Greater Nottingham

Greater Nottingham
Future unitary authority area
Nottingham Castle
Nottingham Castle
Location of Greater Nottingham
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Coordinates: 52°57′23″N 1°09′02″W / 52.9564°N 1.1506°W / 52.9564; -1.1506
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
CountryEngland
RegionEast Midlands
Shire countyNottinghamshire
Combined authoritythe East Midlands
Government
 • TypeUnitary authority
 • BodyGreater Nottingham Council
Area
 • Total
190 sq mi (500 km2)
Population
 (2024 estimate)
 • Total
618,503
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (BST)

Greater Nottingham or Southwest Nottinghamshire was expected to be a unitary authority area in the ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire, England. It was planned to be formed on 1 April 2028 and the first elections was planned to take place in May 2027. It will cover most of the Nottingham Urban Area and some adjacent countryside and villages. The area has a population of 612,557 (2023 ONS estimate).

It will be formed from the existing unitary authority of Nottingham and portions of the two-tier Nottinghamshire districts of Broxtowe, Gedling and Rushcliffe. The remaining portions of those districts will form part of a Nottinghamshire unitary authority. Plans to create it were halted in September 2026 and the 2027 election was cancelled.

Geography

It will cover most of the Nottingham Urban Area including Nottingham, Arnold, Beeston, West Bridgford, Carlton, Kimberley, and Ruddington. It will also include the smaller settlements of Radcliffe on Trent, Keyworth and East Leake and various outlying villages. Some of the conurbation will not be covered, including Hucknall which is to be part of the Nottinghamshire unitary, and Long Eaton, which is over the border in Derbyshire and will become part of the Southern Derbyshire unitary.

In September 2026, the Nottinghamshire proposals were halted by the government and placed under review. The 2027 election was cancelled.

Parishes

Arnold, Carlton, Nottingham, West Bridgford and the Beeston area are currently unparished, the rest of the area is parished. The parishes in the district will be:

Formation

Greater Nottingham is being formed as part of ongoing local government changes throughout England, in which all areas of the country that have separate county councils and district councils will see those replaced with single-tier, or unitary, local governance. The two alternative proposals for two unitaries, one of which would have seen all of Broxtowe and either Rushcliffe or Gedling joined with Nottingham were not accepted. Hucknall is in the Ashfield District, which was not included in any of these three proposals.

References

  1. ↑ Andrews, Beatrice (28 July 2026). "Dear Chief Executives," (PDF). gov.uk.
  2. ↑ Casswell, Hugh (16 July 2026). "Nottingham boundary to expand under council shake-up". BBC News.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Nottingham City Council Local Government Reorganisation Case for Change" (PDF). November 2025. p. 11.
  4. ↑ "Local government reorganisation: decision letter to Leaders in Nottinghamshire, and Nottingham" (PDF). gov.uk. Retrieved 16 July 2026.
  5. 1 2 "Basic". Office of National Statistics.
  6. ↑ "Election Maps". Ordnance Survey.
  7. ↑ Smith, John (20 July 2026). "Hucknall avoids city move as Government approves expanded city Local Government Reorganisation plan". Hucknall Dispatch.
  8. ↑ Roberts, Georgia (28 January 2025). "Erewash could join Nottinghamshire in council shake-up". BBC News.
  9. ↑ Torr, George (16 July 2026). "Derbyshire to be split to create two new councils". BBC News.
  10. ↑ "Plans for major overhaul of councils halted". BBC News. 7 September 2026. Retrieved 8 September 2026.
  11. ↑ Nottingham City Council Local Government Reorganisation Case for Change (PDF). Nottingham City Council. November 2025. p. 123.
  12. ↑ Connolly, Joseph (12 March 2026). "Huge new 3,000-home estate in Nottinghamshire will get own council". Nottingham Post.
  13. ↑ Forsyth, Alex (16 July 2026). "New councils to be created in 14 areas of England in local government shake-up". BBC News.
  14. 1 2 "Consultation on Proposals for Local Government Reorganisation in Nottinghamshire and Nottingham". Gov.uk. Retrieved 18 July 2026.
  15. ↑ "West Bridgford expected to join enlarged Nottingham City Council area". West Bridgford Wire. 16 July 2026.

Notes

  1. ↑ To be established prior to the local elections in 2027.