Earth:Climate emergency declarations in the United Kingdom
Climate emergency declarations have been made by multiple jurisdictions in the United Kingdom , including city, county, and borough councils. Bills to declare a climate emergency have also been introduced in several other jurisdictions.
National
Several bills have been introduced to the Parliament of the United Kingdom which would declare a climate emergency, but none have passed.[1][2][3]
The Climate and Ecological Emergency Bill was tabled as an early day motion on 2 September 2020 and received its first reading the same day.[4][5]
Devolved jurisdictions
Parliament | Declared a climate emergency | Date |
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Gibraltar Parliament | Yes | 3 May 2019 |
Isle of Man | Yes | 18 June 2019 |
Jersey | Yes | 2 May 2019 |
Northern Ireland Assembly | Yes | 3 February 2020 |
Scottish Parliament | Yes | 28 April 2019 |
Welsh Parliament | Yes | 29 April 2019 |
Local
England
County councils
County council | Declared a climate emergency | Date |
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Buckinghamshire County Council | Yes | 26 September 2019[6] |
Cambridgeshire County Council | Yes | 14 May 2019[7] |
Cumbria County Council | No | |
Derbyshire County Council | No | |
Devon County Council | Yes | 21 February 2019[8] |
East Sussex County Council | Yes | 15 October 2019[9] |
Essex County Council | No | |
Gloucestershire County Council | Yes | 15 May 2019[10] |
Hampshire County Council | Yes | 17 June 2019[11] |
Hertfordshire County Council | Yes | 16 July 2019[12] |
Kent County Council | Yes | 23 May 2019[13] |
Lancashire County Council | No | |
Leicestershire County Council | Yes | 15 May 2019[14] |
Lincolnshire County Council | No | |
Norfolk County Council | No | |
North Yorkshire County Council | No | |
Northamptonshire County Council | Yes | 20 June 2019[15] |
Nottinghamshire County Council | No | |
Oxfordshire County Council | Yes | 2 April 2019[16] |
Somerset County Council | Yes | 20 February 2019[17] |
Staffordshire County Council | Yes | 25 July 2019[18] |
Suffolk County Council | Yes | 21 March 2019[19] |
Surrey County Council | Yes | 9 July 2019[20] |
Warwickshire County Council | Yes | 25 July 2019[21] |
West Sussex County Council | Yes | 5 April 2019[22] |
Worcestershire County Council | No |
District councils
District Council | Declared a climate emergency | Date |
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Adur District Council | Yes | 18 July 2019[23] |
Allerdale Borough Council | Yes | 25 September 2019[24] |
Amber Valley Borough Council | Yes | 24 July 2019[25] |
Arun District Council | Yes | 13 November 2019[26] |
Ashfield District Council | No | N/A |
Ashford Borough Council | No | Council voted against declaring a climate emergency on 29 July 2019. However, they have pledged to be carbon neutral by 2030.[27] |
Aylesbury Vale District Council | Yes | 18 September 2019[28] |
Babergh District Council | Yes | 23 July 2019[29] |
Barrow Borough Council | Yes | 16 July 2019[30] |
Basildon Borough Council | No | N/A |
Basingstoke & Deane Borough Council | Yes | 18 July 2019[31] |
Bassetlaw District Council | No | N/A |
Blaby District Council | No | N/A |
Bolsover District Council | No | Bolsover Council has debated a climate emergency but have not moved a motion for climate emergency.[32] |
Boston Borough Council | Yes | 20 January 2020 |
Braintree District Council | No | |
Breckland District Council | No | |
Brentwood Borough Council | No | |
Broadland District Council | No | |
Bromsgrove District Council | Yes | 24 July 2019 |
Broxbourne Borough Council | No | |
Broxtowe Borough Council | Yes | 17 July 2019 |
Burnley Borough Council | Yes | 10 July 2019 |
Cambridge City Council | No | |
Cannock Chase District Council | Yes | 17 July 2019 |
Canterbury City Council | Yes | 18 July 2019[33] |
Carlisle City Council | No | |
Castle Point District Council | No | |
Charnwood Borough Council | No | |
Chelmsford City Council | Yes | 16 July 2019 |
Cheltenham Borough Council | No | |
Cherwell District Council | Yes | 22 July 2019 |
