Proposal 1
Cannock Chase District Council, East Staffordshire Borough Council, Stafford Borough Council, Stoke‑on‑Trent City Council proposed 2 unitary councils. These would comprise the current areas of:
North Staffordshire: Newcastle‑under‑Lyme, Staffordshire Moorlands, and Stoke‑on‑Trent
South Staffordshire: Cannock Chase, East Staffordshire, Lichfield, South Staffordshire, Stafford, and Tamworth
Proposal 2
Staffordshire County Council proposed 2 unitary councils. These would comprise the current areas of:
East Staffordshire: East Staffordshire, Lichfield, Staffordshire Moorlands, Stoke-on-Trent, and Tamworth
West Staffordshire: Cannock Chase, Newcastle-under-Lyme, South Staffordshire, and Stafford
Proposal 3
Staffordshire Moorlands District Council proposed 2 unitary councils: This includes a request to split existing district council areas between the proposed new councils. These would comprise the district areas of:
North Staffordshire: Newcastle-under-Lyme, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire Moorlands, plus 16 parishes from East Staffordshire and 6 from Stafford
Southern and Mid-Staffordshire: Cannock Chase, Lichfield, South Staffordshire, Tamworth, and the remaining 22 parishes of East Staffordshire, and 34 of Stafford
Proposal 4
Lichfield District Council, South Staffordshire Borough Council, Tamworth Borough Council proposed 3 unitary councils. These would comprise the current areas of:
North Staffordshire: Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire Moorlands, and Stoke-on-Trent
South-West Staffordshire: Cannock Chase, South Staffordshire, and Stafford
South-East Staffordshire: Lichfield, East Staffordshire, and Tamworth
Proposal 5
Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council proposed 4 unitary councils. These would comprise the current areas of:
Unitary Authority 1: Newcastle-under-Lyme
Unitary Authority 2: Cannock Chase, South Staffordshire, and Stafford
Unitary Authority 3: Staffordshire Moorlands, and Stoke-on-Trent
Unitary Authority 4: East Staffordshire, Lichfield and Tamworth.