedfordshire	East of England
83	Rochdale	224,087	Metropolitan borough	Greater Manchester	North West
84	Barking and Dagenham	218,534	London borough	Greater London	London
85	North Somerset	217,399	Unitary authority	Somerset	South West
86	Islington	216,767	London borough	Greater London	London
87	Solihull	216,666	Metropolitan borough	West Midlands	West Midlands
88	Peterborough	216,349	Unitary authority, City (1541)	Cambridgeshire	East of England
89	Merton	215,324	London borough	Greater London	London
90	Warrington	211,227	Unitary authority, Borough	Cheshire	North West
91	Camden	210,390	London borough	Greater London	London
92	Sutton	209,517	London borough	Greater London	London
93	North Tyneside	209,151	Metropolitan borough	Tyne and Wear	North East
94	Portsmouth	206,828	Unitary authority, City (1926)	Hampshire	South East
95	Calderdale	206,818	Metropolitan borough	West Yorkshire	Yorkshire and the Humber
96	Westminster	205,087	London borough, City (1540)	Greater London	London
97	York	201,672	Unitary authority, City (TI)	North Yorkshire	Yorkshire and the Humber
98	Stockton-on-Tees	197,030	Unitary authority, Borough	Durham and North Yorkshire	North East
99	Gateshead	196,154	Metropolitan borough	Tyne and Wear	North East
100	Richmond upon Thames	195,232	London borough	Greater London	London
101	Bury	193,823	Metropolitan borough	Greater Manchester	North West
102	Colchester	192,424	Non-metropolitan district, Borough, City (2022)	Essex	East of England
103	Bath and North East Somerset	192,423	Unitary authority	Somerset	South West
104	Basildon	187,659	Non-metropolitan district, Borough	Essex	East of England
105	Herefordshire	187,557	Unitary authority	Herefordshire	West Midlands
106	Telford and Wrekin	185,842	Unitary authority, Borough	Shropshire	West Midlands
107	Bedford	185,761	Unitary authority, Borough	Bedfordshire	East of England
108	Basingstoke and Deane	185,656	Non-metropolitan district, Borough	Hampshire	South East
109	St Helens	183,391	Metropolitan borough	Merseyside	North West
110	Hammersmith and Fulham	183,295	London borough	Greater London	London
111	Charnwood	182,817	Non-metropolitan district, Borough	Leicestershire	East Midlands
112	Huntingdonshire	181,804	Non-metropolitan district	Cambridgeshire	East of England
113	Chelmsford	181,763	Non-metropolitan district, City (2012)	Essex	East of England
114	West Suffolk	180,820	Non-metropolitan district	Suffolk	East of England
115	Southend-on-Sea	180,601	Unitary authority, Borough, City	Essex	East of England
116	Wokingham	178,169	Unitary authority	Berkshire	South East
117	Maidstone	176,712	Non-metropolitan district, Borough	Kent	South East
118	New Forest	176,262	Non-metropolitan district	Hampshire	South East
119	Thurrock	175,902	Unitary authority, Borough	Essex	East of England
120	Reading	173,170	Unitary authority, Borough	Berkshire	South East
121	North Lincolnshire	169,940	Unitary authority, Borough	Lincolnshire	Yorkshire and the Humber
122	Kingston upon Thames	167,845	London borough, Royal Borough	Greater London	London
123	Arun	165,225	Non-metropolitan district	West Sussex	South East
124	South Cambridgeshire	163,002	Non-metropolitan district	Cambridgeshire	East of England
125	West Berkshire	161,865	Unitary authority	Berkshire	South East
126	Cherwell	161,837	Non-metropolitan district	Oxfordshire	South East
127	Wealden	160,749	Non-metropolitan district	East Sussex	South East
128	Oxford	160,021	Non-metropolitan district, City (1542)	Oxfordshire	South East
129	Slough	158,289	Unitary authority, Borough	Berkshire	South East
130	North East Lincolnshire	157,197	Unitary authority, Borough	Lincolnshire	Yorkshire and the Humber
131	Canterbury	156,554	Non-metropolitan district, City (TI)	Kent	South East
132	Braintree	155,710	Non-metropolitan district	Essex	East of England
133	Dacorum	155,217	Non-metropolitan district, Borough	Hertfordshire	East of England
134	Knowsley	154,974	Metropolitan borough	Merseyside	North West
135	Blackburn with Darwen	154,922	Unitary authority, Borough	Lancashire	North West
136	King's Lynn and West Norfolk	154,910	Non-metropolitan district, Borough	Norfolk	East of England
