Summary of Proposals
| County | Commission recommendations | Government reaction | Date in force |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avon | four unitary authorities (Bristol, North Somerset, Bath and North East Somerset, South Gloucestershire) | accepted | 1996 |
| Bedfordshire | three unitary authorities (Bedford, Luton and Mid & South Beds) | Luton unitary authority only; two-tier remainder | 1997 |
| Berkshire | five unitary authorities (existing districts, with merger of Bracknell Forest and Windsor and Maidenhead as Royal East Berkshire) | six unitary authorities (one for each district) | 1998 |
| Buckinghamshire | four unitary authorities | Milton Keynes unitary authority only; two-tier remainder | 1997 |
| Cambridgeshire | no change | Huntingdonshire and Peterborough referred back; Peterborough accepted | 1998 |
| Cheshire | no change | Halton and Warrington referred back; both accepted | 1998 |
| Cleveland | four unitary authorities (Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland, Stockton-on-Tees) | accepted | 1996 |
| Cornwall | no change | accepted | – |
| Cumbria | no change | accepted | – |
| Derbyshire | Derby and North East Derbyshire (North East Derbyshire, Bolsover, Chesterfield); two-tier reminder | referred back under new guidelines | – |
| Derby unitary authority; two-tier remainder | accepted | 1997 | |
| Devon | Plymouth and Torbay unitary authorities; two-tier remainder | Exeter referred back; rejected | 1998 |
| Dorset | four unitary authorities (Bournemouth, Poole, East Dorset and West Dorset) | Bournemouth and Poole unitary authorities only; two-tier remainder | 1997 |
| Durham | Darlington unitary authority; two-tier remainder | referred back under new guidelines | – |
| Darlington unitary authority; two-tier remainder | accepted | 1997 | |
| East Sussex | Brighton and Hove unitary authority; two-tier remainder | accepted | 1997 |
| Essex | Southend-on-Sea unitary authority; two-tier remainder | Basildon and Thurrock referred back; Thurrock accepted | 1998 |
| Gloucestershire | no change | referred back under new guidance | – |
| no change | Gloucester referred back; rejected | – | |
| Hampshire | Southampton, Portsmouth and New Forest unitary authorities; remainder two-tier | Southampton and Portsmouth unitary authorities only; two-tier remainder | 1997 |
| Hereford and Worcester | Herefordshire unitary authority; two-tier Worcestershire | accepted | 1998 |
| Hertfordshire | no change | accepted | – |
| Humberside | four unitary authorities (East Riding of Yorkshire, Hull, North Lincolnshire, North East Lincolnshire) | accepted † | 1996 |
| Isle of Wight | one unitary authority | accepted | 1995 |
| Kent | no change | Dartford, Gillingham, Gravesham and Rochester upon Medway referred back; Dartford and Gravesham rejected, Gillingham and Rochester joined to form Medway Towns unitary authority | 1998 |
| Lancashire | no change | Blackpool and Blackburn referred back; accepted | 1998 |
| Leicestershire | Leicester and Rutland unitary authorities; two-tier remainder | accepted | 1997 |
| Lincolnshire | no change | accepted | – |
| Norfolk | no change | Norwich referred back; rejected | – |
| North Yorkshire | three unitary authorities (West Riding of Yorkshire, North Riding of Yorkshire, York) | York unitary authority accepted; two-tier remainder | 1996 |
| Northamptonshire | no change | Northampton referred back; rejected | – |
| Northumberland | no change | accepted | – |
| Nottinghamshire | Nottingham unitary authority; two-tier remainder | Broxtowe, Gedling, Rushcliffe referred back; rejected | 1998 |
| Oxfordshire | no change | accepted | – |
| Shropshire | no change | The Wrekin referred back; accepted | 1998 |
| Somerset | three unitary authorities (West, Mid and South) | rejected; two-tier status quo kept | – |
| Staffordshire | Stoke-on-Trent unitary authority; two-tier remainder | accepted | 1998 |
| Suffolk | no change | accepted | – |
| Surrey | no change | Spelthorne referred back; rejected | – |
| Warwickshire | no change | accepted | – |
| West Sussex | no change | accepted | – |
| Wiltshire | Thamesdown unitary authority; two-tier remainder | accepted | 1998 |
† since the government rejected the Commission's proposal for a West Riding of Yorkshire authority to include parts of North Yorkshire and the Goole area of Humberside, Goole became part of the new East Riding of Yorkshire instead.
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