Submitted options for reorganisation

Since Local Government Reorganisation was announced in December 2024, all authorities in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough have been collaborating on potential proposals for unitary councils in our area. Our officers have worked closely together and used common datasets where possible.

A total of five reorganisation proposals were prepared for the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough region known as A-E. Following each of the Council's governance processes four of the proposals have been supported for submission (Option C was not supported).

On 28 November 2025, the seven councils in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough submitted the following options for LGR for the Government to consider. 

Letter to the Secretary of State - Submitted Proposals (PDF, 178 KB)

The submitted proposals:

Option A - Supported by: Cambridgeshire County Council

Unitary 1: Fenland, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough  
Unitary 2: Cambridge City, East Cambridgeshire, and South Cambridgeshire

Option B - Supported by: Cambridge City, South Cambridgeshire and East Cambridgeshire  

Unitary 1: East Cambridgeshire, Fenland, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough
Unitary 2: Cambridge City and South Cambridgeshire  

Option D - Supported by: Peterborough and Fenland

Unitary 1: Peterborough and part of Huntingdonshire 
Unitary 2: Cambridge City and South Cambridgeshire  
Unitary 3: East Cambridgeshire, Fenland, and part of Huntingdonshire 

Option E - Supported by: Huntingdonshire

Unitary 1: Huntingdonshire
Unitary 2: East Cambridgeshire, Fenland, and Peterborough
Unitary 3: Cambridge City and South Cambridgeshire 

In addition to the above proposals, the following letter was submitted by Cllr Chris Boden, Leader of the Fenland District Council, in support of Option D.

Letter to the Secretary of State - Support for Option D (PDF, 126 KB)