137	Windsor and Maidenhead	153,921	Unitary authority, Royal Borough	Berkshire	South East
138	Mid Sussex	152,949	Non-metropolitan district	West Sussex	South East
139	Swale	152,223	Non-metropolitan district, Borough	Kent	South East
140	East Devon	152,120	Non-metropolitan district	Devon	South West
141	Reigate and Banstead	151,423	Non-metropolitan district, Borough	Surrey	South East
142	East Hertfordshire	150,687	Non-metropolitan district	Hertfordshire	East of England
143	South Oxfordshire	150,024	Non-metropolitan district	Oxfordshire	South East
144	Tendring	148,934	Non-metropolitan district	Essex	East of England
145	Warwick	148,729	Non-metropolitan district	Warwickshire	West Midlands
146	St Albans	148,641	Non-metropolitan district, City (1877)	Hertfordshire	East of England
147	South Tyneside	147,915	Metropolitan borough	Tyne and Wear	North East
148	Preston	147,617	Non-metropolitan district, City (2002)	Lancashire	North West
149	Horsham	147,487	Non-metropolitan district	West Sussex	South East
150	Cambridge	144,714	Non-metropolitan district, City (1951)	Cambridgeshire	East of England
151	Kensington and Chelsea	143,940	London borough, Royal Borough	Greater London	London
152	Guildford	143,929	Non-metropolitan district, Borough	Surrey	South East
153	South Kesteven	143,787	Non-metropolitan district	Lincolnshire	East Midlands
154	Middlesbrough	143,734	Unitary authority, Borough	North Yorkshire	North East
155	Norwich	143,118	Non-metropolitan district, City (1195)	Norfolk	East of England
156	East Lindsey	142,951	Non-metropolitan district	Lincolnshire	East Midlands
157	South Norfolk	142,527	Non-metropolitan district	Norfolk	East of England
158	Breckland	142,164	Non-metropolitan district	Norfolk	East of England
159	Lancaster	142,162	Non-metropolitan district, City (1937)	Lancashire	North West
160	Blackpool	140,954	Unitary authority, Borough	Lancashire	North West
161	Isle of Wight	140,889	sui generis[3]	Isle of Wight	South East
162	Thanet	140,678	Non-metropolitan district	Kent	South East
163	Ipswich	139,614	Non-metropolitan district, Borough	Suffolk	East of England
164	Vale of White Horse	139,487	Non-metropolitan district	Oxfordshire	South East
165	Torbay	139,446	Unitary authority, Borough	Devon	South West
166	Elmbridge	139,369	Non-metropolitan district, Borough	Surrey	South East
167	Stafford	137,231	Non-metropolitan district	Staffordshire	West Midlands
168	Eastleigh	136,974	Non-metropolitan district, Borough	Hampshire	South East
169	Redcar and Cleveland	136,616	Unitary authority, Borough	North Yorkshire	North East
170	Stratford-on-Avon	135,964	Non-metropolitan district	Warwickshire	West Midlands
171	Teignbridge	135,216	Non-metropolitan district	Devon	South West
172	Epping Forest	134,909	Non-metropolitan district	Essex	East of England
173	Nuneaton and Bedworth	134,291	Non-metropolitan district, Borough	Warwickshire	West Midlands
174	North Hertfordshire	133,571	Non-metropolitan district	Hertfordshire	East of England
175	Ashford	133,178	Non-metropolitan district, Borough	Kent	South East
176	Wychavon	133,100	Non-metropolitan district	Worcestershire	West Midlands
177	Gloucester	132,538	Non-metropolitan district, City (1541)	Gloucestershire	South West
178	Tonbridge and Malling	132,386	Non-metropolitan district, Borough	Kent	South East
179	Broadland	132,247	Non-metropolitan district	Norfolk	East of England
180	Test Valley	131,190	Non-metropolitan district, Borough	Hampshire	South East
181	Exeter	129,307	Non-metropolitan district, City (TI)	Devon	South West
182	Waverley	128,878	Non-metropolitan district, Borough	Surrey	South East
183	Halton	128,577	Unitary authority, Borough	Cheshire	North West
184	Winchester	127,916	Non-metropolitan district, City (TI)	Hampshire	South East
185	Amber Valley	126,489	Non-metropolitan district, Borough	Derbyshire	East Midlands
186	Ashfield	126,372	Non-metropolitan district	Nottinghamshire	East Midlands
187	East Hampshire	126,199	Non-metropolitan district	Hampshire	South East
188	Bracknell Forest	125,174	Unitary authority, Borough	Berkshire	South East
189	Chichester	124,531	Non-metropolitan district	West Sussex	South East
