List of boundary changes in South East England

This is a list of boundary changes occurring in the South East England region of England, since the re-organisation of local government following the passing of the Local Government Act 1972.

Administrative boundaries

Initial creation When the Local Government Act 1972 was passed there were still details left to be decided, the Local Government Boundary Commission for England's first work was to clarify these details.

Date Statutory Instrument LGBCE Report1 February 1973 The English Non-Metropolitan Districts (Definition) Order 1972legislation.gov.uk - The English Non-Metropolitan Districts (Definition) Order 1972. Retrieved on 9 May 2016. Report No. 001: Recommendations for new Districts in the non-Metropolitan Counties November 19725 March 1973 The Divided Areas (Boundaries) Order 1973 n/a1 May 1973 The English Non-Metropolitan Districts (Names) Order 1973legislation.gov.uk - The English Non-Metropolitan Districts (Names) Order 1973. Retrieved on 9 May 2016. Report No. 002: Names of Non-Metropolitan Districts March 19731 April 1974 The Charlwood and Horley Act 1974legislation.gov.uk - The Charlwood and Horley Act 1974. Retrieved on 9 May 2016. n/a19 August 1976 Surrey County Council letter amending boundary at Westlands Farm, Charlwood. n/a

Principal Area Boundary Reviews The Local Government Boundary Commission for England (or LGBCE) was established by the Local Government Act 1972 to review the administrative boundaries of every local authority in England. Between 1974 and 1992 they completed a series of Principal Area Boundary Reviews; reviewing the administrative boundaries of local authorities at their request.