Chesterfield Borough Council | Yes | 17 July 2019 |
Chichester District Council | Yes | 9 July 2019 |
Chiltern District Council | Yes | 24 July 2019 |
Chorley Borough Council | Yes | 19 November 2019 |
Colchester Borough Council | Yes | 17 July 2019 |
Copeland Borough Council | No | |
Corby Borough Council | Yes | 29 August 2019 |
Cotswold District Council | Yes | 3 July 2019 |
Craven District Council | Yes | 6 August 2019 |
Crawley Borough Council | Yes | 17 July 2019 |
Dacorum Borough Council | Yes | 17 July 2019 |
Dartford Borough Council | Yes | 7 October 2019 |
Daventry District Council | Yes | 20 February 2020 |
Derbyshire Dales District Council | Yes | 30 May 2019 |
Dover District Council | Yes | 29 January 2020 |
East Cambridgeshire District Council | Yes | 17 October 2019 |
East Devon District Council | Yes | 24 July 2019 |
East Hampshire District Council | Yes | 18 July 2019 |
East Hertfordshire District Council | No | |
East Lindsey District Council | No | |
East Northamptonshire District Council | No | |
East Staffordshire Borough Council | No | |
East Suffolk Council | Yes | 24 July 2019 |
Eastbourne Borough Council | Yes | 10 July 2019 |
Eastleigh Borough Council | Yes | 18 July 2019 |
Eden District Council | Yes | 11 July 2019 |
Elmbridge Borough Council | Yes | 17 July 2019 |
Epping Forest District Council | Yes | 19 September 2019 |
Epsom & Ewell Borough Council | Yes | 23 July 2019 |
Erewash Borough Council | No | |
Exeter City Council | Yes | 23 July 2019 |
Fareham Borough Council | Yes | 24 October 2019 |
Fenland District Council | No | |
Folkestone and Hythe District Council | Yes | 24 July 2019 |
Forest of Dean District Council | Yes | 6 December 2018 |
Fylde Borough Council | No | |
Gedling Borough Council | Yes | 20 November 2019 |
Gloucester City Council | Yes | 11 July 2019 |
Gosport Borough Council | No | |
Gravesham Borough Council | Yes | 26 June 2019 |
Great Yarmouth Borough Council | No | |
Guildford Borough Council | Yes | 23 July 2019 |
Hambleton District Council | No | |
Harborough District Council | Yes | 24 June 2019 |
Harlow District Council | Yes | 11 July 2019 |
Harrogate Borough Council | No | |
Hart District Council | No | |
Hastings Borough Council | Yes | 23 March 2020 |
Havant Borough Council | No | |
Hertsmere Borough Council | Yes | 18 September 2019 |
High Peak Borough Council | Yes | 15 October 2019 |
Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council | No | |
Horsham District Council | Yes | 26 June 2019 |
Huntingdonshire District Council | No | |
Hyndburn Borough Council | Yes | 19 September 2019 |
Ipswich Borough Council | Yes | 9 July 2019 |
Kettering Borough Council | Yes | 24 July 2019 |
Kings Lynn & West Norfolk Borough Council | No | |
Lancaster City Council | Yes | 30 January 2019 |
Lewes District Council | Yes | 15 July 2019 |
Lichfield City Council | Yes | 21 October 2019 |
Lincoln City Council | Yes | 23 July 2019 |
Maidstone Borough Council | Yes | 10 April 2019 |
Maldon District Council | Yes | 4 February 2021 |
Malvern Hills District Council | Yes | 23 July 2019 |
Mansfield District Council | No | |
Melton Borough Council | Yes | 17 July 2019 |
Mendip District Council | Yes | 25 February 2019 |
Mid Devon District Council | Yes | 26 June 2019 |
Mid Suffolk District Council | Yes | 25 July 2019 |
Mid Sussex District Council | No | |
Mole Valley District Council | Yes | 18 June 2019 |
North Devon District Council | Yes | 24 July 2019 |
North East Derbyshire District Council | Yes | 8 July 2019 |
North Hertfordshire District Council | Yes | 21 May 2019 |
North Kesteven District Council | Yes | 11 July 2019 |
North Norfolk District Council | Yes | 24 April 2019 |
North West Leicestershire District Council | No | |
North Warwickshire Borough Council | No | |
New Forest District Council | No | |
Newark & Sherwood District Council | Yes | 16 July 2019 |
Newcastle-Under-Lyme Borough Council | Yes | 3 April 2019 |
Northampton Borough Council | Yes | 3 June 2019 |
Norwich City Council | Yes | 29 January 2019 |
Nuneaton & Bedworth Borough Council | Yes | 4 December 2019 |
