No religion: highest and lowest councils in South West (2021)

Bristol had the highest share of residents with no religion of South West’s 27 councils in 2021, at 51.4%.

Cotswold had the lowest, at 36.7%. The middle council, South Hams, had 44.0%.

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No religion for every council in South West, highest first. Councils without a figure are listed last with the reason.
RankCouncilValue
1Bristol51.4%
2Plymouth48.9%
3Exeter48.5%
4Bath and North East Somerset47.9%
=5Cornwall46.3%
=5Isles of Scilly46.3%
7South Gloucestershire46.1%
8North Somerset45.3%
9North Devon45.1%
10Mid Devon45.0%
11Teignbridge44.8%
12Cheltenham44.4%
13Stroud44.1%
14South Hams44.0%
15Torridge43.4%
16Torbay43.2%
17Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole42.2%
18East Devon41.9%
=19Forest of Dean41.6%
=19West Devon41.6%
21Somerset

Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census output areas in this area, because the census was published on the boundaries before this council changed.

41.5%
22Wiltshire41.3%
23Tewkesbury40.8%
24Swindon40.5%
25Dorset40.1%
26Gloucester39.7%
27Cotswold36.7%

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