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A unitary council for Morecambe Bay

A unitary council for Morecambe Bay

10 December 2020 10:44

Independent polling of more than 1,000 adults by polling company Survation showed 60% of people believe the area would be best served by a unitary council for Morecambe Bay, compared to just 30% favouring a county-wide unitary for Cumbria and separate arrangements for Lancashire.

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https://www.barrowbc.gov.uk/news/councils-agree-bay-authority-bid-submission/

President

Andrew John Gwynne (MP)

Chairman

Mr Philip Walsh

Patrons

His Grace the Duke of Buccleuch
The Rt Revd Dr D.S. Walker, Bishop of Manchester
The Rt Hon The Lord Hoyle JP (Baron Hoyle Of Warrington)
Sir Bernard de Hoghton Bt DL.
The Rt Hon Sir Robert Atkins
The Rt Hon Sir Lindsay Hoyle MP (Chorley)
The Rt Hon Sir Jake Berry MP (Rossendale & Darwen)
Nigel Evans MP (Ribble Valley)
Simon Fell MP (Barrow-In-Furness)
Seema Kennedy OBE
Chris Green MP (Bolton West)

Brian Simpson OBE
Ben Wallace MP (Wyre & Preston North)
Dr Kadaba Vasudev DL FRCPath
Dr John Whittaker (Lancaster University)
Terry Wynn MSc
Sajjad Karim
Coun. Dr John Pugh (Southport)
Major (Ret'd) Annette Walsh

Life Members

D Rhodes (Harrogate)
R B P Woolstencroft (Carnforth)
M Blampey (Kingsley, Australia)
M J Philips (Pendlebury)
J Begin (Croydon)
D Wright (Rotherham)
Canon G Almond (Eccleston)
L A Brown (Eccleston)
T Wynn (Wigan)
R Daley (Kendal)
A G Schofield (Rossendale)
I Upton (Bolton)
J B Holden (Kirby Lonsdale)
E S Rowley (London)
S Hartley (Barnoldswick)
G Dugdill (London)
S M Sadler (Preston)
K S Heywood (Wigan)
A N Other (London)