update now withdrawn← Previous revisionRevision as of 10:48, 31 October 2026 Line 3: Line 3: {{Infobox settlement {{Infobox settlement | name = South and Mid Staffordshire | name = South and Mid Staffordshire | type = Future [[Unitary authorities of England|unitary authority]] area | type = Proposed [[Unitary authorities of England|unitary authority]] area | image = {{multiple images|perrow=1 2|total_width=270px|align=center|image1=Lichfield-Cathedral-June2020.jpg|image2=Tamworth - panoramio (2).jpg|image3=Stafford-ancient-high-house.jpg|image4=Forestry track on Cannock Chase in Staffordshire - geograph.org.uk - 7908070.jpg|image5=Canal at Penkridge Lock in Staffordshire - geograph.org.uk - 6894171.jpg}} | image = {{multiple images|perrow=1 2|total_width=270px|align=center|image1=Lichfield-Cathedral-June2020.jpg|image2=Tamworth - panoramio (2).jpg|image3=Stafford-ancient-high-house.jpg|image4=Forestry track on Cannock Chase in Staffordshire - geograph.org.uk - 7908070.jpg|image5=Canal at Penkridge Lock in Staffordshire - geograph.org.uk - 6894171.jpg}} | image_size = | image_size = Line 60: Line 60: | utc_offset1_DST = +1 | utc_offset1_DST = +1 }} }} '''South and Mid Staffordshire'''{{cite web|url=https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a69bdb916bc92f51e1a42ba/Local_government_reorganisation_-_implementation_letter_to_Staffordshire_and_Stoke-on-Trent_chief_executives.pdf|date=20 July 2026|title=Dear Chief Executives,|last=Andrews|first=Beatrice|website=gov.uk|accessdate=30 July 2026|publisher=Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government}} or '''Southern and Mid-Staffordshire''' is expected to be a [[Unitary authorities of England|unitary authority]] area in the ceremonial county of [[Staffordshire]], England.{{cite news |title=Major shake-ups in local government being announced across the Midlands - what it means for you |url=https://www.itv.com/news/central/2026-07-16/major-shake-up-in-local-government-announced-across-the-midlands |access-date=23 July 2026 |work=ITV News |date=16 July 2026}} It was planned to be formed on 1 April 2028, with elections planned to take place in May 2027.{{cite news |last1=Aitken |first1=Jennie |last2=Price |first2=Richard |title=How the political map of Staffordshire is changing |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckg0ql722r7o |work=BBC News |date=16 July 2026}} Its largest settlement will be [[Tamworth, Staffordshire|Tamworth]]{{cite web |title=Towns and cities, characteristics of built-up areas, England and Wales: Figure 1 |url=https://www.ons.gov.uk/visualisations/dvc2257a/fig1/datadownload.xlsx |website=Office for National Statistics}} and it will also include [[Burton upon Trent]], [[Stafford]], [[Lichfield]], [[Cannock]], [[Rugeley]], [[Burntwood]], [[Stone, Staffordshire|Stone]], [[Uttoxeter]] and [[Wombourne]].{{cite web |title=Election Maps |url=https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/election-maps/gb/?x=396068&y=345323&z=4&bnd1=dis&bnd2=cpc&labels=off |website=Ordnance Survey}} The area has a 2024 estimated population of 682,775.{{cite web|url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uk/england/admin/west_midlands/E07000192__cannock_chase/|title=Cannock Chase|publisher=City Population|accessdate=20 July 2026}}{{cite web|url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uk/admin/staffordshire/E07000193__east_staffordshire/|title=East Staffordshire|publisher=City Population|accessdate=20 July 2026}}{{cite web|url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uk/england/admin/west_midlands/E07000194__lichfield/|title=Lichfield|publisher=City Population|accessdate=20 July 2026}}{{cite web|url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uk/admin/staffordshire/E07000196__south_staffordshire/|title=South Staffordshire|publisher=City Population|accessdate=20 July 2026}}{{cite web|url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uk/admin/staffordshire/E07000197__stafford/|title=Stafford|publisher=City Population|accessdate=20 July 2026}}{{cite web|url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uk/westmidlands/admin/tamworth/E43000133__tamworth/|title=Tamworth|publisher=City Population|accessdate=20 July 2026}} '''South and Mid Staffordshire'''{{cite web|url=https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a69bdb916bc92f51e1a42ba/Local_government_reorganisation_-_implementation_letter_to_Staffordshire_and_Stoke-on-Trent_chief_executives.pdf|date=20 July 2026|title=Dear Chief Executives,|last=Andrews|first=Beatrice|website=gov.uk|accessdate=30 July 2026|publisher=Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government}} or '''Southern and Mid-Staffordshire''' is expected to be a [[Unitary authorities of England|unitary authority]] area in the ceremonial county of [[Staffordshire]], England.{{cite news |title=Major shake-ups in local government being announced across the Midlands - what it means for you |url=https://www.itv.com/news/central/2026-07-16/major-shake-up-in-local-government-announced-across-the-midlands |access-date=23 July 2026 |work=ITV News |date=16 July 2026}} It was planned to be formed on 1 April 2028, with elections planned to take place in May 2027.{{cite news |last1=Aitken |first1=Jennie |last2=Price |first2=Richard |title=How the political map of Staffordshire is changing |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckg0ql722r7o |work=BBC News |date=16 July 2026}} Its largest settlement would have been [[Tamworth, Staffordshire|Tamworth]]{{cite web |title=Towns and cities, characteristics of built-up areas, England and Wales: Figure 1 |url=https://www.ons.gov.uk/visualisations/dvc2257a/fig1/datadownload.xlsx |website=Office for National Statistics}} and it was also to have included [[Burton upon Trent]], [[Stafford]], [[Lichfield]], [[Cannock]], [[Rugeley]], [[Burntwood]], [[Stone, Staffordshire|Stone]], [[Uttoxeter]] and [[Wombourne]].{{cite web |title=Election Maps |url=https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/election-maps/gb/?x=396068&y=345323&z=4&bnd1=dis&bnd2=cpc&labels=off |website=Ordnance Survey}} The area has a 2024 estimated population of 682,775.{{cite web|url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uk/england/admin/west_midlands/E07000192__cannock_chase/|title=Cannock Chase|publisher=City Population|accessdate=20 July 2026}}{{cite web|url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uk/admin/staffordshire/E07000193__east_staffordshire/|title=East Staffordshire|publisher=City Population|accessdate=20 July 2026}}{{cite web|url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uk/england/admin/west_midlands/E07000194__lichfield/|title=Lichfield|publisher=City Population|accessdate=20 July 2026}}{{cite web|url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uk/admin/staffordshire/E07000196__south_staffordshire/|title=South Staffordshire|publisher=City Population|accessdate=20 July 2026}}{{cite web|url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uk/admin/staffordshire/E07000197__stafford/|title=Stafford|publisher=City Population|accessdate=20 July 2026}}{{cite web|url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uk/westmidlands/admin/tamworth/E43000133__tamworth/|title=Tamworth|publisher=City Population|accessdate=20 July 2026}} Plans to create it were halted in September 2026 and the 2027 election was cancelled. Plans to create it were halted in September 2026 and the first election was cancelled. In October 2026, the plans to create it were withdrawn. ==Formation== ==Formation== Line 72: Line 72: ==Governance== ==Governance== It will be run by South and Mid Staffordshire Council, which will comprise 92 councillors. It was to be run by South and Mid Staffordshire Council, which was to have comprised 92 councillors. == References == == References ==