Local government reorganisation: letter to council leaders

On 5 February 2026, the Minister of State for Local Government and Homelessness, Alison McGovern MP, wrote to council leaders in 14 areas to inform them of the launch of the local government reorganisation consultations in their areas.

This letter was sent to councils in the following areas:

• Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
• Derbyshire and Derby  
• Devon, Plymouth and Torbay 
• Gloucestershire 
• Hertfordshire 
• Kent and Medway 
• Lancashire, Blackpool and Blackburn with Darwen 
• Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland 
• Lincolnshire, North Lincolnshire and Northeast Lincolnshire 
• Nottinghamshire and Nottingham 
• Oxfordshire 
• Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent 
• Warwickshire 
• Worcestershire