Have your say on Cheltenham's local councils through the Community Governance Review 2025

You may have seen in the news recently that the government has set out plans for a major reform of local and regional governance, with the aim of giving more power to local areas and simplifying how local government works. You can find out more about this in the English Devolution White Paper. In light of these plans, Cheltenham  Borough Council is keen to make sure we keep and improve community engagement and cohesion, local democracy and the delivery of effective local services. To help with this, we’re carrying out a Community Governance Review (CGR).

This review looks at how your community is represented by town or parish councils. It's about making sure the structure and boundaries of councils work for you. Your feedback will help us shape recommendations for possible changes.

Bench on Cleeve Hill overlooking Cheltenham. It's a sunny day and the blue sky is full of fluffy white clouds.

What are we consulting on?

 During this consultation, we're asking you to consider the following:

  • Whether existing parish council boundaries reflect local communities. Should any parishes be merged, altered, or abolished?*
  • Whether new local councils (town and parish) should be created
  • Whether the number of councillors in each area is right

*we are not specifically looking to abolish any parishes, but all feedback will be considered

Stage One: Gathering your views (19 May - 18 July 2025)

The stage one consultation has now closed. We will update the page following a review of all responses.

 

Consultation information

Results and outcomes

What will happen to the results and what changes can be made to local councils?

Additional information