Future Worcester - Community Governance Review

  • Future Worcester

    Representing residents of Worcester

  • How Worcester residents are represented at a local level is changing.

    Worcestershire is moving to new unitary council arrangements in 2028. This means Worcester City Council will no longer exist, and its services will be run by another – much bigger - authority.

    Alongside that process there is an opportunity to create a new, local parish or town council, or more than one such new local council.

    Two parts of the city already have parish councils: St Peter the Great County and Warndon Villages. But other Worcester residents would have no equivalent local voice unless new arrangements are created.

    To gather your views on how your community should be represented in the future, we are holding this Future Worcester consultation. It forms a legal process known as a Community Governance Review (CGR).

    This is an opportunity to ensure that Worcester’s historic identity will continue.

    The CGR will look at options including whether Worcester should have:

    • a single town council for the whole city,
    • a town council just for the currently unparished areas,
    • several smaller parish councils based on neighbourhood identity.

    Your views will help shape how Worcester is represented locally for decades to come.

    Before you complete this questionnaire, please read this document:

    Guide to the Future Worcester Community Governance Review

    Deadline for responding: 5.00pm on Monday 15 June 2026. 

    For more information on how we use your information, please see our Privacy Notice.

  • Tell us about you

  • Please select all that apply*
  • Do you live in an area with a parish council?*

  • Future governance and delivering local services

  • Do you feel that the forthcoming new arrangements with a larger authority delivering services currently provided by both Worcester City Council and Worcestershire County Council will meet your needs effectively? The guide document available on the introduction page explains what these services are*
  • Would you like to have a town / parish council delivering local services (as explained in the guide document, this could include such things as events, parks, allotments) and representing your area?*
  • Which of the following options best reflects your preferences for the delivery of effective and convenient local services?*
  • Are you aware of any existing community groups or structures in your area (for example, neighbourhood forums, residents' associations, community trusts) that already provide local representation or engagement?*
  • Would you be willing to pay a parish precept as part of your Council Tax to fund a town / parish council? Please see the guide document for examples of precept rates*
  • Would you participate more in local democratic processes if there was a town / parish coucil?*

  • About you

    This section of the survey is about you. Each of the questions below is optional and you can skip any or all of them.

    It is very helpful if you do answer these questions so that we can:

    • Make sure our services are open to everyone in the city
    • Treat everyone fairly and appropriately when they use our services
    • In consultations, make sure that we have views from all across the city

    The Equality Act 2010 makes these aims part of our legal duties. Your answers help us check that we have met the law and help improve our services.

    Your answers are completely confidential and will not be used in a way that identifies you. We will only use this information to make our services better.

    For more information on how we use this information, see our Privacy Notice.

  • Age
  • Disability: Do you have any physical or mental health conditions or illnesses lasting or expecting to last 12 months or more?
  • Sex: (a question about gender will follow)
  • Gender Identity: Is the gender you identify with the same as your sex registered at birth?
  • Religion/belief:

  • Ethnicity

  • White
  • Mixed / multiple ethnic groups
  • Asian or Asian British
  • Black, Black British, Caribbean or African
  • Other ethnic group
  • Sexual orientation: Which of the following best describes your sexual orientation?
  • Relationship status:
  • Pregnancy/Maternity: Are you pregnant or have you given birth in the last 26 weeks?
  • Which of these activities best describes what you are doing at present?
  • Unpaid care: Do you look after, or give support to anyone because they have long term physical or mental health conditions or illnesses, or problems related to age?
  • Should be Empty: