West Northamptonshire

West Northamptonshire is a proposed unitary authority in the ceremonial county of Northamptonshire, England.[2] It is set to be created in April 2021 by the merger of the three existing non-metropolitan districts of Daventry, Northampton, and South Northamptonshire.

This article is about the district. For the development corporation, see West Northamptonshire Development Corporation.

West Northamptonshire
Proposed Unitary authority area
West Northamptonshire within Northamptonshire
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Constituent countryEngland
RegionEast Midlands
Ceremonial countyNorthamptonshire
Admin HQNorthampton [1]
Government
 • TypeShadow Unitary authority
 • Governing bodyWest Northamptonshire Joint Committee
 • ChairJonathan Nunn
Area
 • Land531.79 sq mi (1,377.3 km2)
Population
 (mid-2019 est.)
 • Total432,145
Time zoneUTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time)
Websitehttps://futurenorthantswest.org/

Council
The new council logo, made up of three interlocking rings to show the three former councils.

Elections for a shadow authority were due to be held on Thursday 7 May 2020, but were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, these elections are set to be held on May 7th 2021.

The Council is set to comprise of 93 councillors elected across 31 wards.[3]

See also

References
  1. Council, Northampton Borough. "Councillors agree next steps towards shadow authority preparations". www.northampton.gov.uk.
  2. "Northampton's parks and historic buildings may be managed by another council after unitary changes". Northampton Chronicle. 17 September 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  3. https://www.northampton.gov.uk/info/200233/elections-and-voting/2508/7-may-2020-elections

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