Correspondence

Local government reorganisation: letter to council leaders

​​​​​Letter to inform council leaders of the launch of the local government reorganisation consultations.​

• From: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and Alison McGovern MP
• Published: 5 February 2026

Applies to England

Documents

Letter to Council Leaders

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On 5 February 2026, the Minister of State for Local Government and Homelessness, Alison McGovern MP, wrote to council leaders in 14 areas to inform them of the launch of the local government reorganisation consultations in their areas.

This letter was sent to councils in the following areas:

• Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
• Derbyshire and Derby  
• Devon, Plymouth and Torbay 
• Gloucestershire 
• Hertfordshire 
• Kent and Medway 
• Lancashire, Blackpool and Blackburn with Darwen 
• Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland 
• Lincolnshire, North Lincolnshire and Northeast Lincolnshire 
• Nottinghamshire and Nottingham 
• Oxfordshire 
• Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent 
• Warwickshire 
• Worcestershire

Published 5 February 2026