Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
| Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | |
|---|---|
| Non-metropolitan district (unitary) | |
 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole shown within Dorset |
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| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | England |
| Region | South West England |
| Ceremonial county | Dorset |
| Admin HQ | TBD |
| Government | |
| • Type | Unitary authority |
| • Governing body | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council |
| • Chairperson | TBD |
| • Leader | TBD |
| Area | |
| • Total | 46.96 sq mi (121.63 km2) |
| Population (mid-2016 est.) | |
| • Total | 383,359 |
| Time zone | Greenwich Mean Time (UTC+0) |
| Postcodes | BH |
| Area code(s) | 01202 01425 |
| ISO 3166-2 | TBD |
| Website | bcpshadowauthority.wordpress.com/ |
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole is a unitary local government district in England that is to come into being on 1 April 2019. It will be created from the areas currently administered by the existing unitary authorities of Bournemouth and Poole and the non-metropolitan district of Christchurch.
The new authority is to be formed as a result of local government reorganisation in the ceremonial county of Dorset. Under the plans, dubbed "Future Dorset", all existing councils within the county will be abolished and replaced by two new unitary authorities. One will be formed from the existing unitary authorities of Bournemouth and Poole which will merge with the non-metropolitan district of Christchurch to create the unitary authority to be known as Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. The other will be created from the merger of the existing non-metropolitan districts of Weymouth and Portland, West Dorset, North Dorset, Purbeck and East Dorset and will be known as Dorset.
Statutory instruments for the creation of the new authority were made on behalf of the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on 25 May 2018, and a shadow authority was formed the following day.
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