The locations for seven new towns to be built across England have been revealed.
Each development is expected to deliver at least 10,000 homes, with some sites set to exceed 40,000.
The selected locations are Tempsford, Leeds South Bank, Crews Hill and Chase Park, Manchester Victoria North, Thamesmead, Brabazon and West Innovation Arc, and Milton Keynes.
Six other proposed sites – Adlington, Heyford Park, Marlcombe, Plymouth, South Barking and Wychavon – have been dropped.
Plans for a “standalone settlement” in Adlington, Cheshire, faced strong opposition from local residents and Labour MP Tim Roca.
Around 20,000 homes had been proposed for the area, prompting a petition with more than 10,000 signatures and cross-party council resistance.
Proposed names for the new towns include Elizabethtown (after the Queen), Pankhurst (after suffragette Emmeline), Attleton (after former prime minister Athelstan), and Seacole (after the nurse), The Times reported.
Ministers have pledged to begin construction on at least three of the sites by 2029.
Labour aims to build over 1.5 million new homes by 2029
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Housing Secretary Steve Reed said: “People want real change – homes they can afford, local infrastructure that works, and good jobs in thriving communities.
“Our next generation of new towns marks a turning point in how we build for the future.
“From the ground up, we’re planning whole communities with homes, jobs, transport links and green spaces designed together – so we can give families the security and opportunities they deserve.”
The commitment to build new towns was first outlined in Labour’s manifesto, with a pledge to deliver 1.5 million homes over the course of the Parliament.
Seven areas have been named as locations for new homes from one hundred applicants
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Delivery bodies will be set up to oversee development, with the Government prepared to use powers such as compulsory purchase orders where “reasonable efforts” to reach agreements with landowners fail.
Funding for the projects has yet to be confirmed.
However, ministers say existing affordable housing funds and a new investment agency will help drive construction.
Mr Reed previously said funding would be allocated “when we know exactly what we want to build and where”.
Sir Keir Starmer’s flagship housing scheme will build between 10,000 and 40,000 homes in the new towns
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Housing Secretary Steve Reed said the scheme marked a ‘turning point’ in building
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Around 100 areas applied to be considered for new towns, with a dozen shortlisted over the summer.
The proposed names echo the rebranding of London Overground lines in 2024, which honoured historic figures and groups including the Suffragettes and the Windrush generation.
The Government said final names for the new developments have not yet been decided.