2037 Second New Towns Act For England

Background
In 2037 a new act was passed by the Prime Minister Zarah Sultana for 8 New Towns to be built to house Working Class families around England. At the time, over 60% of Social Housing the England was classed as "Slum Style Living", yet 1 in 10 people in the UK lived in Social Housing.

Development
In the Act, 8 New Towns were set to be constructed, these towns would be 100% Carbon Free, and 70% of the housing being for Social Housing with the rest being for private ownership.

These towns were:

Goathurst, Kent (Population 50,000)

South Mimms, Hertfordshire (Population 80,000)

Whilton, Northamptonshire (Population 65,000)

Astley, Warwickshire (Population 160,000)

Weatheroak Hill, West Midlands (Population 340,000)

Thorverton, Devon (Population 80,000)

Hockwood, Anglia (Population 70,000)

Hetton, North Yorkshire (Population 400,000)

Construction
The Labour government approved the construction of the towns in April 2037, and construction began shortly after. With Construction Drones finishing construction of all towns by 2039. Large City Centres with pedestrianised streets were welcomed by many of the residents, Weatheroak Hill and Hetton received City Status by the King upon their opening, with both having large Modernist Cathedrals. Weatheroak Hill, also had over 50 mosques in the City Area, as for the fact that many of the residents came from Birmingham, a city was a large Muslim population. Hetton received an Underground Metro system with state of the art trains with driverless technology, with all the other towns and cities receiving extensive Tram and Bus systems.

Reception
The towns were very well received by the residents, and were the envy of many countries in the world. The city of Hetton received the "Greenest City" award in 2039, a global award which is a high honor. The towns have been linked to the huge spike in votes for the Labour Party for the 20 years after the act.