Boothferry was a local government district and borough of the short-lived non-metropolitan county of Humberside from April 1, 1974 to April, 1996. The district is now split between the East Riding of Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire.

The borough was a merger of the former borough of Goole, and Goole Rural District, Howden Rural District and Isle of Axholme Rural District.

Former non-metropolitan districts