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Local Government Beyond NI
UK Local Government Overview
Northern Ireland Councils: 26 District Councils
Councillors: 582
Population: 1,702,600
Population / Cllr: 3000
LG Spending: £360m (5% Public Sector Spending)
Employees: 10,000
Representative Organisation: NILGA
England Councils: 388 (34 County, 36 Metropolitan District, 47 English Unitary, 33 London Authority, 238 Shire District) Councillors: 19,657
Population: 49,855,700
Population / Cllr: 2500
LG Spending: £70 Billion (25% Public Sector spending)
Employees: 2 million
Representative Organisation: LGA
www.lga.gov.uk
Wales Councils: 22 Unitary Councils
Councillors: 1257
Population: 2,938,000
Population / Cllr: 2300
LG Spending: £4 Billion (33% of Public Sector Spending)
Employees: 150,000
Representative Organisation: WLGA
Scotland Councils: 32 Unitary Councils
Councillors: 1222
Population: 5,062,011
Population / Cllr: 4100
LG Spending: £7.6 Billion (33% of Scottish Executive Budget)
Representative Organisation: COSLA
www.cosla.gov.uk
Local Government Internationally
International Local Government Overview
France Number of Councils: 36,782 'Communes'
Councillors: 520,000
Population: 60,656,178
Population / Cllr: 120
Population / Council: 1,700 (380 Median Pop.)
Germany Number of Councils: 13,912 'Gemeinden'
Population: 82,431,390
Population / Cllr: 250
Population / Council: 6,000
Italy Population: 58,103,033
Population / Cllr: 400
Population / Council: 7,130 (2,343 Median Pop.)
Spain Population: 40,341,462
Population / Cllr:600
Population / Council: 5,000 (564 Median Pop.)
Denmark Number of Councils: 271
Councillors: 5,011
Population: 5,432,335
Population / Cllr: 1100
Population / Council: 20,000
Local Government Spending:50% Public Sector spending
Australia Number of Councils: 722
Councillors: 6,600
Population: 20,090437
Population / Cllr: 3000
Population / Council: 26,400
Local Government Spending: $17 Billion (7% Public Sector spending)
Employment: 150,000
