The options
Replace all councils with one unitary council
Replace all councils with two unitary councils
Replace all councils with two unitary councils
This would replace the county council and six district, city and borough councils with just one council for the whole of Worcestershire.
It would provide all services from collecting bins to school admissions.
The new council would geographically cover the same areas as Worcestershire County Council does now.
The population the new council would serve would be 614,185 rising to an estimated 678,580 by 2043.
Replace all councils with two unitary councils
Replace all councils with two unitary councils
Replace all councils with two unitary councils
This means the county would be split into two new councils with one for the north of the county and one for the south of the county, as shown on the map below. Each one would be responsible for all services in their part of the county.
The north unitary would be made up of the current council areas of:
- Bromsgrove District Council
- Redditch Borough Council
- Wyre Forest District Council
The population the new council would serve would be 290,991 rising to an estimated 316,000 by 2043.
The south unitary would be made up of the current council areas of:
- Malvern Hills District Council
- Worcester City Council
- Wychavon District Council
The population the new council would serve would be 323,194 rising to 362,560 by 2043.
Areas covered by two unitary councils
