Essex Councils to Be Replaced with Five Unitaries, Says Reed

Decision to scrap and replace every Essex council slammed as 'wrong'

A senior Tory councillor shared fears it will take half a century to pay back the bills for scrapping all the councils

Essex councils to be replaced with five unitaries, says Reed

The network of 15 councils in Essex will be abolished and replaced.

Essex councils to become five unitary authorities by April 2028

The 15 Essex councils are set to be replaced by five unitary authorities, as the government announces it decision on Local Government Reorganisation.

Welcome to West Essex: Uttlesford to join Harlow and Epping Forest as one of five new councils for Essex

Elections are set to take place in May 2027 ahead of the new unitary authorities going live and delivering services from April 2028.

Essex will adopt five-council model as current councils are scrapped

This means Colchester will now be in an authority with Braintree and Tendring in the new North East Essex Council.

Colchester Council issues statement over merging with other Essex authorities

Colchester Council will merge with the Tendring and Braintree councils to form the the North East Essex Council