| Lond | London | 9,648,110 | 9,748,033 | 14.3 | 1 | 38 | 99,923 | 1.04 |
| Manc | Manchester | 2,791,005 | 2,811,756 | 4.14 | 2 | 202 | 20,751 | 0.74 |
| Birm | Birmingham (West Midlands) | 2,665,100 | 2,684,807 | 3.95 | 3 | 209 | 19,707 | 0.74 |
| West | West Yorkshire | 1,928,661 | 1,942,470 | 2.86 | 4 | 296 | 13,809 | 0.72 |
| Glas | Glasgow | 1,698,088 | 1,708,147 | 2.51 | 5 | 344 | 10,059 | 0.59 |
| Sout | Southampton/Portsmouth (South Hampshire) | 951,531 | 959,202 | 1.41 | 6 | 671 | 7,671 | 0.81 |
| Live | Liverpool | 917,032 | 922,871 | 1.36 | 7 | 693 | 5,839 | 0.64 |
| Newc | Newcastle upon Tyne | 823,431 | 828,712 | 1.22 | 8 | 763 | 5,281 | 0.64 |
| Nott | Nottingham | 806,757 | 813,078 | 1.20 | 9 | 781 | 6,321 | 0.78 |
| Shef | Sheffield | 745,876 | 751,303 | 1.11 | 10 | 851 | 5,427 | 0.73 |
| Bris | Bristol | 707,412 | 713,884 | 1.05 | 11 | 899 | 6,472 | 0.91 |
| Belf | Belfast | 643,005 | 647,438 | 0.953 | 12 | 986 | 4,433 | 0.69 |
| Brig | Brighton-Worthing-Littlehampton | 622,480 | 627,524 | 0.923 | 13 | 1015 | 5,044 | 0.81 |
| Leic | Leicester | 566,282 | 570,858 | 0.840 | 14 | 1142 | 4,576 | 0.81 |
| Edin | Edinburgh | 553,569 | 558,676 | 0.822 | 15 | 1165 | 5,107 | 0.92 |
| Bour | Bournemouth/Poole | 518,556 | 522,736 | 0.769 | 16 | 1239 | 4,180 | 0.81 |
| Card | Cardiff | 488,153 | 491,755 | 0.724 | 17 | 1307 | 3,602 | 0.74 |
| Cove | Coventry-Bedworth | 444,547 | 449,820 | 0.662 | 18 | 1428 | 5,273 | 1.19 |
| Tees | Teeside (Middlesbrough) | 392,813 | 395,076 | 0.581 | 19 | 1596 | 2,263 | 0.58 |
| Stok | Stoke-on-Trent (The Potteries) | 391,927 | 394,290 | 0.580 | 20 | 1602 | 2,363 | 0.60 |
| Read | Reading-Wokingham | 350,214 | 352,913 | 0.519 | 21 | 1743 | 2,699 | 0.77 |
| Sund | Sunderland | 345,312 | 347,131 | 0.511 | 22 | 1768 | 1,819 | 0.53 |
| Pres | Preston | 333,996 | 336,176 | 0.495 | 23 | 1806 | 2,180 | 0.65 |
| Birk | Birkenhead | 332,417 | 334,081 | 0.492 | 24 | 1812 | 1,664 | 0.50 |
| King | Kingston upon Hull | 324,801 | 326,568 | 0.481 | 25 | 1828 | 1,767 | 0.54 |
| Newp | Newport | 320,921 | 322,795 | 0.475 | 26 | 1836 | 1,874 | 0.58 |
| Sout | Southend-On-Sea | 318,553 | 320,769 | 0.472 | 27 | 1839 | 2,216 | 0.70 |
| Swan | Swansea | 316,264 | 318,188 | 0.468 | 28 | 1845 | 1,924 | 0.61 |