The 2026 New Year honours list has highlighted a group of senior local government figures for their dedication to public ...

LGC asked some of the leading figures in the sector to outline their hopes or predictions for the 2026. Here is the first set ...

The numbers of councillors Reform is shedding cannot be explained without mentioning councillor behaviour. Just two weeks ...

Ministers announced on Thursday that 63 district and county councils across England would be allowed to delay local elections from next May to 2027 while they deal with a wider reorganisation of local ...

The research presented in this report was made possible by funding from a British Academy/Leverhulme Small Research Grant (SRG24\240513). Reform UK has positioned itself as the voice of discontent in ...

The four Labour-run authorities had argued that the elections would potentially disrupt a government-ordered shake-up that will see all 15 of Lancashire’s main councils axed and replaced with a ...

A senior British minister has warned Labour administered councils that they could be sued for boycotting Israeli businesses.