What the two options look like
Staffordshire could be split into a total of two or three unitary councils, with one being in the north combining Staffordshire Moorlands, Stoke & Newcastle-Under-Lyme (see grey area below), and then southern and mid Staffordshire could have one or two unitary councils (see option 1 or two below) - each council will provide all services for the area they are in charge of.
- Option 1 is a single unitary in southern and mid-Staffordshire combining Stafford, South Staffordshire, Cannock, East Staffordshire, Lichfield District and Tamworth (656,800 population)
- Option 2 is two unitary councils in southern and mid-Staffordshire, split west and east as follows:
- Stafford, South Staffordshire and Cannock (347,800 population)
- East Staffordshire, Lichfield District and Tamworth (309,000 population)
