#ANNOUNCEMENT | The government has confirmed that two new councils will provide services for Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent in the future.
The two new unitary councils will replace the ten existing ones and cover:
The north of Staffordshire including Newcastle-under-Lyme, Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire Moorlands. This is 494,803 people. The south of Staffordshire including Stafford, East Staffordshire, Cannock Chase, Lichfield, Tamworth and South Staffordshire. This is 682,775 people.The new unitary councils will make use of the existing district, borough and city council boundaries.
Under the government’s timetable, the new councils are expected to be established in April 2028, with elections to shadow councils held in May 2027.
You will continue to receive all the council services you need – they may just be delivered by a different local council. For now, nothing changes
For more information – https://staffordshirestokelgr.org.uk/
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