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Map shows distribution of 165 Local Democracy Reporters by BBC Nation and Region from July 2021-June 2024. See page two for further detail

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BBC Local Democracy Reporter allocation: 2021-2024

The number of allocated contracts and reporters by BBC Nation and Region for the contract period starting July 1, 2021are listed in the table below.

See each region for the detailed distribution of Local Democracy Reporters relevant to local authority areas.

Reporters assigned to BBC Nation or Region Contracts Page: Nation or Region East 9 13 3 4 11 4 North East 5 9 5 North West 14 19 6 South 9 13 7 South East 3 7 8 South West 2 4 8 West 5 7 9 West Midlands 7 15 10 & Lincs 9 17 11 12 13 12-13 Northern Ireland 11 5.5 13 Scotland 17 20.5 14-15 Wales 11 11 16 TOTAL 118 165

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East

Contract Number of Local authorities assigned to Type of number LDRs contract authority

Cambridgeshire and Mayoral E01 1 Metro Peterborough City Council Unitary E02 1 Council County Council Unitary E03 1 Council Unitary Council Unitary E04 2 Council Unitary Borough Council Unitary County Council County E05 2 Hertfordshire second-tier Second-tier authorities County Council County E06 2 Essex second-tier authorities Second-tier Southend-on-Sea Borough Council Unitary E07 1 Council Unitary County Council County E08 2 Norfolk second-tier authorities Second-tier E09 1 County Council County

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East Midlands

Contract Number of Local authorities assigned to Type of number LDRs contract authority

Derbyshire County Council County E10 3 City Council Unitary second-tier authorities Second-tier Leicestershire City Council Unitary

E11 3 Leicestershire County Council County Leicestershire second-tier Second-tier authorities North Northamptonshire Unitary E12 2 West Northamptonshire Unitary County Council Unitary Nottinghamshire County Council County

E13 3 City Unitary Nottinghamshire second-tier Second-tier authorities

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North East

Contract Number of Local authorities assigned to Type of number LDRs contract authority

South Tyneside Council Unitary E14 2 City Council Unitary Borough Council Unitary Unitary E15 2 Council Unitary Council Unitary E16 1 County Council Unitary Borough Council Unitary E17 1 Unitary Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council Unitary Council Unitary E18 3 Redcar and Council Unitary Metro Mayor Mayoral

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North West

Contract Number of Local authorities assigned to Type of number LDRs contract authority

E19 1 Council Unitary County Council County E20 3 Council Unitary Lancashire second-tier authorities Second-tier Cumbria County Council County E21 2 Cumbria second-tier authorities Second-tier E22 1 East Council Unitary Borough Council Unitary E23 1 Unitary City Region Metro Mayor Mayoral E24 2 Unitary Unitary Unitary E25 1 Cheshire West and Chester Council Unitary Knowsley Council Unitary E26 1 Unitary E27 1 Isle of Man Government Unitary Greater Metro Mayor Mayoral E28 2 Unitary Unitary Unitary E29 1 Bury Council Unitary Council Unitary E30 1 Wigan Council Unitary Unitary E31 1 Rochdale Met Borough Council Unitary Met Borough Council Unitary E32 1 Stockport Met Borough Council Unitary

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South

Contract Number of Local authorities assigned to Type of number LDRs contract authority

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Unitary E33 1 Council Dorset Council Unitary Council Unitary E34 2 Unitary Wokingham Borough Council Unitary E35 1 West Council Unitary E36 1 County Council County Borough Council Unitary E37 1 The Royal Borough of Windsor Unitary Surrey County Council County E38 2 Surrey second-tier authorities Second-tier City Council Unitary E39 3 County Council County Hampshire second-tier authorities Second-tier E40 1 City Council Unitary E41 1 Council Unitary

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South East

Contract Number of Local authorities assigned to Type of number LDRs contract authority

E42 1 City Council Unitary County Council County E43 3 West Sussex County Council County East Sussex & West Sussex second- Second-tier tier authorities County Council County E44 3 Council Unitary

Kent second-tier authorities Second-tier

South West

Contract Number of Local authorities assigned to Type of number LDRs contract authority

Cornwall Council Unitary E45 1 Council of the Unitary County Council County E46 3 City Council Unitary Council Unitary Devon second-tier Second-tier

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West

Contract Number of Local authorities assigned to Type of number LDRs contract authority

West of Metro Mayor Mayoral E47 2 City Council Unitary Council Unitary Bath & North East Somerset Unitary E48 1 Council Council Unitary E49 1 Gloucestershire County Council County E50 1 County Unitary E51 2 Council Unitary

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West Midlands

Contract Number of Local authorities assigned to Type of number LDRs contract authority

West Midlands Metro Mayor Mayoral E52 3 City Council Unitary Solihull Met Borough Council Unitary City Council Unitary E53 2 Warwickshire County Council County City of Council Unitary Dudley Met Borough Council Unitary E54 3 Met Borough Council Unitary Council Unitary E55 1 County Council Unitary E56 1 Worcestershire County Council County Staffordshire County Council County

E57 3 Stoke-on-Trent City Council Unitary Staffordshire second-tier Second-tier authorities Council Unitary E58 2 Telford & Wrekin Council Unitary

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Yorkshire & Lincolnshire

Contract Number of Local authorities assigned to Type of number LDRs contract authority

