unitary

Back then, some of the unitary executive proponents were a bit disturbed.

Oliver said the CCN supported the government's reforms but added: "We are concerned over the potential costs of reorganisation where proposals seek to replace the two-tier system with multiple small unitary councils."

It has also started work on restructuring two-tier council areas, those with both county and district councils, to become unitary authorities.

She spent 17 years as a Poole councillor, overseeing the council's move to a unitary authority.

The councils on the full list are mostly lower-tier district or borough councils, or unitary councils which combine the functions of district and county councils into one.