Consultation on Proposals for Local Government Reorganisation in Gloucestershire

Overview

This statutory consultation seeks views on the proposals that the Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has received following the Secretary of State’s invitation to councils in Gloucestershire to submit proposals for unitary local government for their area. You can find full details of the consultation, including a privacy statement, at: Local government reorganisation in Gloucestershire - GOV.UK. 

The 3 proposals in this consultation were made by the following councils on 28 November 2025: 

1. Cotswold District Council, Gloucestershire County Council, Stroud District Council, and Tewkesbury Borough Council proposed 1 unitary council comprising the current areas of: 

• Gloucestershire: Cheltenham, Cotswold, Forest of Dean, Gloucester, Stroud, and Tewkesbury 

2. Cheltenham Borough Council proposed 2 unitary councils. These would comprise the current areas of: 

• East Gloucestershire: Cheltenham, Cotswold, and Tewkesbury  

• West Gloucestershire: Forest of Dean, Gloucester and Stroud  

3. Gloucester City Council proposed 2 unitary councils. This includes a request to split existing district council areas between the proposed new councils. These would comprise the current areas of: 

• Greater Gloucester City: Gloucester plus 12 parishes from Tewkesbury, 8 parishes from Stroud and 1 parish from the Forest of Dean  

• Gloucestershire: Cheltenham, Cotswold, and the remaining parts of Tewkesbury, Stroud, and Forest of Dean 

Forest of Dean District Council did not submit a proposal. 

You can find all of the proposals at:

https://futuregloucestershire.org.uk/

This consultation asks questions about each proposal to help inform the assessment of the proposals.