190	East Staffordshire	124,477	Non-metropolitan district, Borough	Staffordshire	West Midlands
191	Havant	124,470	Non-metropolitan district, Borough	Hampshire	South East
192	Newark and Sherwood	123,383	Non-metropolitan district	Nottinghamshire	East Midlands
193	Newcastle-under-Lyme	123,025	Non-metropolitan district, Borough	Staffordshire	West Midlands
194	Stroud	121,529	Non-metropolitan district	Gloucestershire	South West
195	Sevenoaks	120,841	Non-metropolitan district	Kent	South East
196	Welwyn Hatfield	119,538	Non-metropolitan district	Hertfordshire	East of England
197	Rushcliffe	119,438	Non-metropolitan district, Borough	Nottinghamshire	East Midlands
198	Cheltenham	118,866	Non-metropolitan district, Borough	Gloucestershire	South West
199	Crawley	118,580	Non-metropolitan district, Borough	West Sussex	South East
200	North Kesteven	118,553	Non-metropolitan district	Lincolnshire	East Midlands
201	Bassetlaw	118,351	Non-metropolitan district	Nottinghamshire	East Midlands
202	Chorley	117,937	Non-metropolitan district, Borough	Lancashire	North West
203	Gedling	117,298	Non-metropolitan district, Borough	Nottinghamshire	East Midlands
204	West Lancashire	117,125	Non-metropolitan district	Lancashire	North West
205	Dartford	116,777	Non-metropolitan district, Borough	Kent	South East
206	Dover	116,595	Non-metropolitan district	Kent	South East
207	Tunbridge Wells	115,681	Non-metropolitan district, Borough	Kent	South East
208	West Oxfordshire	115,161	Non-metropolitan district	Oxfordshire	South East
209	Fareham	114,993	Non-metropolitan district, Borough	Hampshire	South East
210	Rugby	114,829	Non-metropolitan district, Borough	Warwickshire	West Midlands
211	Hinckley and Bosworth	113,660	Non-metropolitan district, Borough	Leicestershire	East Midlands
212	Erewash	113,047	Non-metropolitan district, Borough	Derbyshire	East Midlands
213	Wyre	112,457	Non-metropolitan district, Borough	Lancashire	North West
214	Worthing	111,657	Non-metropolitan district, Borough	West Sussex	South East
215	South Ribble	111,204	Non-metropolitan district, Borough	Lancashire	North West
216	Broxtowe	110,813	Non-metropolitan district, Borough	Nottinghamshire	East Midlands
217	South Staffordshire	110,793	Non-metropolitan district	Staffordshire	West Midlands
218	Mansfield	110,602	Non-metropolitan district	Nottinghamshire	East Midlands
219	Folkestone and Hythe	110,056	Non-metropolitan district	Kent	South East
220	Darlington	108,222	Unitary authority, Borough	Durham	North East
221	Hertsmere	108,105	Non-metropolitan district, Borough	Hertfordshire	East of England
222	South Derbyshire	108,063	Non-metropolitan district	Derbyshire	East Midlands
223	Lichfield	106,909	Non-metropolitan district	Staffordshire	West Midlands
224	Gravesham	106,838	Non-metropolitan district, Borough	Kent	South East
225	North West Leicestershire	105,011	Non-metropolitan district	Leicestershire	East Midlands
226	Woking	103,889	Non-metropolitan district, Borough	Surrey	South East
227	Chesterfield	103,672	Non-metropolitan district, Borough	Derbyshire	East Midlands
228	Worcester	103,617	Non-metropolitan district, City (1189)	Worcestershire	West Midlands
229	Mid Suffolk	103,417	Non-metropolitan district	Suffolk	East of England
230	Blaby	103,271	Non-metropolitan district	Leicestershire	East Midlands
231	North Norfolk	103,257	Non-metropolitan district	Norfolk	East of England
232	Spelthorne	102,995	Non-metropolitan district, Borough	Surrey	South East
233	Fenland	102,742	Non-metropolitan district	Cambridgeshire	East of England
234	Watford	102,451	Non-metropolitan district, Borough	Hertfordshire	East of England
235	Lincoln	102,330	Non-metropolitan district, City (TI)	Lincolnshire	East Midlands
236	North East Derbyshire	102,315	Non-metropolitan district	Derbyshire	East Midlands
237	Wyre Forest	101,786	Non-metropolitan district	Worcestershire	West Midlands
238	Eastbourne	101,593	Non-metropolitan district, Borough	East Sussex	South East
239	Cannock Chase	100,590	Non-metropolitan district	Staffordshire	West Midlands
240	Hart	100,293	Non-metropolitan district	Hampshire	South East
241	Lewes	100,194	Non-metropolitan district	East Sussex	South East
