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| Town | Population | Status | |
| 1 | Swindon | 182,441 | Town |
| 2 | Southend | 175,547 | Town |
| 3 | Warrington | 165,456 | Town |
| 4 | Peterborough | 161,707 | City |
| 5 | Slough | 155,298 | Town |
| 6 | Poole | 154,718 | Town |
| 7 | Blackpool | 147,663 | Town |
| 8 | Birkenhead | 142,968 | Town |
| 9 | Telford | 142,723 | Town |
| 10 | Gloucester | 136,362 | City |
| 11 | Sale | 134,022 | Town |
| 12 | Watford | 131,982 | Town |
| 13 | Newport | 128,060 | City |
| 14 | Solihull | 123,187 | Town |
| 15 | Gateshead | 120,046 | Town |
| 16 | Blackburn | 117,963 | Town |
| 17 | Doncaster | 109,805 | Town |
| 18 | Rotherham | 109,691 | Town |
| 19 | Eastbourne | 109,185 | Town |
| 20 | Worthing | 109,120 | Town |
| 21 | Sutton Coldfield | 109,015 | Town |
| 22 | Rochdale | 107,926 | Town |
| 23 | Maidstone | 107,627 | Town |
| 24 | Basingstoke | 107,355 | Town |
| 25 | Basildon | 107,123 | Town |
| 26 | Crawley | 106,943 | Town |
| 27 | Stockport | 105,878 | Town |
| 28 | Woking | 105,367 | Town |
| 29 | Gillingham | 104,157 | Town |
| 30 | Wigan | 103,608 | Town |
| 31 | St. Helens | 102,885 | Town |