| Lond | London | 9,748,033 | 9,840,742 | 14.1 | 1 | 39 | 92,709 | 0.95 |
| Manc | Manchester | 2,811,756 | 2,832,585 | 4.07 | 2 | 203 | 20,829 | 0.74 |
| Birm | Birmingham (West Midlands) | 2,684,807 | 2,704,617 | 3.89 | 3 | 212 | 19,810 | 0.74 |
| West | West Yorkshire | 1,942,470 | 1,956,474 | 2.81 | 4 | 300 | 14,004 | 0.72 |
| Glas | Glasgow | 1,708,147 | 1,718,941 | 2.47 | 5 | 352 | 10,794 | 0.63 |
| Sout | Southampton/Portsmouth (South Hampshire) | 959,202 | 966,741 | 1.39 | 6 | 678 | 7,539 | 0.79 |
| Live | Liverpool | 922,871 | 928,997 | 1.34 | 7 | 706 | 6,126 | 0.66 |
| Newc | Newcastle upon Tyne | 828,712 | 834,242 | 1.20 | 8 | 776 | 5,530 | 0.67 |
| Nott | Nottingham | 813,078 | 819,334 | 1.18 | 9 | 789 | 6,256 | 0.77 |
| Shef | Sheffield | 751,303 | 756,783 | 1.09 | 10 | 864 | 5,480 | 0.73 |
| Bris | Bristol | 713,884 | 720,052 | 1.04 | 11 | 904 | 6,168 | 0.86 |
| Belf | Belfast | 647,438 | 651,982 | 0.937 | 12 | 990 | 4,544 | 0.70 |
| Brig | Brighton-Worthing-Littlehampton | 627,524 | 632,475 | 0.909 | 13 | 1027 | 4,951 | 0.79 |
| Leic | Leicester | 570,858 | 575,352 | 0.827 | 14 | 1153 | 4,494 | 0.79 |
| Edin | Edinburgh | 558,676 | 563,534 | 0.810 | 15 | 1177 | 4,858 | 0.87 |
| Bour | Bournemouth/Poole | 522,736 | 526,845 | 0.757 | 16 | 1251 | 4,109 | 0.79 |
| Card | Cardiff | 491,755 | 495,378 | 0.712 | 17 | 1319 | 3,623 | 0.74 |
| Cove | Coventry-Bedworth | 449,820 | 454,584 | 0.654 | 18 | 1440 | 4,764 | 1.06 |
| Tees | Teeside (Middlesbrough) | 395,076 | 397,527 | 0.572 | 19 | 1610 | 2,451 | 0.62 |
| Stok | Stoke-on-Trent (The Potteries) | 394,290 | 396,812 | 0.571 | 20 | 1613 | 2,522 | 0.64 |
| Read | Reading-Wokingham | 352,913 | 355,596 | 0.511 | 21 | 1750 | 2,683 | 0.76 |
| Sund | Sunderland | 347,131 | 349,162 | 0.502 | 22 | 1769 | 2,031 | 0.59 |
| Pres | Preston | 336,176 | 338,446 | 0.487 | 23 | 1806 | 2,270 | 0.68 |
| Birk | Birkenhead | 334,081 | 335,971 | 0.483 | 24 | 1812 | 1,890 | 0.57 |
| King | Kingston upon Hull | 326,568 | 328,518 | 0.472 | 25 | 1825 | 1,950 | 0.60 |
| Newp | Newport | 322,795 | 324,815 | 0.467 | 26 | 1833 | 2,020 | 0.63 |
| Sout | Southend-On-Sea | 320,769 | 323,035 | 0.464 | 27 | 1837 | 2,266 | 0.71 |
| Swan | Swansea | 318,188 | 320,236 | 0.460 | 28 | 1842 | 2,048 | 0.64 |