Local Government Reorganisation
Published: 16 July 2026
16/7/26
The
Government has just made its decision on Local Government Reorganisation (LGR).
As you will be aware, the Government is dissolving County Councils and District/Borough Councils and replacing them with Unitary Councils. This brings to an end a system that has operated in Staffordshire since 1974.
The Government has decided that the District/Borough Councils and Staffordshire County Council will be reorganised into the following unitary councils –
Southern and Mid Staffordshire Unitary consisting of: Cannock, Stafford, South Staffordshire, Lichfield, Tamworth, East Staffordshire.
North Staffordshire Unitary consisting of: Stoke-on-Trent, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire Moorlands.
Further details are available here - https://staffordshirestokelgr.org.uk/.
The new councils will take over services on 1st April 2028, following Unitary Council elections in May 2027.
