@Regenerate_SOT Exactly, Meir Heath, Barlaston etc becoming part of a council that reaches places on the same latitude as Birmingham is utter nonsense. Are residents tied to these local authority boundaries? I doubt it very much.
@andrewgmartin@Regenerate_SOT Interesting times ahead. I think Stoke will have to merge with NuL and Moorlands (though could SM existing arrangements with High Peak confuse matters?). Without Stoke would there be enough residents to make 2 large enough unitaries? Is the 500k a guide or more set in stone?