South and Mid Staffordshire
South and Mid Staffordshire | |
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Future unitary authority area | |
Clockwise from top: Lichfield Cathedral; Ancient High House, Stafford; Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal, Penkridge; Cannock Chase; and Tamworth Castle | |
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| Coordinates: 52°37′59″N 1°41′43″W / 52.6330°N 1.6953°W | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Country | England |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Ceremonial county | Staffordshire |
| Incorporated | 1 April 2028 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Unitary authority |
| • Body | South and Mid Staffordshire Council |
| Area | |
• Total | 707.94 sq mi (1,833.55 km2) |
| Population (2024 estimate) | |
• Total | 682,775 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (BST) |
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South and Mid Staffordshire[1] or Southern and Mid-Staffordshire will be a unitary authority area in the ceremonial county of Staffordshire, England.[2][3][1] It is planned to be formed on 1 April 2028, with elections taking place in May 2027.[4] Its largest settlement will be Tamworth[5] and it will also include Burton upon Trent, Stafford, Lichfield, Cannock, Rugeley, Burntwood, Stone, Uttoxeter and Wombourne.[6] The area has a 2024 estimated population of 682,775.[7][8][9][10][11][12]
Formation
It will be formed from the existing Staffordshire districts of Cannock Chase, East Staffordshire, Lichfield, South Staffordshire, Stafford and Tamworth.[3] Cannock, Stafford, Tamworth and the Rawnsley area are currently unparished, the rest of the area is parished.[6] Tamworth and Stafford are consulting on whether to form parishes (and thus town councils).[13]
The district is being formed as part of ongoing local government changes throughout England, in which all areas of the country that have separate county councils and district councils will see those replaced with single-tier, or unitary, local governance.[14] The two alternative proposals for two unitaries in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent, and the proposals for three and four unitaries were not accepted, including Staffordshire County Council's preferred option of an east/west split.[15][16] The northern part of the county will form a new North Staffordshire authority.
Governance
It will be run by South and Mid Staffordshire Council, which will comprise 92 councillors.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 Andrews, Beatrice (20 July 2026). "Dear Chief Executives," (PDF). gov.uk. Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
- ↑ "Major shake-ups in local government being announced across the Midlands - what it means for you". ITV News. 16 July 2026. Retrieved 23 July 2026.
- 1 2 "Local government reorganisation: decision letter to Leaders in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent" (PDF). gov.uk. Retrieved 16 July 2026.
- ↑ Aitken, Jennie; Price, Richard (16 July 2026). "How the political map of Staffordshire is changing". BBC News.
- ↑ "Towns and cities, characteristics of built-up areas, England and Wales: Figure 1". Office for National Statistics.
- 1 2 "Election Maps". Ordnance Survey.
- ↑ "Cannock Chase". City Population. Retrieved 20 July 2026.
- ↑ "East Staffordshire". City Population. Retrieved 20 July 2026.
- ↑ "Lichfield". City Population. Retrieved 20 July 2026.
- ↑ "South Staffordshire". City Population. Retrieved 20 July 2026.
- ↑ "Stafford". City Population. Retrieved 20 July 2026.
- ↑ "Tamworth". City Population. Retrieved 20 July 2026.
- ↑ "Tamworth to explore setting up town council". BBC News. 29 May 2026.
- ↑ Forsyth, Alex (16 July 2026). "New councils to be created in 14 areas of England in local government shake-up". BBC News.
- ↑ "Consultations on Proposals for Local Government Reorganisation in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent". Gov.uk. Retrieved 20 July 2026.
- ↑ Corrigan, Phil (8 November 2025). "Five different plans for re-drawing Staffordshire's political map". BBC News.