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Public chargers for electric cars per 100,000 residents, every council ranked

Public chargers counted by Zapmap for the Department for Transport, against the people who live here. Each charges one car at a time. Figures for 1 July 2026, published for 361 councils in the UK. Lowest first: the order says where a council sits, not whether that is good.

Lowest: North East Derbyshire, 38 per 100,000. The council in the middle: Vale of Glamorgan, 139 per 100,000. Highest: Hammersmith and Fulham, 1,380 per 100,000.

Public chargers for electric cars per 100,000 residents, every council it is published for, lowest first
PlaceCouncilFigure
1North East DerbyshireEast Midlands38 per 100,000
2Castle PointEast of England42 per 100,000
3Derry City and StrabaneNorthern Ireland44 per 100,000
4Armagh City, Banbridge and CraigavonNorthern Ireland46 per 100,000
5Ards and North DownNorthern Ireland49 per 100,000
6Southend-on-SeaEast of England51 per 100,000
7 jointHastingsSouth East52 per 100,000
7 jointMid UlsterNorthern Ireland52 per 100,000
9FenlandEast of England53 per 100,000
10Mid and East AntrimNorthern Ireland54 per 100,000
11 jointBoltonNorth West55 per 100,000
11 jointBuryNorth West55 per 100,000
13Newry, Mourne and DownNorthern Ireland56 per 100,000
14KnowsleyNorth West57 per 100,000
15HyndburnNorth West58 per 100,000
16 jointNuneaton and BedworthWest Midlands59 per 100,000
16 jointTamesideNorth West59 per 100,000
18 jointKirkleesYorkshire and the Humber61 per 100,000
18 jointMaldonEast of England61 per 100,000
18 jointSeftonNorth West61 per 100,000
21 jointBasildonEast of England62 per 100,000
21 jointFarehamSouth East62 per 100,000
21 jointNorth TynesideNorth East62 per 100,000
24 jointMeltonEast Midlands63 per 100,000
24 jointPendleNorth West63 per 100,000
26LutonEast of England65 per 100,000
27 jointAntrim and NewtownabbeyNorthern Ireland66 per 100,000
27 jointCauseway Coast and GlensNorthern Ireland66 per 100,000
27 jointErewashEast Midlands66 per 100,000
27 jointWalsallWest Midlands66 per 100,000
31 jointBromleyLondon67 per 100,000
31 jointHaltonNorth West67 per 100,000
31 jointLisburn and CastlereaghNorthern Ireland67 per 100,000
31 jointRotherSouth East67 per 100,000
35 jointWolverhamptonWest Midlands69 per 100,000
35 jointWyre ForestWest Midlands69 per 100,000
37 jointNorth East LincolnshireYorkshire and the Humber70 per 100,000
37 jointSouthamptonSouth East70 per 100,000
37 jointWest LindseyEast Midlands70 per 100,000
40 jointFermanagh and OmaghNorthern Ireland71 per 100,000
40 jointOldhamNorth West71 per 100,000
40 jointWirralNorth West71 per 100,000
43 jointHavantSouth East72 per 100,000
43 jointRochdaleNorth West72 per 100,000
43 jointSt. HelensNorth West72 per 100,000
46Neath Port TalbotWales73 per 100,000
47HarlowEast of England74 per 100,000
48 jointAmber ValleyEast Midlands75 per 100,000
48 jointLichfieldWest Midlands75 per 100,000
50 jointRochfordEast of England76 per 100,000
50 jointWest LancashireNorth West76 per 100,000
50 jointWiganNorth West76 per 100,000
53 jointBelfastNorthern Ireland78 per 100,000
53 jointGraveshamSouth East78 per 100,000
55 jointBlackburn with DarwenNorth West79 per 100,000
55 jointCharnwoodEast Midlands79 per 100,000
55 jointMedwaySouth East79 per 100,000
55 jointPrestonNorth West79 per 100,000
55 jointSouth HollandEast Midlands79 per 100,000
60RedditchWest Midlands81 per 100,000
61East RenfrewshireScotland82 per 100,000
