Eight councils submit bold vision for local government structure

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Cllr Miah NCS 28.11.25

Eight councils submit bold vision for local government structure

Eight Leicestershire and Rutland councils have worked together to submit a bold vision to Government for future council structures.

All seven Leicestershire district and borough councils and Rutland County Council are formally backing the North, City, South plan which would see three strong unitary councils delivering services for Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

The plan has been developed following extensive engagement with communities, partners, stakeholders and businesses across two exercises which received around 10,000 responses. The engagement showed strong support for a three-unitary council approach.

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