Talk:1990s United Kingdom local government reform/proposals

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most of the draft proposals at least in the later stage were several options. we give here the "commissions preferred option"

Avon, Gloucestershire and Somerset
Final proposals:
 * Gloucestershire: status quo
 * Bath and North East Somerset
 * Bristol
 * North West Somerset
 * South Gloucestershire
 * Mid Somerset - Sedgemoor and western Mendip
 * South Somerset - South Somerset and eastern Mendip
 * West Somerset - Taunton Deane and West Somerset

Bedfordshire
Draft proposals: 2 unitaries
 * Luton/South Bedfordshire unitary
 * Bedford/Mid Bedfordshire

Berkshire
June 15 preferred proposal:
 * Royal East Berkshire (most of Wokingham, Windsor and Maidenhead, Bracknell Forest)
 * Newbury
 * Slough
 * Reading (expanded)

Buckinghamshire
draft proposals:


 * Milton Keynes
 * Aylesbury Vale (?)
 * South Buckinghamshire/Wycombe/Chilterns (?)

Cambridgeshire
draft proposals: - three unitaries
 * Huntingdonshire
 * Peterborough and the Fens
 * City and County of Cambridge

final recommendation: status quo

interesting quote:
 * Writers-in demanded an independent Huntingdon; but Mori's more broadly-based poll showed that most Huntingdonians - that is, most of John Major's electors - were content to stay part of Cambridgeshire.

The Guardian, October 31, 1994, David McKie - Commentary:Hatred of Harlow and bad thoughts about Basildon

Cheshire
draft proposals
 * Warrington
 * Chester and Ellesmere Port
 * Halton
 * Crewe with mid-Cheshire
 * Macclesfield with Congleton

Cleveland
Draft proposal: four unitaries based on existing districts, ceremonially split along Tees.

Cumbria
draft proposals:
 * South Cumbria (Barrow and South Lakeland, part of Copeland and Shap)
 * North Cumbria

Derbyshire
Draft proposal: Derbyshire and Derby unitaries

Final proposal:
 * Derby unitary
 * North East Derbyshire (including Chesterfield and Bolsover) unitary
 * rump Derbyshire to remain two-tier

Durham
Draft proposal: Darlington and County Durham unitary authorities. Darlington to join with Cleveland boroughs for "economic and strategic planning", but not for police and fire arrangements.

Devon
draft proposals:
 * Plymouth unitary

rest two-tier

options for 5 and 6 unitaries also given

final proposals added Torbay

Essex
draft proposals:

two unitaries:
 * Southend-on-Sea
 * Basildon/Thurrock

remainder two-tier

Hampshire
june 15 preferred proposal:
 * Southampton unitary
 * Portsmouth unitary

final proposals included New Forest unitary

Hereford and Worcester
draft proposals: (preferred)
 * Herefordshire unitary
 * North Worcestershire unitary
 * South Worcestershire unitary

or
 * Herefordshire unitary
 * Worcestershire unitary

or
 * Herefordshire unitary
 * Worcestershire two-tier

Isle of Wight
uncontroversial unitary

Kent
draft preferred
 * Dartford with Gravesham unitary
 * Rochester with Gillingham unitary

final recommendation: status quo

Lancashire
June 15 preferred proposal:
 * Lancaster
 * Blackpool, Wyre and Fylde
 * West Lancashire
 * Chorley with Preston and South Ribble
 * Blackburn
 * Hyndburn and Ribble Valley
 * Burnley with Pendle & Rossendale

final recommendation: status quo

Leicestershire
Draft: Rutland and Leicester unitary.

North Yorkshire and Humberside
Draft proposal


 * East Riding of Yorkshire, including Selby
 * Hull
 * North Lincolnshire
 * North East Lincolnshire
 * York
 * West Riding of Yorkshire authority based on Craven and Harrogate
 * North Riding of Yorkshire - residue of North Riding

Nottinghamshire
draft proposals:

preferred:
 * Nottingham unitary, remainder two-tier

other options
 * Greater Nottingham unitary
 * also unitary Newark, Mansfield/Ashfield, Rushcliffe

Oxfordshire
draft proposals:
 * Oxford
 * southern Oxfordshire
 * northern Oxfordshire

Surrey
preferred five unitaries:
 * Epsom Downs
 * north surrey : Weybridge
 * north-west surrey : Woking and Camberley
 * south-east surrey : Reigate, Redhill, Dorking and Horley
 * south-west surrey : Guildford, Haslemere and Godalming

(also covers H&W, Nottingham)

Warwickshire
preferred proposals:
 * north Warwickshire unitary
 * south Warwickshire unitary

Wiltshire
preference:
 * Thamesdown (Swindon)
 * South Wiltshire (Salisbury)
 * Mid Wiltshire