Council Support
Many local authorities have passed a motion supporting WASPI women in their area. Some have updated their support as the sample motion has been updated according to the Government’s position. Below are lists of the councils who decided to support us.
If your council is not on the lists why not approach your local councillor to see if they will put the motion forward? Click on link below to download a template to adjust for your local council. Don’t forget to let us know the result.
| Most recent motion to councils | |
| Council | Date passed |
| Devon County Council | Jul – 22 and an updated motion Apr – 25 |
| Durham County Council | Jan-23 |
| East Devon District Council – early adopter of updated support | Nov-21 |
| Eastleigh Borough Council | Feb – 24 |
| Exeter City Council | Dec-22 |
| Gosport Borough Council | Jul – 23 |
| Hampshire County Council | Feb-23 |
| Hull City Council | Jan – 25 |
| Isle of Wight Council | Nov-23 |
| Medway Council | Jul -24 |
| Mid Devon Council | Dec – 24 |
| Newcastle City Council | Jan-23 and an updated motion in Jan – 25 and again in January 2026 |
| Norfolk County Council | Mar-23 |
| North Devon District Council | Feb – 25 |
| North Tyneside Council | Jan-23 |
| Plymouth City Council | Jan-22 |
| Portsmouth City Council | Dec-22 and an updated motion in Mar-25 |
| Scottish Borders | Jun -23 |
| South Lanarkshire | Nov-24 |
| South Tyneside | Jan-23 |
| Southend City Council | Jul-23 |
| Stockton on Tees Borough Council | Jan-23 and an updated motion in Jan – 25 |
| Sunderland Council | Mar-23 |
| Wigan Council | Apr-23 |
| Worcester Council | Sep – 24 |
| List of councils passing the original motion developed in 2016 (by country) | |
| Council | Date Passed (if available) |
| England | |
| Amber Valley Borough Council | 16 Nov 2016 |
| Ashfield District Council | 6 Oct 2016 |
| Bedford Borough Council | 6 Dec 2017 |
| Biddulph Town Council, Staffordshire Moorlands | 16 Oct 2017 |
| Birmingham City Council | 13 Jun 2017 |
| Blackburn with Darwen | – |
| Blackpool Council | – |
| Bolsover District Council | 1 Nov 2016 |
| Bolton Council | 8 Oct 2016 |
| Bournemouth Borough Council | 27 Oct 2016 |
| Bradford Metropolitan District Council- | 21 Mar 2017 |
| Bridgnorth | 17 Nov 2016 |
| Bromsgrove District Council | Feb 2018 |
| Burton-upon-Trent Council | 26 Sept 2016 |
| Bury | 13 Sept 2017 |
| Calderdale Council | 15 Feb 2017 |
| Cannock Chase Civic Council | 16 Nov 2016 |
| Cheltenham Borough Council | 7 Oct 2016 |
| Cheshire West & Chester | – |
| Chesterfield Borough Council | 12 Oct 2016 |
| Chorley Borough Council | 27 Jul 2017 |
| Cornwall County Council | – |
| Cotswold District Council | 6 Jul 2017 |
| Coventry City | – |
| Darlington Borough Council | 27 Jan 2017 |
| Dartford Council | 10 Oct 2106 |
| Derby City | – |
| Derbyshire County | – |
| Derbyshire Dales District Council | 29 Sep 2016 |
| Devon County Council | 6 Oct 2016 |
| Dover District | – |
| Dudley Council | 10 Oct 2016 |
| Durham County Council | 26 Oct 2016 |
| East Devon District Council | 2016 |
| East Hampshire District Council | 6 Apr 2017 |
| East Sussex County Council | 18 Oct 2016 |
| Eastbourne Borough Council | 16 Nov 2016 |
| Enfield Council | 9 Nov 2016 |
| Exeter City Council | 13 Dec 2016 |
| Forest of Dean District Council | 19 Oct 2017 |
| Gateshead | – |
| Gedling Council | 16 Nov 2016 |
| Gloucestershire County Council | 6 Dec 2017 |
| Halstead Town Council | – |
| Halton Borough Council | 7 Dec 2016 |
| Hartlepool Council | 27 Oct 2016 |
| Hastings Bough Council | 26 Oct 2016 |
| Havant Council | 7 Dec 2016 |