62 jointBarnsleyYorkshire and the Humber83 per 100,000
62 jointMaidstoneSouth East83 per 100,000
64 jointEast HampshireSouth East84 per 100,000
64 jointTendringEast of England84 per 100,000
66 jointHinckley and BosworthEast Midlands85 per 100,000
66 jointMansfieldEast Midlands85 per 100,000
68 jointLeicesterEast Midlands88 per 100,000
68 jointSandwellWest Midlands88 per 100,000
70 jointBraintreeEast of England89 per 100,000
70 jointKingston upon HullYorkshire and the Humber89 per 100,000
72 jointBath and North East SomersetSouth West90 per 100,000
72 jointColchesterEast of England90 per 100,000
72 jointEast CambridgeshireEast of England90 per 100,000
75 jointHartlepoolNorth East91 per 100,000
75 jointMid DevonSouth West91 per 100,000
75 jointMiddlesbroughNorth East91 per 100,000
75 jointSheffieldYorkshire and the Humber91 per 100,000
79 jointHaveringLondon95 per 100,000
79 jointSevenoaksSouth East95 per 100,000
81SalfordNorth West96 per 100,000
82 jointBrentwoodEast of England97 per 100,000
82 jointDoncasterYorkshire and the Humber97 per 100,000
82 jointHerefordshireWest Midlands97 per 100,000
82 jointTorbaySouth West97 per 100,000
86 jointThanetSouth East98 per 100,000
86 jointWakefieldYorkshire and the Humber98 per 100,000
88 jointBradfordYorkshire and the Humber99 per 100,000
88 jointBristolSouth West99 per 100,000
88 jointGedlingEast Midlands99 per 100,000
91 jointBarking and DagenhamLondon100 per 100,000
91 jointGosportSouth East100 per 100,000
91 jointNorth KestevenEast Midlands100 per 100,000
91 jointSloughSouth East100 per 100,000
95 jointCalderdaleYorkshire and the Humber101 per 100,000
95 jointGreenwichLondon101 per 100,000
97 jointAshfieldEast Midlands103 per 100,000
97 jointEast DunbartonshireScotland103 per 100,000
97 jointRedcar and ClevelandNorth East103 per 100,000
100DudleyWest Midlands104 per 100,000
101 jointChelmsfordEast of England105 per 100,000
101 jointNorth LincolnshireYorkshire and the Humber105 per 100,000
103 jointNorth SomersetSouth West107 per 100,000
103 jointStaffordshire MoorlandsWest Midlands107 per 100,000
103 jointStoke-on-TrentWest Midlands107 per 100,000
103 jointSwaleSouth East107 per 100,000
103 jointTorridgeSouth West107 per 100,000
108 jointBurnleyNorth West108 per 100,000
108 jointCaerphillyWales108 per 100,000
108 jointHigh PeakEast Midlands108 per 100,000
111 jointBlackpoolNorth West111 per 100,000
111 jointCheshire West and ChesterNorth West111 per 100,000
111 jointSt AlbansEast of England111 per 100,000
114 jointBournemouth, Christchurch and PooleSouth West112 per 100,000
114 jointSouth KestevenEast Midlands112 per 100,000
116 jointEast Riding of YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber113 per 100,000
116 jointTunbridge WellsSouth East113 per 100,000
118 jointBrecklandEast of England114 per 100,000
118 jointSouth DerbyshireEast Midlands114 per 100,000
120 jointStockportNorth West115 per 100,000
120 jointThurrockEast of England115 per 100,000
120 jointWealdenSouth East115 per 100,000
123 jointBroadlandEast of England116 per 100,000
123 jointEastbourneSouth East116 per 100,000
123 jointYorkYorkshire and the Humber116 per 100,000
126 jointEastleighSouth East117 per 100,000
126 jointNorth HertfordshireEast of England117 per 100,000
126 jointWiltshireSouth West117 per 100,000
129 jointCardiffWales118 per 100,000
129 jointFlintshireWales118 per 100,000
129 jointSuttonLondon118 per 100,000
129 jointTest ValleySouth East118 per 100,000
