Counties making up the English Regions
| Region | Counties included in Region | |
| Pre- 1974 | Post- 1974 | |
| North West | Cumberland, Westmorland, Lancashire, Cheshire | Cumbria, Lancashire, Cheshire, Merseyside, Greater Manchester |
| North East | Northumberland, Durham, West Riding, East Riding, North Riding | Northumberland, Durham, North Yorkshire, Humberside, West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, Tyne and Wear, Cleveland |
| Midlands | Lincolnshire (Lindsey, Kesteven and Holland), Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Staffordshire, Shropshire, Leicestershire, Rutland, Warwickshire, Worcestershire, Hereford | Lincolnshire, Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Staffordshire, Shropshire, Leicestershire, Warwickshire, Hereford and Worcester, West Midlands, Oxfordshire (later LG reform restored "joint" Counties to individual authorities) |
| Eastern | Norfolk, Cambridgeshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough, Northamptonshire, Suffolk, Bedfordshire,Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Essex | Norfolk, Cambridgeshire, Northamptonshire, Suffolk, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Essex |
| South West | Gloucestershire, Wiltshire, Somerset, Devon, Dorset, Cornwall | Gloucestershire, Wiltshire, Somerset, Devon, Dorset, Cornwall, Avon |
| London | GLC, Middlesex | Individual Boroughs |
| South East | Oxfordshire, Berkshire, Surrey, Kent, Hampshire, West Sussex, East Sussex, Isle of Wight | Berkshire, Surrey, Kent, Hampshire, West Sussex, East Sussex, Isle of Wight |