# The Local Authorities (Categorisation) (England) Order 2005, Schedule 1: Excellent Authorities Basingstoke & Deane Borough Council Bexley London Borough Council Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council Blyth Valley Borough Council Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council Cambridge City Council Cambridgeshire County Council Camden London Borough Council Canterbury City Council Cheshire County Council Chester City Council Chichester District Council Chiltern District Council Colchester Borough Council Cornwall County Council Corporation of London Derby City Council Derbyshire County Council Derbyshire Dales District Council Dorset County Council Durham County Council Easington District Council East Riding of Yorkshire District Council Elmbridge Borough Council Exeter City Council Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council Guildford Borough Council Hambleton District Council Hammersmith & Fulham London Borough Council Hampshire County Council Hartlepool Borough Council Hertfordshire County Council High Peak Borough Council Horsham District Council Huntingdonshire District Council Kensington & Chelsea Royal Borough Council Kent County Council Kingston upon Thames Royal Borough Council Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council Lancashire County Council Leicestershire County Council Maidstone Borough Council New Forest District Council North Cornwall District Council North Lincolnshire District Council Nottinghamshire County Council Runnymede Borough Council Sheffield City Council Shrewsbury & Atcham Borough Council Shropshire County Council South Hams District Council South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council Spelthorne Borough Council St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council Suffolk County Council Sunderland City Council Tameside Metropolitan District Council Taunton Deane Borough Council Telford & Wrekin District Council Tonbridge & Malling Borough Council Wandsworth London Borough Council Warwick District Council Warwickshire County Council Wellingborough Borough Council West Sussex County Council Westminster City Council Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council Worcestershire County Council --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/694/schedule/1 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/local-authorities-categorisation-england-order-2005/schedule-1 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.