unitary
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The five-council model conflicts with the proposal championed by Essex County Council, which had favoured setting up just three unitary councils.
From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026
The reorganisation will see all district and borough councils in Hertfordshire abolished, as well as the county council, and replaced with new unitary authorities that take over all existing services within a given area.
From BBC • Jan. 29, 2026
Twenty-nine councils have had their elections postponed this year so they can focus on local government reorganisation, which will see fewer all purpose unitary authorities replace existing councils.
From BBC • Jan. 29, 2026
From 2028, every district council in Worcestershire will be dissolved, and replaced by either one unitary authority for the county, or two, covering the north and south.
From BBC • Jan. 14, 2026
Only the dating of every past and future year changes each New Year’s Day, as one counts backwards or forwards from the unitary Now.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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Foundations of Government and Citizenship
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