Consultations on Proposals for Local Government Reorganisation in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent

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 Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent 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 Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent - GOV.UK.

The 5 proposals in this consultation were made by the following councils on 28 November 2025.

1. 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 

2. 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 

3. 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 

4. 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 

5. 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

You can find all proposals at: Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent Local Government Reorganisation Hub

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