Petition
Stop The Stoke-On-Trent City Council Merger.
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
We would like to halt the planned merger of Stoke-On-Trent City Council with both the Newcastle-Under-Lyme Borough Council and Staffordshire Moorlands District Council
Due to the large debts incurred by the council of the city of Stoke-On-Trent and its overall performance as a council, We do not feel it is appropriate to merge this under performing council with ourselves and have our residents saddled with their short-comings.
To add to this, the stark difference in demographics, population and geography simply make this merger completely dumbfounded.
Our Local Councillors seem to be in favour of the merger against the will of the people they represent.
To add to this, the stark difference in demographics, population and geography simply make this merger completely dumbfounded.
Our Local Councillors seem to be in favour of the merger against the will of the people they represent.
Why it was rejected
It was about a matter for a local council or devolved government, not the UK Government or Parliament.
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You could ask your MP to take action on your concerns about this issue, including by asking them to present a public (paper) petition about this.
You can find contact details for your local MP here: https://members.parliament.uk/FindYourMP
And you can find out how to ask your MP to present a public (paper) petition here: https://www.parliament.uk/get-involved/sign-a-petition/paper-petitions/
You could also raise this with the Government department responsible for local government and English devolution. You can find contact details for the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government on gov.uk: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/contact-the-ministry-of-housing-communities-and-local-government
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Keep Local Government LOCAL. Stop plans for county scale unitary authorities.
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Require local referenda when introducing new unitary and strategic authorities
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Timeline
| 18 Feb 2025 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 28 Mar 2025 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
28 Mar 2025
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 27 Jul 2026.