Oadby & Wigston Borough Council | No | |
Oxford City Council | Yes | 28 January 2019 |
Pendle Borough Council | Yes | 11 July 2019 |
Preston City Council | Yes | 18 April 2019 |
Redditch Borough Council | Yes | 23 September 2019 |
Reigate & Banstead Borough Council | No | |
Ribble Valley Borough Council | No | |
Richmondshire District Council | Yes | 23 July 2019 |
Rochford District Council | No | |
Rossendale Borough Council | Yes | 25 December 2019 |
Rother District Council | Yes | 16 December 2019 |
Rugby Borough Council | Yes | 18 July 2019 |
Runnymede Borough Council | Yes | 17 October 2019 |
Rushcliffe Borough Council | Yes | 7 March 2019 |
Rushmoor Borough Council | Yes | 20 June 2019 |
Ryedale District Council | Yes | 10 October 2019 |
Somerset West and Taunton Council | Yes | 21 February 2019 |
South Buckinghamshire District Council | No | |
South Cambridgeshire District Council | Yes | 28 November 2019 |
South Derbyshire District Council | No | |
South Hams District Council | Yes | 25 July 2019 |
South Holland District Council | No | |
South Kesteven District Council | Yes | 26 September 2019 |
South Lakeland District Council | Yes | 26 February 2019 |
South Norfolk District Council | No | |
South Northamptonshire District Council | No | |
South Oxfordshire District Council | Yes | 11 April 2019 |
South Ribble Borough Council | Yes | 24 July 2019 |
South Somerset District Council | Yes | 21 May 2019 |
South Staffordshire District Council | Yes | 10 September 2019 |
Scarborough Borough Council | Yes | 7 January 2019 |
Sedgemoor District Council | No | |
Selby District Council | No | |
Sevenoaks District Council | No | |
Spelthorne Borough Council | Yes | 14 October 2020 |
St Albans City Council | Yes | 9 July 2019 |
Stafford Borough Council | Yes | 23 July 2019 |
Staffordshire Moorlands District Council | Yes | 10 July 2019 |
Stevenage Borough Council | Yes | 12 June 2019 |
Stratford-upon-Avon District Council | Yes | 30 July 2019 |
Stroud District Council | Yes | 13 December 2018 |
Surrey Heath Borough Council | Yes | 9 October 2019 |
Swale Borough Council | Yes | 26 June 2019 |
Tamworth Borough Council | No | |
Tandridge District Council | Yes | 13 February 2020 |
Teignbridge District Council | Yes | 18 April 2019 |
Tendring District Council | Yes | 6 August 2019 |
Test Valley Borough Council | Yes | 4 September 2019 |
Tewkesbury Borough Council | Yes | 1 October 2019 |
Thanet District Council | Yes | 11 July 2019 |
Three Rivers District Council | Yes | 21 May 2019 |
Tonbridge & Malling Borough Council | Yes | 9 July 2019 |
Torridge District Council | Yes | 1 July 2019 |
Tunbridge Wells Borough Council | Yes | 17 July 2019 |
Uttlesford District Council | Yes | 30 July 2019 |
Vale of White Horse District Council | Yes | 13 February 2019 |
Warwick District Council | Yes | 26 June 2019 |
Watford Borough Council | Yes | 9 July 2019 |
Waverley Borough Council | Yes | 18 September 2019 |
Wealden District Council | Yes | 24 July 2019 |
Wellingborough Borough Council | No | |
Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council | Yes | 19 June 2019 |
West Devon District Council | Yes | 21 May 2019 |
West Lancashire District Council | Yes | 17 July 2019 |
West Lindsey District Council | No | |
West Oxfordshire District Council | Yes | 26 June 2019 |
West Suffolk Council | Yes | 11 September 2019 |
Winchester City Council | Yes | 5 June 2019 |
Woking Borough Council | Yes | 25 July 2019 |
Worcester City Council | Yes | 16 July 2019 |
Worthing Borough Council | No | |
Wychavon District Council | No | |
Wycombe District Council | No | |
Wyre Borough Council | Yes | 11 July 2019 |
Wyre Forest District Council | Yes | 22 May 2019 |
London boroughs
There are thirty three London borough authorities, there are only seven of these London Borough authorities that have not declared a climate emergency. This means that 78% of London Boroughs have declared a climate emergency. The below table contains data of climate emergency declarations that has been obtained through CEDAMIA and edited to include jurisdictions that have not declared a climate emergency.[34]