| Horwich Town Council | 19 Jul 2017 |
| Hull City Council | 17 Nov 2016 |
| Isle of Wight | 21 Sept 2016 |
| Kirklees Council | 10 Oct 2016 |
| Knowsley Council | 11 Nov 2016 |
| Leeds City Council | 13 Sept 2017 |
| Leicester City Council | 6 Jul 2017 |
| Lewisham | – |
| Lincoln City Council | 17 Apr 2017 |
| Liverpool City | – |
| Luton Borough Council | – |
| Manchester City Council | 5 Oct 2016 |
| Mansfield Civic Council | 29 Nov 2016 |
| Mid Devon | 2016 |
| Mid Wharfedale North Yorkshire Parish Council | – |
| Middlesbrough | – |
| Newcastle City | – |
| North Devon | 2016 |
| North East Derbyshire District | – |
| North Tyneside Council | 24 Nov 2016 |
| Northumberland County Council | 5 Oct 2016 |
| Nottingham City Council | – |
| Nottinghamshire County Council | – |
| Oadby and Wigston Borough Council | – |
| Plymouth City | 10 Oct 2016 |
| Portsmouth City Council | 14 Feb 2017 |
| Redcar | 17 Nov 2016 |
| Rother District Council | 27 Feb 2017 |
| Rugby Council | 15 Nov 2016 |
| Rutland County Council | 14 Nov |
| Salford Council | 6 Nov 2016 |
| Salisbury City Council | 23 Jan 2017 |
| Sandwell Council | 17 Jan |
| Sefton Council (First to support WASPI) | – |
| Solihull Council | 6 Dec 2016 |
| Somerset County Council | 30 Nov 2016 |
| South Derbyshire | – |
| South Hams District Council | 29 Sept 2016 |
| South Somerset District Council | 19 Jan 2017 |
| South Tyneside Council | – |
| Southampton City Council | 16 Nov 2016 |
| Southend on Sea Borough Council | Jan 2017 |
| Southwark Council | 30 Nov 2016 |
| St Helens County Council | 2 Nov 2017 |
| Staffordshire Moorlands District Council | 7 Dec 2016 |
| Stevenage Council | 7 Dec 2016 |
| Stockton on Tees | 8 Mar 2017 |
| Stoke on Trent City | – |
| Stroud District Council | 20 Jul 2017 |
| Suffolk County Council | 7 Dec 2017 |
| Sunderland Council | 21 Sept 2016 |
| Teignbridge District Council | 26 Sept 2016 |
| Telford and Wrekin | – |
| Thanet District, East Kent | – |
| Torbay Council | 22 Sept 2016 |
| Torridge District Council | 5 Dec 2016 |
| Wakefield Council | 21 Sept 2016 |
| Waveney District Council | 21 Sept 2016 |
| Waverley County Council | 8 Oct 2016 |
| Wealden Council | 23 Nov 2016 |
| West Devon | 6 Dec 2016 |
| West Lancashire | 18 Oct 2017 |
| Wigan Council | 2 Nov 2016 |
| Wirral Council | 12 Oct 2016 |
| Wolverhampton | – |
| Northern Ireland | |
| Belfast City Council | 3 Oct 2016 |
| Derry City and Strabane District Council | 25 May 2017 |
| Fermanagh and Omagh District Council | 3 Jan 2017 |
| Mid and East Antrim Borough Council | 30 Dec 2016 |
| Mourne and Down District Council | 5 Dec 2016 |
| Scotland | |
| Aberdeenshire Council | 27 Apr 2017 |
| Angus Council | 7 Sept 2017 |
| Argyll and Bute Council | 24 Nov 2016 |
| City of Edinburgh Council | 24 Nov 2016 |
| Dundee | 31 Oct 2016 |
| East Ayrshire | 3 Nov 2016 |
| East Dunbartonshire | 22 Dec 2016 |
| Falkirk | 7 Dec 2016 |
| Fife Council | 30 Sep 2016 |
| Glasgow City Council | 8 Dec 2016 |
| Highland Council | 8 Sep 20 17 |
| Inverclyde Council | 16 Feb 2017 |
| Midlothian Council | 20 Dec 2016 |
| Moray | – |
| North Ayrshire Council | 9 Nov 2016 |
| Renfrewshire Council | 26 Sept 2016 |
| Scottish Borders Council | 16 Sept 2016 |
| South Ayrshire Council | 5 Oct 2017 |
| South Lanarkshire | – |
| West Dunbartonshire | 22 Feb 2017 |
| Wales | |
| Bridgend County Council | 8 Nov 2016 |
| Caerphilly County Borough Council | – |
| Cardiff Council | Jan 2017 |
| Flintshire County Council | 14 Nov 2017 |
| Neath and Port Talbot County Borough | – |
| Penarth Town Council | |
| Rhondda Cynon Taf | – |
| Wrexham County Borough Council | |