133 jointDerbyEast Midlands120 per 100,000
133 jointHarrowLondon120 per 100,000
133 jointNewark and SherwoodEast Midlands120 per 100,000
133 jointSouth StaffordshireWest Midlands120 per 100,000
137 jointHillingdonLondon121 per 100,000
137 jointRhondda Cynon TafWales121 per 100,000
137 jointSouth OxfordshireSouth East121 per 100,000
140Newcastle upon TyneNorth East122 per 100,000
141 jointCheshire EastNorth West123 per 100,000
141 jointMalvern HillsWest Midlands123 per 100,000
141 jointReigate and BansteadSouth East123 per 100,000
141 jointRibble ValleyNorth West123 per 100,000
145 jointBostonEast Midlands124 per 100,000
145 jointChorleyNorth West124 per 100,000
147Cannock ChaseWest Midlands125 per 100,000
148 jointEpping ForestEast of England126 per 100,000
148 jointHarboroughEast Midlands126 per 100,000
148 jointNorth NorthamptonshireEast Midlands126 per 100,000
148 jointTamworthWest Midlands126 per 100,000
152 jointManchesterNorth West128 per 100,000
152 jointTonbridge and MallingSouth East128 per 100,000
154PeterboroughEast of England129 per 100,000
155 jointEpsom and EwellSouth East131 per 100,000
155 jointOadby and WigstonEast Midlands131 per 100,000
155 jointSouth NorfolkEast of England131 per 100,000
158 jointFifeScotland132 per 100,000
158 jointRotherhamYorkshire and the Humber132 per 100,000
160 jointEast StaffordshireWest Midlands133 per 100,000
160 jointFyldeNorth West133 per 100,000
160 jointLewishamLondon133 per 100,000
160 jointStockton-on-TeesNorth East133 per 100,000
164 jointBirminghamWest Midlands135 per 100,000
164 jointEast HertfordshireEast of England135 per 100,000
164 jointHaringeyLondon135 per 100,000
164 jointIsle of WightSouth East135 per 100,000
164 jointLancasterNorth West135 per 100,000
164 jointMid SuffolkEast of England135 per 100,000
170WyreNorth West136 per 100,000
171 jointDoverSouth East137 per 100,000
171 jointEnfieldLondon137 per 100,000
171 jointNorth WarwickshireWest Midlands137 per 100,000
171 jointSomersetSouth West137 per 100,000
171 jointTelford and WrekinWest Midlands137 per 100,000
171 jointWest LothianScotland137 per 100,000
177 jointLeedsYorkshire and the Humber138 per 100,000
177 jointSwindonSouth West138 per 100,000
177 jointTandridgeSouth East138 per 100,000
180 jointMerthyr TydfilWales139 per 100,000
180 jointVale of GlamorganWales139 per 100,000
182LewesSouth East140 per 100,000
183 jointBasingstoke and DeaneSouth East141 per 100,000
183 jointBroxtoweEast Midlands141 per 100,000
183 jointBuckinghamshireSouth East141 per 100,000
186RushcliffeEast Midlands142 per 100,000
187 jointDarlingtonNorth East143 per 100,000
187 jointEast LindseyEast Midlands143 per 100,000
187 jointEast SuffolkEast of England143 per 100,000
190West NorthamptonshireEast Midlands144 per 100,000
191 jointAshfordSouth East145 per 100,000
191 jointSouth HamsSouth West145 per 100,000
193 jointBassetlawEast Midlands146 per 100,000
193 jointBridgendWales146 per 100,000
195TeignbridgeSouth West147 per 100,000
196 jointNorth West LeicestershireEast Midlands148 per 100,000
196 jointStaffordWest Midlands148 per 100,000
198 jointBedfordEast of England149 per 100,000
198 jointCounty DurhamNorth East149 per 100,000
198 jointGloucesterSouth West149 per 100,000
201 jointWindsor and MaidenheadSouth East150 per 100,000
201 jointWychavonWest Midlands150 per 100,000
203ConwyWales152 per 100,000
204 jointBroxbourneEast of England153 per 100,000
204 jointCroydonLondon153 per 100,000
204 jointMorayScotland153 per 100,000