Date Statutory Instrument Effect LGBCE Report(s)1 April 1977 The Berkshire and Buckinghamshire (Areas) Order 1977 Changes to the Beaconsfield (Buckinghamshire)/Slough (Berkshire) boundary Report No. 104: Slough (Berkshire/Buckinghamshire) December 19751 April 1977 The Berkshire and Oxfordshire (Areas) Order 1977legislation.gov.uk - The Berkshire and Oxfordshire (Areas) Order 1977. Retrieved on 18 November 2015.The Berkshire and Oxfordshire (Areas) (Amendment) Order 1977 Changes to the Reading (Berkshire)/South Oxfordshire (Oxfordshire) boundary Report No. 145: Reading (Berkshire/Oxfordshire) March 19761 April 1977 The Runnymede and Woking (Areas) Order 1977 Changes to the Runnymede/Woking (both Surrey) boundary 1 April 1978 The New Forest and Southampton (Areas) Order 1978 Changes to the New Forest/Southampton (both Hampshire) boundary Report No. 250: River Test (Southampton/New Forest) September 19771 April 1981 The Oxfordshire and Wiltshire (Areas) Order 1980 Changes to the Thamesdown (Wiltshire)/Vale of White Horse (Oxfordshire) boundary 1 April 1982 The Greater London and Buckinghamshire (Areas) Order 1981 Changes to the Hillingdon (Greater London)/South Bucks (Buckinghamshire) boundary Report No. 411: Hillingdon/South Buckinghamshire January 19811 April 1983 The Crawley, Horsham and Mid Sussex (Areas) Order 1982 Changes to the Crawley/Horsham (both West Sussex) boundary Crawley/Mid Sussex (both West Sussex) boundaryReport No. 425: Crawley/Horsham/Mid Sussex May 19821 April 1983 The Gillingham and Swale (Areas) Order 1982 Changes to the Gillingham/Swale (both Kent) boundary Report No. 414: Swale/Gillingham July 19811 April 1984 The East Hampshire and Havant (Areas) Order 1983 Changes to the East Hampshire/Havant (both Hampshire) boundary Report No. 422: East Hampshire/Havant February 19821 April 1984 The Maidstone and Swale (Areas) Order 1983 Changes to the Maidstone/Swale (both Kent) boundary Report No. 430: Swale/Maidstone August 19821 April 1985 The Adur, Arun and Worthing (Areas) Order 1985 Changes to the Adur/Worthing (both West Sussex) boundary Arun/Worthing (both West Sussex) boundaryReport No. 445: Worthing/Arun/Adur June 19831 April 1985 The Arun and Chichester (Areas) Order 1985 Changes to the Arun/Chichester (both West Sussex) boundary Report No. 448: Arun/Chichester/Worthing June 19831 April 1985 The Canterbury and Shepway (Areas) Order 1985 Changes to the Canterbury/Shepway (both Kent) boundary Report No. 465: Shepway/Canterbury December 19831 April 1985 The Cherwell and West Oxfordshire (Areas) Order 1985 Changes to the Cherwell/West Oxfordshire (both Oxfordshire) boundary Report No. 461: West Oxfordshire/Cherwell December 19831 April 1985 The Hampshire (Areas) Order 1985 Changes to the Winchester/Basingstoke and Deane (both Hampshire) boundary Winchester/East Hampshire (both Hampshire) boundary Winchester/Eastleigh (both Hampshire) boundary Winchester/Test Valley (both Hampshire) boundaryReport No. 450: Winchester/East Hampshire/Basingstoke and Deane/Test Valley/Eastleigh/Havant August 19831 April 1985 The Horsham and Mid Sussex (Areas) Order 1985 Changes to the Horsham/Mid Sussex (both West Sussex) boundary Report No. 453: Horsham/Mid Sussex July 19831 April 1986 The Isle of Wight (District Boundaries) Order 1985 Changes to the Medina/South Wight (both Isle of Wight) boundary Report No. 468: Medina/South Wight March 19841 April 1986 The Oxfordshire (District Boundaries) Order 1985 Changes to the South Oxfordshire/Vale of White Horse (both Oxfordshire) boundary Report No. 489: South Oxfordshire/Vale of White Horse November 19841 April 1986 The Surrey (District Boundaries) Order 1986legislation.gov.uk - The Surrey (District Boundaries) Order 1986. Retrieved on 6 November 2015. Changes to the Guildford/Elmbridge (both Surrey) boundary Guildford/Mole Valley (both Surrey) boundary Guildford/Surrey Heath (both Surrey) boundary Guildford/Waverley (both Surrey) boundary Guildford/Woking (both Surrey) boundaryReport No. 457: Guildford/Surrey Heath/Woking/Elmbridge/Mole Valley/Waverley November 19831 April 1987 The Buckinghamshire (District Boundaries) Order 1987legislation.gov.uk - The Buckinghamshire (District Boundaries) Order 1987. Retrieved on 6 November 2015. Changes to the Chiltern/Wycombe (both Buckinghamshire) boundary Wycombe/South Bucks (both Buckinghamshire) boundaryReport No. 503: South Bucks/Chiltern/Wycombe July 1985Report No. 507: Chiltern/Wycombe December 19851 April 1987 The Kent (District Boundaries) Order 1987legislation.gov.uk - The Kent (District Boundaries) Order 1987. Retrieved on 6 November 2015. Changes to the Canterbury/Dover (both Kent) boundary Dover/Shepway (both Kent) boundary Maidstone/Tunbridge Wells (both Kent) boundary Sevenoaks/Dartford (both Kent) boundary Gravesham/Dartford (both Kent) boundaryReport No. 494: Gravesham/Dartford/Sevenoaks April 1985Report No. 502: Tunbridge Wells/Maidstone August 1985Report No. 506: Dover/Canterbury/Shepway October 19851 April 1990 The Buckinghamshire (District Boundaries) Order 1990legislation.gov.uk - The Buckinghamshire (District Boundaries) Order 1990. Retrieved on 6 November 2015. Changes to the Chiltern/South Bucks (both Buckinghamshire) boundary Report No. 570: South Bucks/ChiItern January 19891 April 1990 The Hampshire (District Boundaries) Order 1990legislation.gov.uk - The Hampshire (District Boundaries) Order 1990. Retrieved on 6 November 2015. Changes to the Rushmoor/Hart (both Hampshire) boundary Report No. 515: Rushmoor/Hart July 19861 April 1991 The Oxfordshire (District Boundaries) Order 1991legislation.gov.uk - The Oxfordshire (District Boundaries) Order 1991. Retrieved on 6 November 2015. Changes to the Oxford/South Oxfordshire (both Oxfordshire) boundary Oxford/Cherwell (both Oxfordshire) boundary Oxford/Vale of White Horse (both Oxfordshire) boundaryReport No. 536: Oxford/Cherwell/South Oxfordshire/Vale of White Horse June 1987Report No. 561: Oxford/Cherwell/South Oxfordshire/Vale of White Horse (Electoral Consequentials) August 1988

Other principal area boundary reviews Report No. 514: Eastleigh/Test Valley March 1986 Report No. 537: Guildford/Mole Valley May 1987

Mandatory Reviews of non-Metropolitan Counties, Metropolitan Districts and London Boroughs In 1985 they began the first full administrative review of all non-metropolitan counties. Their reviews of metropolitan counties and Greater London began in 1987 and both reviews were completed in 1992.