London borough | Declared a climate emergency | Date |
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Barking and Dagenham Council | Yes | 29 January 2020[35] |
Barnet London Borough Council | No | |
Bexley London Borough Council | No | |
Brent London Borough Council | Yes | 8 July 2019 |
Bromley London Borough Council | No | |
Camden London Borough Council | Yes | 9 April 2019 |
Croydon London Borough Council | Yes | 15 July 2019 |
Ealing London Borough Council | No | |
Enfield London Borough Council | Yes | 8 July 2019 |
Greenwich London Borough Council | Yes | 26 June 2019 |
Hackney London Borough Council | Yes | 26 June 2019 |
Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough Council | Yes | 17 July 2019 |
Haringey London Borough Council | Yes | 18 March 2019 |
Harrow London Borough Council | Yes | 18 July 2019 |
Havering London Borough Council | No | |
Hillingdon London Borough Council | Yes | 16 January 2020 |
Hounslow London Borough Council | Yes | 19 June 2019 |
Islington London Borough Council | Yes | 27 June 2019 |
Kensington and Chelsea London Borough Council | Yes | 22 January 2019 |
Kingston upon Thames London Borough Council | Yes | 25 June 2019 |
Lambeth London Borough Council | Yes | 29 January 2019 |
Lewisham London Borough Council | Yes | 27 February 2019 |
Merton London Borough Council | Yes | 10 July 2019 |
Newham London Borough Council | Yes | 15 April 2019 |
Redbridge London Borough Council | Yes | 20 June 2019 |
Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council | Yes | 9 July 2019 |
Southwark London Borough Council | Yes | 25 March 2019 |
Sutton London Borough Council | No | |
Tower Hamlets London Borough Council | Yes | 20 March 2019 |
Waltham Forest London Borough Council | Yes | 25 April 2019 |
Wandsworth London Borough Council | Yes | 17 July 2019 |
Westminster London Borough Council | No |
Metropolitan districts
Metropolitan district | Declared | Date |
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Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council | Yes | 18 September 2019[36] |
Birmingham City Council | Yes | 11 June 2019[37] |
Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council | Yes | 29 August 2019 |
Bradford City Council | Yes | 15 January 2019 |
Bury Borough Council | Yes | 10 July 2019 |
Calderdale Borough Council | Yes | 30 January 2019 |
Coventry City Council | Yes | 18 June 2019 |
Doncaster Borough Council | Yes | 19 September 2019 |
Dudley Borough Council | No | |
Gateshead Borough Council | Yes | 23 May 2019 |
Kirklees Borough Council | Yes | 16 January 2019 |
Knowsley Borough Council | Yes | 29 January 2020 |
Leeds City Council | Yes | 27 March 2019 |
Liverpool City Council | Yes | 17 July 2019 |
Manchester City Council | Yes | 10 July 2019 |
North Tyneside Borough Council | Yes | 25 July 2019 |
Newcastle Upon Tyne City Council | No | |
Oldham Borough Council | Yes | 11 September 2019 |
Rochdale Borough Council | Yes | 17 July 2019 |
Rotherham Borough Council | Yes | 30 October 2019 |
South Tyneside Borough Council | Yes | 19 July 2019 |
Salford City Council | Yes | 17 July 2019 |
Sandwell Borough Council | No | |
Sefton Borough Council | Yes | 18 July 2019 |
Sheffield City Council | Yes | 18 November 2019 |
Solihull Borough Council | No | |
St Helens Borough Council | Yes | 10 July 2019 |
Stockport Borough Council | Yes | 28 March 2019 |
Sunderland City Council | Yes | 27 March 2019 |
Tameside Borough Council | Yes | 25 February 2020 |
Trafford Borough Council | No | |
Wakefield City Council | Yes | 23 May 2019 |
Walsall Borough Council | Yes | 16 September 2019 |
Wigan Borough Council | Yes | 17 July 2019 |
Wirral Borough Council | Yes | 15 July 2019 |
Wolverhampton City Council | Yes | 17 July 2019 |
Unitary authorities
Unitary authority | Declared a climate emergency | Date |
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Bath and North East Somerset Council | Yes | 14 March 2019[38] |
Bedford Borough Council | Yes | 5 March 2019[39] |