207 jointNottinghamEast Midlands154 per 100,000
207 jointSwanseaWales154 per 100,000
209 jointShropshireWest Midlands155 per 100,000
209 jointTorfaenWales155 per 100,000
209 jointWaverleySouth East155 per 100,000
212 jointBolsoverEast Midlands156 per 100,000
212 jointRushmoorSouth East156 per 100,000
214 jointCumberlandNorth West157 per 100,000
214 jointTewkesburySouth West157 per 100,000
216 jointBracknell ForestSouth East159 per 100,000
216 jointDacorumEast of England159 per 100,000
216 jointNewhamLondon159 per 100,000
216 jointRugbyWest Midlands159 per 100,000
216 jointWokinghamSouth East159 per 100,000
221 jointSpelthorneSouth East160 per 100,000
221 jointWarringtonNorth West160 per 100,000
223 jointNewcastle-under-LymeWest Midlands161 per 100,000
223 jointThree RiversEast of England161 per 100,000
225 jointAberdeenshireScotland162 per 100,000
225 jointCanterburySouth East162 per 100,000
225 jointPlymouthSouth West162 per 100,000
225 jointSouth GloucestershireSouth West162 per 100,000
229FalkirkScotland163 per 100,000
230 jointBaberghEast of England164 per 100,000
230 jointUttlesfordEast of England164 per 100,000
232ArunSouth East166 per 100,000
233 jointOxfordSouth East167 per 100,000
233 jointSouth RibbleNorth West167 per 100,000
235 jointAdurSouth East168 per 100,000
235 jointCentral BedfordshireEast of England168 per 100,000
235 jointNorth LanarkshireScotland168 per 100,000
238King's Lynn and West NorfolkEast of England172 per 100,000
239ChichesterSouth East173 per 100,000
240 jointHuntingdonshireEast of England175 per 100,000
240 jointNorth YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber175 per 100,000
240 jointSouth TynesideNorth East175 per 100,000
243 jointLincolnEast Midlands176 per 100,000
243 jointMid SussexSouth East176 per 100,000
245New ForestSouth East177 per 100,000
246West DevonSouth West178 per 100,000
247 jointDenbighshireWales179 per 100,000
247 jointRossendaleNorth West179 per 100,000
249 jointDerbyshire DalesEast Midlands180 per 100,000
249 jointGlasgow CityScotland180 per 100,000
251ElmbridgeSouth East181 per 100,000
252 jointGuildfordSouth East182 per 100,000
252 jointSouth LanarkshireScotland182 per 100,000
254RutlandEast Midlands188 per 100,000
255 jointReadingSouth East189 per 100,000
255 jointTraffordNorth West189 per 100,000
257BromsgroveWest Midlands191 per 100,000
258 jointAberdeen CityScotland192 per 100,000
258 jointBlabyEast Midlands192 per 100,000
258 jointCity of EdinburghScotland192 per 100,000
258 jointSunderlandNorth East192 per 100,000
262 jointDartfordSouth East194 per 100,000
262 jointForest of DeanSouth West194 per 100,000
262 jointStevenageEast of England194 per 100,000
262 jointVale of White HorseSouth East194 per 100,000
266 jointHorshamSouth East195 per 100,000
266 jointWest OxfordshireSouth East195 per 100,000
268 jointDorsetSouth West196 per 100,000
268 jointLiverpoolNorth West196 per 100,000
268 jointNorwichEast of England196 per 100,000
271 jointGatesheadNorth East198 per 100,000
271 jointRedbridgeLondon198 per 100,000
273 jointNorth AyrshireScotland199 per 100,000
273 jointStroudSouth West199 per 100,000
275 jointEast DevonSouth West200 per 100,000
275 jointStratford-on-AvonWest Midlands200 per 100,000
277WarwickWest Midlands201 per 100,000
278PortsmouthSouth East203 per 100,000
279 jointCherwellSouth East204 per 100,000
279 jointWest DunbartonshireScotland204 per 100,000
279 jointWrexhamWales204 per 100,000
282 jointClackmannanshireScotland205 per 100,000
