Question follow-through · 36097

Unitary Councils

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 27 February 2025 to Question 32152 on Unitary councils, what the estimated population per councillor is under the new proposed unitaries with 500,000 po

answeredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
6 Mar 2025
Target answer date
10 Mar 2025
Answer
17 Mar 2025 · 11 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 6 Mar 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 27 February 2025 to Question 32152 on Unitary councils, what the estimated population per councillor is under the new proposed unitaries with 500,000 po

  2. 10 Mar 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 17 Mar 2025

    Answer published

    The independent Local Government Boundary Commission for England (LGBCE) is responsible for conducting Electoral Reviews of local government, which examine a council’s electoral arrangements including determining the total number of members to be elected ...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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