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New town and parish councils will be created – Latest News – News Updates
Published: Tue 16th June, 2026
Councillors have approved plans to create a town council for Loughborough and a parish council for Broadnook.
Charnwood borough councillors agreed to establish the two new councils at a meeting on Monday, 15 June 2026, following two community governance reviews.
The statutory reviews included two rounds of consultation which showed support for the proposals.
Councillor Jewel Miah, Leader of Charnwood Borough Council, said: “I am pleased councillors have backed the creation of the new councils which will help strengthen the voice of local communities.
“Town and parish councils work at a grassroots level, and that local understanding and representation can really help communities grow and develop. I look forward to seeing the councils being set up.”
A town council for Loughborough would have 25 councillors and be based on existing Charnwood Borough Council ward boundaries. It will be called a parish council in the first instance, but once formed, it is expected that the name will be changed to a town council.
Broadnook Village Council will have 12 councillors. It will not have wards and means the boundaries for the parishes of Rothley, Wanlip, and Thurcaston and Cropston will be changed.
Town and parish councils can provide a variety of services, such as allotments, parks and open spaces, bus shelters and community transport schemes, community centres and leisure facilities, crime reduction and community safety measures, festivals, celebrations and tourism activities, litter bins, street lighting and street cleaning.
While some services and assets could transfer from the borough council to a new town council, no decisions have been made at this stage. Any future arrangements will be determined later in the process.
As well as approving the creation of the councils, councillors approved Reorganisation of Community Governance Orders which once ‘made’ mean the town and parish councils will come into effect on 1 April 2027 with elections due in May that year.
