Unitary authority · England

Stoke-on-Trent

Stoke-on-Trent is a unitary authority. It is a single-tier authority, so it runs both local and larger services.

What this council is responsible for

Stoke-on-Trent
Unitary authority · E06000021
  • Planning applications
  • Bin and recycling collection
  • Council tax and business rates collection
  • Housing and homelessness
  • Licensing
  • Environmental health
  • Parks and leisure
  • Local elections
  • Schools and education
  • Adult social care
  • Children’s services
  • Roads and highways
  • Waste disposal
  • Libraries
  • Trading standards
  • Public health
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Type
Unitary authority
Single tier
Official code
E06000021
ONS GSS code
Nation
England
Local planning authority
Yes. Decides planning applications in its area.

Other bodies covering this area

Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire
Fire and rescue authority
  • Fire and rescue
36
Postcode sectors
26
Wards
3
Constituencies

11 of these postcode sectors are shared with a neighbouring council. Postcode sectors are a Royal Mail construct and do not follow council boundaries.

Boundary

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Ultra-generalised boundary (500 m) from the ONS Open Geography Portal, Open Government Licence v3. Indicative at this scale; not for legal or planning use. See it among its neighbours on the UK map →

Towns in this area

Parliamentary constituencies

Wards

26 wards recorded in this council area.

Abbey Hulton · Baddeley, Milton & Norton · Basford & Hartshill · Bentilee, Ubberley & Townsend · Birches Head & Northwood · Blurton · Boothen · Bucknall & Eaton Park · Burslem · Dresden & Florence · Etruria & Hanley · Fenton East · Ford Green & Smallthorne · Goldenhill & Sandyford · Great Chell & Packmoor · Hanford, Newstead & Trentham · Hanley Park, Joiner's Square & Shelton · Hartshill Park & Stoke · Hollybush · Lightwood North & Normacot · Little Chell & Stanfield · Meir North · Meir Park · Moorcroft & Sneyd Green · Sandford Hill · Trent Vale & Oak Hill

Postcode sectors

ST1 1 · ST1 2 · ST1 3 · ST1 4 · ST1 5 · ST1 6 · ST2 0 · ST2 7 · ST2 8 · ST2 9 · ST3 1 · ST3 2 · ST3 3 · ST3 4 · ST3 5 · ST3 6 · ST3 7 · ST3 9 · ST4 1 · ST4 2 · ST4 3 · ST4 4 · ST4 5 · ST4 6 · ST4 7 · ST4 8 · ST4 9 · ST6 1 · ST6 2 · ST6 3 · ST6 4 · ST6 5 · ST6 6 · ST6 7 · ST6 8 · ST6 9

Sources: ONS Open Geography Portal (boundaries and names, retrieved 2026-09-05, Open Government Licence v3); National Statistics Postcode Lookup May 2026; Wikidata (official website, CC0). Official code E06000021.