- Metropolitan borough; UD - Urban district; RD - Rural district Berkshire (minus 1 seat, boundary changes) Reading BC created by the merger of the majority of the two abolished seats of Reading North BC and Reading South BC. The Tilehurst ward was transferred from Reading North to Newbury CC, the East ward from Reading South to Wokingham CC. Cheshire (plus 1 seat, boundary changes) Nantwich CC created, comprising Nantwich UD and the bulk of Nantwich RD, transferred from Crewe CC; and Middlewich UD, Winsford UD, the southern part of Tarvin RD and a small part of Northwich RD, transferred from Northwich CC. Alsager UD and Sandbach UD transferred from Knutsford CC to Crewe. Derbyshire (boundary changes) The parishes of Chaddesden and Littleover in Shardlow RD were transferred from South-East Derbyshire CC to Derby North BC and Derby South BC respectively. Devon (boundary changes) The Plymouth CB wards of Peverell, Tamerton and Trelawney were transferred from Plymouth, Devonport BC to Plymouth, Sutton BC in exchange for the wards of Drake and St Andrew. Durham (boundary changes) The Gateshead CB wards of East-Central and North-East were transferred from Gateshead East BC to Gateshead West BC. Felling UD was transferred from Jarrow CC (now redesignated as a BC) to Gateshead East. East Sussex (plus 1 seat, boundary changes) Rye CC was re-established, comprising Rye MB and parts of Battle RD transferred from Hastings BC; Bexhill MB and parts of Hailsham RD from Eastbourne CC, further parts of Hailsham RD from Lewes CC; and remaining parts of Battle RD from East Grinstead CC. Parts of Hailsham RD were also transferred from Lewes to Eastbourne. Essex (plus 2 seats, boundary changes) Woodford BC was divided in two, retaining Wanstead and Woodford MB, with Chigwell UD forming the bulk of the new seat of Chigwell CC, which also included Ongar RD, transferred from Chelmsford CC. South East Essex CC was re-established, comprising the three urban districts of Benfleet, Canvey Island and Rayleigh, which were previously part of Billericay CC, together with the Rochford RD, transferred from Southend East BC. Billericay was reconfigured, retaining Billericay UD and gaining Brentwood UD, which was transferred from Romford BC. Parts of Southend West BC transferred to Southend East. Gloucestershire (seat and boundary changes) Thornbury RD was transferred from Stroud and Thornbury CC to South Gloucestershire CC. Consequently, Stroud and Thornbury was abolished and the seat of Stroud CC was