Correspondence

Local government reorganisation: letter to Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Portsmouth and Southampton council leaders

Letter to inform council leaders of the launch of the Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Portsmouth and Southampton local government reorganisation consultation.

• From: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and Alison McGovern MP
• Published: 19 November 2025

Applies to England

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Letter to Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Portsmouth and Southampton council leaders

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​​On 19 November 2025, the Minister of State for Local Government and Homelessness, Alison McGovern, wrote to the leaders of Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Portsmouth and Southampton councils to inform them of the launch of the Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Portsmouth and Southampton local government reorganisation consultation.​

Gosport Borough Council and Isle of Wight council did not submit proposals for unitary local government and so the letter is not addressed to their leaders.

No changes have been proposed for the Isle of Wight, an existing unitary council.

Published 19 November 2025