Date Statutory Instrument Effect LGBCE Report(s)1 April 1988 The Northamptonshire and Oxfordshire (County Boundaries) Order 1988legislation.gov.uk - The Northamptonshire and Oxfordshire (County Boundaries) Order 1988. Retrieved on 5 November 2015. Changes to the South Northamptonshire (Northamptonshire)/Cherwell (Oxfordshire) boundary Report No. 538: Oxfordshire July 19871 April 1990 The Berkshire, Dorset and Wiltshire (County Boundaries) Order 1989legislation.gov.uk - The Berkshire, Dorset and Wiltshire (County Boundaries) Order 1989. Retrieved on 5 November 2015. Changes to the Kennet (Wiltshire)/Newbury (Berkshire) boundary Salisbury (Wiltshire)/North Dorset (Dorset) boundaryReport No. 556: Wiltshire July 19881 April 1991 The Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Cambridgeshire (County Boundaries) Order 1991legislation.gov.uk - The Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Cambridgeshire (County Boundaries) Order 1991. Retrieved on 5 November 2015. Changes to the Milton Keynes (Buckinghamshire)/Mid Bedfordshire (Bedfordshire) boundary Huntingdonshire (Cambridgeshire)/North Bedfordshire (Bedfordshire) boundary North Bedfordshire (Bedfordshire)/Milton Keynes (Buckinghamshire) boundary South Bedfordshire (Bedfordshire)/Aylesbury Vale (Buckinghamshire) boundaryReport No. 566: Bedfordshire November 19881 April 1991 The Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, Oxfordshire and Surrey (County Boundaries) Order 1991legislation.gov.uk - The Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, Oxfordshire and Surrey (County Boundaries) Order 1991. Retrieved on 5 November 2015. Changes to the South Oxfordshire (Oxfordshire)/Newbury (Berkshire) boundary South Oxfordshire (Oxfordshire)/Wokingham (Berkshire) boundary Wycombe (Buckinghamshire)/Wokingham (Berkshire) boundary Wycombe (Buckinghamshire)/Windsor and Maidenhead (Berkshire) boundary South Bucks (Buckinghamshire)/Windsor and Maidenhead (Berkshire) boundary South Bucks (Buckinghamshire)/Slough (Berkshire) boundary Spelthorne (Surrey)/Windsor and Maidenhead (Berkshire) boundary Runnymede (Surrey)/Windsor and Maidenhead (Berkshire) boundary Surrey Heath (Surrey)/Windsor and Maidenhead (Berkshire) boundary Surrey Heath (Surrey)/Bracknell Forest (Berkshire) boundary Hart (Hampshire)/Bracknell Forest (Berkshire) boundary Hart (Hampshire)/Wokingham (Berkshire) boundary Basingstoke and Deane (Hampshire)/Newbury (Berkshire) boundary1 April 1991 The Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Northamptonshire and Oxfordshire (County Boundaries) Order 1991legislation.gov.uk - The Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Northamptonshire and Oxfordshire (County Boundaries) Order 1991. Retrieved on 5 November 2015. Changes to the South Northamptonshire (Northamptonshire)/Milton Keynes (Buckinghamshire) boundary Dacorum (Hertfordshire)/Chiltern (Buckinghamshire) boundary Wycombe (Buckinghamshire)/South Oxfordshire (Oxfordshire) boundary South Northamptonshire (Northamptonshire)/Aylesbury Vale (Buckinghamshire) boundary Dacorum (Hertfordshire)/Aylesbury Vale (Buckinghamshire) boundary Three Rivers (Hertfordshire)/Chiltern (Buckinghamshire) boundaryReport No. 571: Buckinghamshire May 19891 April 1992 The Dorset, Hampshire, West Sussex and Wiltshire (County Boundaries) Order 1991legislation.gov.uk - The Dorset, Hampshire, West Sussex and Wiltshire (County Boundaries) Order 1991. Retrieved on 5 November 2015. Changes to the Christchurch (Dorset)/New Forest (Hampshire) boundary East Dorset (Dorset)/New Forest (Hampshire) boundary New Forest (Hampshire)/Salisbury (Wiltshire) boundary Test Valley (Hampshire)/Kennet (Wiltshire) boundary East Hampshire (Hampshire)/Chichester (West Sussex) boundary