This statutory consultation seeks views on the proposals that the Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has received following the Secretary of State’s invitation to councils in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough to submit proposals for unitary local government for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.

The 4 proposals in this consultation were made by the following councils on 28 November 2025:

Cambridge City Council, East Cambridgeshire District Council and South Cambridgeshire District Council proposed 2 unitary councils. These would comprise the district areas of:

• North Cambridgeshire and Peterborough: Peterborough, Huntingdonshire, East Cambridgeshire, Fenland
• Greater Cambridge: Cambridge, South Cambridgeshire

Cambridgeshire County Council proposed 2 unitary councils. These would comprise the district areas of:

• North West: Peterborough, Fenland, Huntingdonshire
• South East: Cambridge, East Cambridgeshire, South Cambridgeshire

Huntingdonshire District Council proposed 3 unitary councils. These would comprise the district areas of:

• North East: Peterborough, Fenland, East Cambridgeshire
• Central Huntingdonshire: Huntingdonshire
• South West: Cambridge, South Cambridgeshire

Peterborough City Council and Fenland District Council proposed 3 unitary councils. This includes a request to split existing district council areas between the proposed new councils. These would comprise the district areas of:

• Greater Peterborough: Peterborough and 9 wards from Huntingdonshire
• Mid Cambridgeshire: Fenland, East Cambridgeshire and 17 wards from Huntingdonshire
• Greater Cambridge: Cambridge, South Cambridgeshire

This consultation asks questions about each proposal to help inform the assessment of the proposals.

Impact assessment

An impact assessment has not been prepared for this consultation as it will only affect local government in the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough area and so there will be no direct regulatory, economic or social impacts.

Body responsible for the consultation. This consultation is conducted by MHCLG.

Duration

This consultation will last for 7 weeks from 5 February 2026 to 23:59 on 26 March 2026.

How to respond

You may respond online by clicking here

If you are responding in writing, please make it clear which proposal you are responding to. You can email your response to the questions in this consultation to lgrconsultationresponse@communities.gov.uk.

Alternatively written responses should be sent to:

LGR Consultation
Fry Building 2NE
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
2 Marsham Street
London
SW1P 4DF

When replying please include your name and indicate in which council area your home or organisation address is located.

• Cambridgeshire County Council,
• Peterborough City Council
• outside the affected area