Local Government Reorganisation: Transforming Worcestershire

What’s Happened So Far

In 2026, the Government carried out a consultation on proposals to transform local government in Worcestershire. 

Bromsgrove District Council worked with Malvern Hills, Redditch, Wychavon, and Worcester, alongside consultants KPMG and Mutual Ventures and voted to submit this ambitious proposal:

Transforming Worcestershire: Local government that works for people, powered by place and built for the future - The North and South Local Government Reorganisation Proposal for Worcestershire

Local Government Reorganisation - Submission Covering Letter. 

To reach that point, the council considered a business case put together by Mutual Ventures and, together with other borough, city and district councils across Worcestershire, carried out public engagement for residents to have their say on their preferred option.

Background

Major changes are planned to councils across Worcestershire as part of the biggest shake-up of local government in more than 50 years. The Government is requiring 21 areas of England to restructure their system of local government before 2029.

There are two parts to the Government’s proposed changes:

• Local government reorganisation – where the Government is looking to replace Bromsgrove District, Malvern Hills District, Redditch Borough, Worcester City, Worcestershire County, Wychavon District and Wyre Forest District Councils with fewer councils.
• Devolution – where the Government is looking to transfer powers and funding to new Strategic Authorities (also called Combined Authorities) that cover a number of new council areas and are responsible for large projects such as transport, infrastructure, and economic development

Press releases from the council on this topic

• Council agrees two unitary proposal
• Majority Decision For Local Government Reorganisation
• Residents’ local councils reorganisation priorities revealed
• Have your say on the reorganisation of local councils in Worcestershire