282 jointSouth AyrshireScotland205 per 100,000
282 jointSouth CambridgeshireEast of England205 per 100,000
282 jointWorcesterWest Midlands205 per 100,000
286Surrey HeathSouth East207 per 100,000
287North DevonSouth West208 per 100,000
288HartSouth East210 per 100,000
289 jointFolkestone and HytheSouth East211 per 100,000
289 jointGreat YarmouthEast of England211 per 100,000
291WinchesterSouth East213 per 100,000
292CarmarthenshireWales216 per 100,000
293AngusScotland221 per 100,000
294 jointCrawleySouth East223 per 100,000
294 jointMidlothianScotland223 per 100,000
296Scottish BordersScotland224 per 100,000
297North NorfolkEast of England225 per 100,000
298Blaenau GwentWales228 per 100,000
299 jointEast AyrshireScotland229 per 100,000
299 jointHertsmereEast of England229 per 100,000
301HounslowLondon233 per 100,000
302CornwallSouth West235 per 100,000
303West SuffolkEast of England236 per 100,000
304InverclydeScotland237 per 100,000
305NorthumberlandNorth East238 per 100,000
306Kingston upon ThamesLondon242 per 100,000
307RenfrewshireScotland243 per 100,000
308LambethLondon244 per 100,000
309Isle of AngleseyWales245 per 100,000
310RunnymedeSouth East246 per 100,000
311WorthingSouth East255 per 100,000
312ChesterfieldEast Midlands258 per 100,000
313ExeterSouth West259 per 100,000
314EalingLondon264 per 100,000
315Westmorland and FurnessNorth West266 per 100,000
316BexleyLondon269 per 100,000
317PowysWales270 per 100,000
318CheltenhamSouth West272 per 100,000
319WokingSouth East274 per 100,000
320SolihullWest Midlands278 per 100,000
321 jointBrighton and HoveSouth East283 per 100,000
321 jointMonmouthshireWales283 per 100,000
321 jointWest BerkshireSouth East283 per 100,000
324Mole ValleySouth East286 per 100,000
325BarnetLondon288 per 100,000
326IpswichEast of England294 per 100,000
327NewportWales303 per 100,000
328CeredigionWales306 per 100,000
329CotswoldSouth West310 per 100,000
330CambridgeEast of England313 per 100,000
331 jointMilton KeynesSouth East323 per 100,000
331 jointShetland IslandsScotland323 per 100,000
333Welwyn HatfieldEast of England350 per 100,000
334Perth and KinrossScotland363 per 100,000
335PembrokeshireWales365 per 100,000
336BrentLondon367 per 100,000
337CamdenLondon378 per 100,000
338 jointIslingtonLondon386 per 100,000
338 jointOrkney IslandsScotland386 per 100,000
340HighlandScotland387 per 100,000
341GwyneddWales390 per 100,000
342Argyll and ButeScotland396 per 100,000
343MertonLondon436 per 100,000
344City of LondonLondon443 per 100,000
345Dundee CityScotland472 per 100,000
346StirlingScotland511 per 100,000
347Na h-Eileanan SiarScotland515 per 100,000
348WandsworthLondon532 per 100,000
349Dumfries and GallowayScotland549 per 100,000
350WatfordEast of England563 per 100,000
351East LothianScotland600 per 100,000
352SouthwarkLondon618 per 100,000
353Kensington and ChelseaLondon637 per 100,000
354HackneyLondon638 per 100,000
355Richmond upon ThamesLondon642 per 100,000
356Waltham ForestLondon663 per 100,000
357Isles of ScillySouth West676 per 100,000
358CoventryWest Midlands717 per 100,000
359Tower HamletsLondon776 per 100,000
360WestminsterLondon1,378 per 100,000
361Hammersmith and FulhamLondon1,380 per 100,000

DfT, Electric vehicle charging infrastructure statistics, EVCI0102: public EV chargers per 100,000 population by local authority, 1 July 2026 · 1 July 2026 · fetched 4 October 2026 · How this is measured

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