Leeds City Council Unitary

E59 3 Council Unitary Met District Unitary Council Council Unitary E60 2 Unitary Barnsley Met Borough Council Unitary Unitary E61 3 Mayor of Sheffield City Region Mayoral Rotherham Met Borough Council Unitary Elected Mayor of Doncaster Mayoral E62 1 Doncaster Met Borough Council Unitary Council Unitary E63 1 Unitary County Council County E64 2 North Yorkshire second-tier authorities of Selby, Harrogate and Second-tier Craven City of Council Unitary E65 2 North Yorkshire second-tier authorities of Hambleton, , Second-tier Scarborough and Richmondshire Lincolnshire County Council County E66 2 Lincolnshire second-tier authorities Second-tier Council Unitary E67 1 Council Unitary

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London (continued on page 13)

Contract Number of Local authorities assigned to Type of number LDRs contract authority

Ealing Council Unitary L01 1 Hounslow Council Unitary Hillingdon Council Unitary Harrow Council Unitary L02 1 Brent Council Unitary Barnet Council Unitary L03 1 Enfield Council Unitary Haringey Council Unitary Camden Council Unitary L04 1 Islington Council Unitary Hackney Council Unitary Kensington & Chelsea Council Mayoral Westminster Council Unitary L05 2 City of London Unitary Hammersmith & Fulham Council Unitary Waltham Forest Council Unitary L06 1 Redbridge Council Unitary Havering Council Unitary Tower Hamlets Council Unitary L07 1 Newham Council Unitary Barking & Dagenham Council Unitary Croydon Council Unitary L08 1 Sutton Council Unitary Merton Council Unitary Wandsworth Council Unitary L09 1 Richmond upon Thames Council Unitary Kingston upon Thames Council Unitary

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London (continued)

Contract Number of Local authorities assigned to Type of number LDRs contract authority

Lambeth Council Unitary L10 1 Southwark Council Unitary Lewisham Council Unitary Bromley Council Unitary L11 1 Greenwich Council Unitary Bexley Council Unitary L12 1 Authority Unitary

Northern Ireland

Contract Number of Local authorities assigned to Type of number LDRs contract authority

Antrim and Newtownabbey N01 0.5 Unitary Borough Council Ards and North Down Borough N02 0.5 Unitary Council Armagh City, Banbridge and N03 0.5 Unitary Craigavon Borough Council N04 0.5 Belfast City Council Unitary Causeway Coast and Glens Borough N05 0.5 Unitary Council Derry City and Strabane District N06 0.5 Unitary Council Fermanagh and Omagh District N07 0.5 Unitary Council Lisburn and Castlereagh City N08 0.5 Unitary Council Mid and East Antrim Borough N09 0.5 Unitary Council N10 0.5 Mid Ulster District Council Unitary Newry, Mourne and Down District N11 0.5 Unitary Council

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Scotland (continued on page 15)

Contract Number of Local authorities assigned to Type of number LDRs contract authority

Aberdeen City Council Unitary S01 1 Aberdeenshire Council Unitary S02 0.5 Moray Council Unitary S03 0.5 Highland Council Unitary S04 0.5 Comhairle nan Eilean Siar Unitary S05 0.5 Orkney Islands Council Unitary S06 0.5 Shetland Islands Council Unitary S07 1 Argyll and Bute Council Unitary Angus Council Unitary S08 1 Dundee City Council Unitary Clackmannanshire Council Unitary S09 1 Fife Council Unitary Stirling Council Unitary S10 1 Perth and Kinross Council Unitary Renfrewshire Council Unitary S11 1 Inverclyde Council Unitary North Lanarkshire Council Unitary S12 1 East Dunbartonshire Council Unitary East Renfrewshire Council Unitary S13 3 Unitary West Dunbartonshire Council Unitary The City of Edinburgh Council Unitary S14 3 Midlothian Council Unitary

East Lothian Council Unitary Falkirk Council Unitary S15 1 West Lothian Council Unitary

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Scotland (continued)

Contract Number of Local authorities assigned to Type of number LDRs contract authority

South Ayrshire Council Unitary S16 2 East Ayrshire Council Unitary North Ayrshire Council Unitary Dumfries & Galloway Council Unitary S17 2 Scottish Borders Council Unitary South Lanarkshire Council Unitary

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Wales

Contract Number of Local authorities assigned to Type of number LDRs contract authority

Gwynedd Council Unitary W01 1 Isle of Anglesey County Council Unitary Denbighshire County Council Unitary W02 1 Conwy Council Unitary Wrexham County Borough Council Unitary W03 1 Flintshire County Council Unitary Swansea City Council Unitary W04 1 Carmarthenshire County Council Unitary Pembrokeshire County Council Unitary W05 1 Ceredigion County Council Unitary Neath Port Talbot County Borough Unitary W06 1 Council Bridgend County Borough Council Unitary Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Unitary Council W07 1 Rhondda Cynon Taff County Unitary Borough Council Cardiff Council Unitary W08 1 Vale of Glamorgan Council Unitary Caerphilly County Borough Council Unitary W09 1 Newport City Council Unitary Blenau Gwent County Borough Unitary W10 1 Council Powys County Council Unitary Torfaen County Borough Council Unitary W11 1 Monmouthshire County Council Unitary

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