User:Morwen/tradgoogle

Here are some interesting google hits. From these it seems there are two main areas where traditional counties have remained in use - these are the outer boroughs of Greater Manchester, and of Greater London. Obviously these statistics don't prove anything on an individual level, but they do act as an indicator of a general trend.

Places where traditional counties clearly win -

Bromley, Uxbridge, Staines, Wigan, Rochdale, Dagenham

Places where administrative counties clearly win -

Bournemouth, Brighton, Carlisle, Barrow, Brixton, West Ham, Caversham, Abingdon, Huntingdon, St Ives, Liverpool, Coventry, Birmingham, Solihull, Sheffield, Slough, Sunderland, Gateshead, Bootle

Places where former administrative counties win -

Bath, Bristol (may be overstated) Middlesbrough

slough, berkshire - 49,100 slough, buckinghamshire - 814

carlisle, cumbria - 34,500 carlisle, cumberland - 5,250

barrow-in-furness, lancashire - 601 barrow-in-furness, cumbria - 18,000

bromley, london - 4,480 bromley, kent - 46,900

brixton, london - 17,400 brixton, surrey - 493

west ham, london - 5,350 west ham, essex - 965

dagenham, essex - 16,300 dagenham, london - 3,540

caversham, berkshire - 1,830 caversham, oxfordshire - 411

huntingdon, huntingdonshire - 1,190 huntingdon, cambridgeshire - 23,100

uxbridge, london - 3,120 uxbridge, middlesex - 54,3000

liverpool, merseyside - 56,100 liverpool, lancashire - 8,580

staines, surrey - 3,450 staines, middlesex - 21,100

st ives, cambridgeshire - 12,300 st ives, huntingdonshire - 733

abingdon, berkshire - 750 abingdon, oxfordshire - 30,900

brighton, sussex - 29,400 brighton, east sussex - 54,100

grimsby, lincolnshire - 9,380 grimsby, north east lincolnshire - 4,400 grimsby, humberside - 2,050

bath, avon - 48,100 bath, somerset - 30,700

bournemouth, hampshire - 1,630 bournemouth, dorset - 102,000

middlesbrough, cleveland - 20,200 middlesbrough, yorkshire - 857 middlesbrough, north yorkshire - 2020 middlesbrough, north riding - 208

gateshead, tyne and wear - 15,300 gateshead, tyne & wear - 13,100

gateshead, durham - 1,680 gateshead, co. durham - 401 gateshead, county durham - 424

coventry, west midlands - 37,700 coventry, warwickshire - 14,700

birmingham, warwickshire - 6,680 birmingham, west midlands - 87,600

newport, hampshire - 161 newport, isle of wight - 36,600

peterborough, northamptonshire - 785 peterborough, cambridgeshire - 32,400

oakham, leicestershire - 6,270 oakham, rutland - 11,800

hull, yorkshire - 7,960 hull, east yorkshire - 16,100 hull, east riding of yorkshire - 6,250 hull, humberside - 11,600

hereford, hereford and worcester - 1,650 hereford, herefordshire - 16,400

bristol, gloucestershire - 7,180 bristol, avon - 69,500 (many refer to river)

wigan, greater manchester - 3,880 wigan, lancashire - 30,300

trafford, greater manchester - 884 trafford, lancashire, 1,110

solihull, warwickshire - 2,710 solihull, west midlands - 43,600

newport, gwent - 45,200 newport, south wales - 15,800 newport, monmouthshire - 3,210

sheffield, west riding - 255 sheffield, south yorkshire - 59,500 sheffield, yorkshire - 23,600

warrington, lancashire - 5,620 warrington, cheshire - 57,800

birkenhead, cheshire - 2,050 birkenhead, merseyside - 15,800

bolton, lancashire - 36,600 bolton, greater manchester - 7,710 bolton, manchester - 28,800

sunderland, durham - 3,810 sunderland, co durham - 746 sunderland, county durham - 981

sunderland, tyne and wear - 14,400 sunderland, tyne & wear 7,860

rochdale, lancashire - 31,700 rochdale, manchester - 824 rochdale, greater manchester - 2,870

bootle, lancashire - 322 bootle, merseyside - 13,200