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. Elections for a shadow authority were due to be held on Thursday 7th May 2020, but were postponed due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.

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

West Northamptonshire
Proposed Unitary authority area
West Northamptonshire (1) 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/

See also
  • 2019–21 structural changes to local government in England
  • West Northamptonshire Council election 2021
  • North Northamptonshire, another district expected to be created in Northamptonshire in April 2021.

References
  1. https://www.northampton.gov.uk/news/article/3091/councillors-agree-next-steps-towards-shadow-authority-preparations
  2. Northampton Chronicle https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/northampton-s-parks-and-historic-buildings-may-be-managed-by-another-council-after-unitary-changes-1-8637794

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