Gloucestershire councils to consider proposals for Local Government Reorganisation

23 October 2025

Councillors across the county will now discuss these options during November:

·    One council for the whole of Gloucestershire (Single Unitary Authority)

·    Two councils: one for the West (Gloucester, Forest of Dean, Stroud) and one for the East (Cheltenham, Cotswold, Tewkesbury)

Gloucester City Council has also been developing a separate proposal for a Greater Gloucester unitary council, the details of which will be released in due course.

All proposals must be submitted to The Government by 28 November 2025.

The Government is then expected to consult Gloucestershire residents and other key stakeholders early next year before they decide in the summer which proposal they want to see implemented in the county.

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