Changes in April 2009
The structural changes to local government in 2009 affected charter trustees. Trustees were formed in a number of new unitary authorities to preserve the mayoralty and civic traditions of abolished boroughs. At the same time, the charter trustees of Salisbury were dissolved on the parishing of the area.
| New Authority | Boroughs or cities abolished | Charter trustees formed |
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| Cheshire East | Borough of Congleton | Borough is completely parished. Charters and civic property likely to pass to Congleton Town Council. |
| Borough of Crewe and Nantwich | Charter Trustees for Crewe. (The ward of Crewe East and the unparished parts of the wards of Crewe West, Crewe North, and Crewe South.) |
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| Borough of Macclesfield | Charter Trustees for Macclesfield. (Wards of Broken Cross, Macclesfield Town, Macclesfield West, and the unparished parts of the wards of Macclesfield Forest, and Prestbury and Tytherington). |
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| Cheshire West and Chester | City of Chester | Charter Trustees for the City of Chester, with lord mayoralty preserved. (area identical to abolished City of Chester District) |
| Borough of Ellesmere Port and Neston | Charter Trustees for Ellesmere Port formed as a temporary measure prior to creation of town council. | |
| Borough of Vale Royal | Borough is entirely parished. | |
| Cornwall | Borough of Restormel | No action was taken, and borough status ceased on 31 March 2009 |
| County Durham | City of Durham | Charter trustees for the City of Durham (area identical to abolished City of Durham local government district) |
| Borough of Sedgefield | Privileges and rights relating to the borough charter transferred to Sedgefield Town Council. | |
| Northumberland | Borough of Berwick-upon-Tweed | Civic functions of the Mayoralty and Shrievalty and all associated regalia were transferred to Berwick-upon-Tweed Town Council (created 1 April 2008). |
| Borough of Blyth Valley | Area divided into three parishes of Blyth, Cramlington and Seaton Valley. | |
| Borough of Castle Morpeth | The borough is entirely parished. | |
| Shropshire | Borough of Oswestry | The borough is entirely parished. |
| Borough of Shrewsbury and Atcham | Shrewsbury Town Council formed 1 April 2009 | |
| Wiltshire | Salisbury District | Existing charter trustees of the City of New Sarum will be dissolved with the creation of civil parish and Salisbury City Council in June 2009. |
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