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On 16 July 2026, the government announced its decision on Local Government Reorganisation (LGR) in Hertfordshire, confirming it will create four new unitary councils, subject to parliamentary approval. This means that from 1 April 2028 new authorities will take over responsibility for delivering the services currently provided by the county council and the district and borough councils in that area. The new unitary authorities will be: West Hertfordshire - serving the commu

The Government’s consultation on Hertfordshire’s Local Government Reorganisation proposals has now closed. In November 2025, Hertfordshire’s 11 councils, along with the Hertfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner, jointly submitted three unitary model proposals for the Government to consider. A statutory consultation ran for seven weeks from 5 February – 26 March 2026 providing the opportunity for residents, stakeholders and consultees to share their views on the proposals an

Residents and organisations across Hertfordshire are being urged to have their say on proposals to change the structure of local government in the county. In February 2025, the Government invited councils to submit proposals for local government reorganisation to simplify local government and reduce costs. The Government has today (5 February 2026) launched a seven-week statutory consultation on the proposals. In Hertfordshire, there are currently two types of council deliv

Today (Friday 28 November) the 11 councils in Hertfordshire submitted a joint proposal to the Government on the future of local government in the county. In a joint statement, the leaders of Broxbourne Borough Council, Dacorum Borough Council East Herts District Council, Hertfordshire County Council, Hertsmere Borough Council, North Herts District Council, St Albans City and District Council, Stevenage Borough Council, Three Rivers District Council, Welwyn Hatfield Borough

Over the course of the next few weeks, councils across Hertfordshire will make decisions on which unitary authority model they are supporting. Following the Government’s invitation to councils in two-tier authority areas to submit plans for local government reorganisation, all ten district councils, the county council and the Police and Crime Commissioner, have been working collaboratively to review options. Councils agreed to detailed modelling of three different options, w