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council | Yes | 18 July 2019 |
Blackpool Council | Yes | 26 June 2019 |
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council | No | |
Bracknell Forest Borough Council | No | |
Brighton and Hove City Council | Yes | 13 December 2018 |
Bristol City Council | Yes | 13 November 2018 |
Central Bedfordshire Council | No | |
Cheshire East Council | Yes | 22 May 2019 |
Cheshire West and Chester Council | Yes | 21 May 2019 |
Cornwall Council | Yes | 22 January 2019 |
Durham County Council | Yes | 20 February 2019 |
Darlington Borough Council | Yes | 18 July 2019 |
Dorset Council | Yes | 16 May 2019 |
East Riding of Yorkshire Council | Yes | 24 February 2021 |
Halton Borough Council | Yes | 16 October 2019 |
Hartlepool Borough Council | No | |
Herefordshire Council | Yes | 8 March 2019 |
Hull City Council | Yes | 21 March 2019 |
Isle of Wight Council | Yes | 24 July 2019 |
Leicester City Council | Yes | 1 February 2019 |
Luton Borough Council | Yes | 13 January 2020 |
Medway Council | Yes | 25 April 2019 |
Middlesbrough Borough Council | No | |
Milton Keynes Council | Yes | 23 January 2019 |
North East Lincolnshire Council | No | |
North Lincolnshire Council | No | |
North Somerset Council | Yes | 19 February 2019 |
Northumberland County Council | Yes | 11 June 2019 |
Nottingham City Council | No | |
Peterborough City Council | Yes | 24 July 2019 |
Plymouth City Council | Yes | 18 March 2019 |
Portsmouth City Council | Yes | 19 March 2019 |
Reading Borough Council | Yes | 26 February 2019 |
Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council | Yes | 28 March 2019 |
Rutland County Council | No | |
Shropshire Council | Yes | 16 May 2019 |
Slough Borough Council | No | |
Southampton City Council | Yes | 18 September 2019 |
Southend-on-Sea Borough Council | Yes | 18 July 2019 |
South Gloucestershire Council | Yes | 17 July 2019 |
Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council | No | |
Stoke-on-Trent City Council | Yes | 4 July 2019 |
Swindon Borough Council | No | |
Telford and Wrekin Borough Council | Yes | 25 July 2019 |
Thurrock Council | Yes | 23 October 2019 |
Torbay Council | Yes | 19 June 2019 |
Warrington Borough Council | Yes | 17 June 2019 |
Wiltshire Council | Yes | 26 February 2019 |
Windsor and Maidenhead Borough Council | Yes | 26 June 2019 |
Wokingham Borough Council | Yes | 18 July 2019 |
City of York Council | Yes | 21 March 2019 |
Northern Ireland
Local government area | Declared a climate emergency | Date |
---|---|---|
Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council | No | |
Ards and North Down Borough Council | Yes | 27 February 2019[40] |
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council | No | |
Belfast City Council | Yes | On the 1 October 2019 Belfast City Council became the third council in Northern Ireland to declare a climate emergency[41] |
Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council | No | |
Derry City and Strabane District Council | Yes | 27 June 2019[42] |
Fermanagh and Omagh District Council | No | |
Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council | No | |
Mid and East Antrim Borough Council | No | |
Mid Ulster District Council | No | |
Newry, Mourne and Down District Council | No |
Scotland
Local government area | Declared a climate emergency | Date |
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Aberdeen City Council | No | Council voted against declaring a climate emergency on 6 December 2019.[43] |
Aberdeenshire Council | No | Council voted against declaring a climate emergency on 4 October 2019.[44] |
Angus Council | Yes | 5 September 2019[45] |
Argyll and Bute Council | No | Council have not voted on a climate emergency declaration yet however, there has been media coverage of citizens and groups calling for the council to do so.[46] |
Clackmannanshire Council | No | N/A |
Dumfries and Galloway Council | Yes | 27 June 2019[47] |
Dundee City Council | Yes | 24 June 2019[48] |
East Ayrshire Council | No | N/A |
East Dunbartonshire Council | No | N/A |
East Lothian Council | Yes | 27 August 2019[49] |
