Local Government Reorganisation Consultation

This statutory consultation seeks views on the proposals that the Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has received from Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent’s principal councils.

This consultation asks you questions about each proposal. This consultation will last for 7 weeks and closes at 23:59 on 26^th March 2026.

The link to the online survey is here – https://consult.communities.gov.uk/local-government-reorganisation/staffordshire-and-stoke-on-trent/

Full details of the consultation and how to respond in writing can be found here – https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/local-government-reorganisation-in-staffordshire-and-stoke-on-trent/proposals-for-local-government-reorganisation-in-staffordshire-and-stoke-on-trent

The proposals are:

Cannock Chase District Council, East Staffordshire Borough Council, Stafford Borough Council, Stoke‑on‑Trent City Council proposed 2 unitary councils. These would comprise the current areas of:

• North Staffordshire: Newcastle‑under‑Lyme, Staffordshire Moorlands, and Stoke‑on‑Trent
• South Staffordshire: Cannock Chase, East Staffordshire, Lichfield, South Staffordshire, Stafford, and Tamworth

Staffordshire County Council proposed 2 unitary councils. These would comprise the current areas of:

• East Staffordshire: East Staffordshire, Lichfield, Staffordshire Moorlands, Stoke-on-Trent, and Tamworth
• West Staffordshire: Cannock Chase, Newcastle-under-Lyme, South Staffordshire, and Stafford

Staffordshire Moorlands District Council proposed 2 unitary councils: This includes a request to split existing district council areas between the proposed new councils. These would comprise the district areas of:

• North Staffordshire: Newcastle-under-Lyme, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire Moorlands, plus 16 parishes from East Staffordshire and 6 from Stafford
• Southern and Mid-Staffordshire: Cannock Chase, Lichfield, South Staffordshire, Tamworth, and the remaining 22 parishes of East Staffordshire, and 34 of Stafford

Lichfield District Council, South Staffordshire Borough Council, Tamworth Borough Council proposed 3 unitary councils. These would comprise the current areas of:

• North Staffordshire: Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire Moorlands, and Stoke-on-Trent
• South-West Staffordshire: Cannock Chase, South Staffordshire, and Stafford
• South-East Staffordshire: Lichfield, East Staffordshire, and Tamworth

Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council proposed 4 unitary councils. These would comprise the current areas of:

• Unitary Authority 1: Newcastle-under-Lyme
• Unitary Authority 2: Cannock Chase, South Staffordshire, and Stafford
• Unitary Authority 3: Staffordshire Moorlands, and Stoke-on-Trent
• Unitary Authority 4: East Staffordshire, Lichfield and Tamworth.