North Warwickshire (unitary authority area)
North Warwickshire | |
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Future unitary authority area | |
 Regent Street, Rugby, the area's second largest town | |
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| Coordinates: 52°22′31″N 1°15′50″W / 52.3754°N 1.2639°W | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Country | England |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Ceremonial county | Warwickshire |
| Incorporated | 1 April 2028 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Unitary authority |
| • Body | North Warwickshire Council |
| Area | |
• Total | 275.84 sq mi (714.41 km2) |
| Population (2024 estimate) | |
• Total | 331,060 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (BST) |
North Warwickshire will be a unitary authority area in the ceremonial county of Warwickshire, England. It is planned to be formed on 1 April 2028 and elections to the new authority will take place in May 2027.[1] Its largest settlement will be Nuneaton and it will also include the towns of Rugby, Bedworth, Atherstone and Coleshill, as well as the large villages of Polesworth, Kingsbury and Bulkington. According to 2024 ONS estimates the area has a population of 331,060.[2][3][4]
Formation
It will be formed as part of the 2027–28 local government reforms from the existing Warwickshire districts of North Warwickshire, Nuneaton and Bedworth and Rugby.[5] A new South Warwickshire unitary will cover the other two Warwickshire districts of Warwick and Stratford-on-Avon.[5]
The proposal for two unitary councils was supported by all the district councils in Warwickshire apart from Rugby Borough Council.[6] The alternative proposal for a single unitary, which was backed by Warwickshire County Council and Rugby Borough Council was not accepted.[7][8]
Governance
The area will be run by North Warwickshire Council, which will comprise 61 councillors.[9]
Parishes
Most of the area will be covered by civil parishes, of which there are currently 74. The parish councils for Atherstone and Coleshill have declared their parishes to be towns, allowing them to take the style "town council". Some of the parishes share a grouped parish council. The parishes are:[10][11][12]
- Ansley, Ansty, Astley, Atherstone, Austrey
- Baddesley Ensor, Baxterley, Bentley, Binley Woods, Birdingbury, Bourton and Draycote, Brandon and Bretford, Brinklow, Burton Hastings
- Caldecote, Cawston, Church Lawford, Churchover, Clifton-upon-Dunsmore, Coleshill, Combe Fields, Copston Magna, Corley, Cosford, Curdworth
- Dordon, Dunchurch
- Easenhall
- Fillongley, Frankton
- Grandborough, Great Packington, Grendon
- Harborough Magna, Hartshill
- King's Newnham, Kingsbury
- Lea Marston, Leamington Hastings, Little Lawford, Little Packington, Long Lawford
- Mancetter, Marton, Maxstoke, Merevale, Middleton, Monks Kirby
- Nether Whitacre, Newton and Biggin, Newton Regis
- Over Whitacre
- Pailton, Polesworth, Princethorpe
- Ryton-on-Dunsmore
- Seckington, Shilton and Barnacle, Shustoke, Shuttington, Stretton Baskerville, Stretton-on-Dunsmore, Stretton-under-Fosse
- Thurlaston,
- Water Orton, Wibtoft, Willey, Willoughby, Wishaw, Withybrook, Wolfhampcote, Wolston, Wolvey.
Unparished areas
Unparished areas in the area currently include:
- Bedworth (including Bulkington)
- Nuneaton
- Rugby (a consultation is underway for the creation of a town council for Rugby.[13])
See also
References
- ↑ "Why Warwickshire has split into north and south". Stratford Herald. 23 July 2026.
- ↑ "North Warwickshire". City Population. Retrieved 20 July 2026.
- ↑ "Nuneaton and Bedworth". City Population. Retrieved 20 July 2026.
- ↑ "Rugby". City Population. Retrieved 20 July 2026.
- 1 2 "Local government reorganisation: decision letter to Leaders in Warwickshire" (PDF). gov.uk. Retrieved 16 July 2026.
- ↑ "Consultation on Proposals for Local Government Reorganisation in Warwickshire - Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government - Citizen Space". Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Retrieved 24 July 2026.
- ↑ "Consultation on Proposals for Local Government Reorganisation in Warwickshire". Gov.uk. Retrieved 20 July 2026.
- ↑ Gilbert, Simon (16 July 2026). "Two-council plan for Warwickshire gets government go-ahead". BBC News.
- ↑ "Government letter to Chief Executives of Warwickshire Councils" (PDF). Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Retrieved 29 July 2026.
- ↑ "Parish and Town Councils and Clerks". North Warwickshire Borough Council. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
- ↑ "RUGBY District Parishes". City Population. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ↑ "North Warwickshire - Parishes". City Population. Retrieved 24 July 2026.
- ↑ "Community Governance Review - a town council for Rugby". Rugby Borough Council. Retrieved 27 July 2026.