East Renfrewshire Council | Yes | 27 June 2019[50] |
Edinburgh Council | Yes | 7 February 2019[51] |
Falkirk Council | Yes | 27 August 2019 [52] |
Fife Council | Yes | 26 September 2019[53] |
Glasgow Council | Yes | 16 May 2019[54] |
Highland Council | Yes | 9 May 2019[55] |
Kingsbarns Community Council | Yes | 2 March 2020[56] |
Inverclyde Council | No | N/A |
Midlothian Council | Yes | 17 December 2019[57] |
Moray Council | Yes | 27 June 2019[58] |
Na h-Eileanan Siar Council | No | N/A |
North Ayrshire Council | Yes | 11 June 2019[59] |
North Lanarkshire Council | Yes | 20 June 2019[60] |
Orkney Islands Council | Yes | 14 May 2019[61] |
Perth and Kinross Council | No | Leader of the Council declared that they have no plans to declare a climate emergency.[62] |
Renfrewshire Council | Yes | 27 June 2019[63] |
Scottish Borders Council | Yes | 25 September 2020[64] |
Shetland Islands Council | Yes | 22 January 2020[65] |
South Ayrshire Council | No | N/A |
South Lanarkshire Council | No | The council has not formally declared a climate emergency but has signed up to ambitious goals to reduce emissions before the Scottish Governments benchmark of 2045.[66] |
Stirling Council | Yes | 3 October 2019[67] |
West Dunbartonshire Council | Yes | 29 May 2019[68] |
West Lothian Council | Yes | 24 September 2019[69] |
Wales
Local government area | Declared a climate emergency | Date |
---|---|---|
Aberystwyth Town Council | Yes | 28 January 2019[70] |
Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council (Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Blaenau Gwent) | Yes | 24 September 2020[71] |
Bridgend County Borough Council (Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr) | No | N/A |
Caerphilly County Borough Council (Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Caerffili) | Yes | 4 June 2019[72] |
Caia Park Community Council | Yes | 13 June 2019[73] |
Cardiff Council (Cyngor Caerdydd) | Yes | 28 March 2019[74] |
Carmarthenshire County Council (Cyngor Sir Gaerfyrddin) | Yes | 20 February 2019[75] |
Ceredigion County Council (Cyngor Sir Ceredigion) | Yes | 5 March 2020[76] |
Conwy County Borough Council (Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Conwy) | Yes | 9 May 2019[77] |
Denbighshire County Council (Cyngor Sir Ddinbych) | Yes | 2 July 2019[78] |
Flintshire County Council (Cyngor Sir y Fflint) | No | N/A |
Gwynedd Council (Cyngor Sir Gwynedd) | Yes | 7 March 2019[79] |
Hay-on-Wye Town Council | Yes | 1 April 2019[80] |
Isle of Anglesey County Council (Cyngor Sir Ynys Môn) | Yes | 8 Sept 2020[81] |
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council (Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Merthyr Tudful) | No | N/A |
Monmouthshire County Council (Cyngor Sir Fynwy) | Yes | 16 May 2019[82] |
Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council (Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Castell-nedd Port Talbot) | No | N/A |
Newport City Council (Cyngor Dinas Casnewydd) | Yes | 13 March 2019[83] |
Newtown & Llanllwchaiarn Town Council | Yes | 28 May 2019[84] |
Pembrokeshire County Council (Cyngor Sir Penfro) | Yes | 9 May 2019[85] |
Pennard Community Council | Yes | 13 May 2019[86] |
Powys County Council (Cyngor Sir Powys) | Yes | 24 September 2020[87] |
Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council (Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Rhondda Cynon Taf) | No | N/A |
City and County of Swansea (Cyngor Sir a Dinas Abertawe) | Yes | 27 June 2019[88] |
The Vale of Glamorgan County Borough Council (Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Bro Morgannwg) | Yes | 29 July 2019[89] |
Torfaen County Borough Council (Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Torfaen) | Yes | 25 June 2019[90] |
Tywyn Town Council | Yes | 13 February 2019[91] |
Welshpool Town Council Cyngof Tref Y Trallwng | Yes | 27 February 2019[92] |
Wrexham County Borough Council (Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Wrecsam) | Yes | 25 September 2019[93] |
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