242	Great Yarmouth	100,146	Non-metropolitan district, Borough	Norfolk	East of England
243	Rushmoor	100,068	Non-metropolitan district, Borough	Hampshire	South East
244	Bromsgrove	99,475	Non-metropolitan district	Worcestershire	West Midlands
245	North Devon	99,435	Non-metropolitan district	Devon	South West
246	Broxbourne	99,138	Non-metropolitan district, Borough	Hertfordshire	East of England
247	Harborough	98,287	Non-metropolitan district	Leicestershire	East Midlands
248	Staffordshire Moorlands	95,993	Non-metropolitan district	Staffordshire	West Midlands
249	Pendle	95,789	Non-metropolitan district, Borough	Lancashire	North West
250	West Lindsey	95,570	Non-metropolitan district	Lincolnshire	East Midlands
251	South Holland	95,485	Non-metropolitan district	Lincolnshire	East Midlands
252	Tewkesbury	95,429	Non-metropolitan district, Borough	Gloucestershire	South West
253	Burnley	94,721	Non-metropolitan district, Borough	Lancashire	North West
254	Three Rivers	93,952	Non-metropolitan district	Hertfordshire	East of England
255	Rother	93,429	Non-metropolitan district	East Sussex	South East
256	Harlow	93,374	Non-metropolitan district	Essex	East of England
257	Babergh	92,723	Non-metropolitan district	Suffolk	East of England
258	Hartlepool	92,571	Unitary authority, Borough	Durham	North East
259	Uttlesford	91,948	Non-metropolitan district	Essex	East of England
260	Cotswold	91,125	Non-metropolitan district	Gloucestershire	South West
261	High Peak	91,104	Non-metropolitan district, Borough	Derbyshire	East Midlands
262	Hastings	90,959	Non-metropolitan district, Borough	East Sussex	South East
263	Surrey Heath	90,645	Non-metropolitan district, Borough	Surrey	South East
264	Castle Point	89,708	Non-metropolitan district, Borough	Essex	East of England
265	Stevenage	89,320	Non-metropolitan district, Borough	Hertfordshire	East of England
266	South Hams	89,213	Non-metropolitan district	Devon	South West
267	East Cambridgeshire	88,145	Non-metropolitan district	Cambridgeshire	East of England
268	Tandridge	88,143	Non-metropolitan district	Surrey	South East
269	Runnymede	87,739	Non-metropolitan district, Borough	Surrey	South East
270	Mole Valley	87,608	Non-metropolitan district	Surrey	South East
271	Forest of Dean	87,140	Non-metropolitan district	Gloucestershire	South West
272	Redditch	86,996	Non-metropolitan district, Borough	Worcestershire	West Midlands
273	Rochford	86,186	Non-metropolitan district	Essex	East of England
274	Mid Devon	83,186	Non-metropolitan district	Devon	South West
275	Hyndburn	82,261	Non-metropolitan district, Borough	Lancashire	North West
276	Gosport	82,178	Non-metropolitan district, Borough	Hampshire	South East
277	Fylde	81,845	Non-metropolitan district, Borough	Lancashire	North West
278	Epsom and Ewell	80,998	Non-metropolitan district, Borough	Surrey	South East
279	Bolsover	80,476	Non-metropolitan district	Derbyshire	East Midlands
280	Malvern Hills	79,973	Non-metropolitan district	Worcestershire	West Midlands
281	Tamworth	78,838	Non-metropolitan district, Borough	Staffordshire	West Midlands
282	Brentwood	77,103	Non-metropolitan district, Borough	Essex	East of England
283	Derbyshire Dales	71,681	Non-metropolitan district	Derbyshire	East Midlands
284	Rossendale	71,010	Non-metropolitan district, Borough	Lancashire	North West
285	Boston	70,798	Non-metropolitan district, Borough	Lincolnshire	East Midlands
286	Torridge	68,475	Non-metropolitan district	Devon	South West
287	Maldon	66,627	Non-metropolitan district	Essex	East of England
288	North Warwickshire	65,340	Non-metropolitan district, Borough	Warwickshire	West Midlands
289	Adur	64,626	Non-metropolitan district	West Sussex	South East
290	Ribble Valley	61,907	Non-metropolitan district, Borough	Lancashire	North West
291	Oadby and Wigston	57,753	Non-metropolitan district, Borough	Leicestershire	East Midlands
292	West Devon	57,488	Non-metropolitan district, Borough	Devon	South West
293	Melton	51,773	Non-metropolitan district, Borough	Leicestershire	East Midlands
294	Rutland	41,381	Unitary authority	Rutland	East Midlands
295	City of London	8,618	sui generis, City (TI)	City of London	London
296	Isles of Scilly	2,271	sui generis	Cornwall	South West