Stability and effective governance will be needed to navigate the huge political upheaval following last week’s local and devolved elections as a raft of new politicians take up their seats, CIPFA...
The government’s decision to go ahead with local elections in 21 areas originally slated to hold delayed ballots in 2027 has been labelled a ‘fiasco’ by the Institute for Government.
Norse chief executive Justin Galliford considers the impact of the local election results, and how they will encourage service delivery through partnerships.
Getting to grips with public finance should be a “huge part” of newly elected councillors’ plans if they are to best serve their communities during these difficult times, CIPFA’s chief executive Rob...
Labour leader Keir Starmer has pledged to use a “proper” windfall tax to fund council tax freezes for households in England next year if the party is elected.
This week’s local elections packed a few surprises. PF examines the results in authorities whose finance departments have been in the news during recent months.
Local authorities in England will receive around £15m in additional funding to help hold safe council elections, after the government confirmed polling will take place on 6 May.
Last week’s local elections were more eventful than expected but were still dominated by national politics rather than community issues, says LGiU’s Jonathan Carr-West.
Suddenly having to prepare for unexpected European Parliament elections - soon after the local elections - has caused a headache for electoral administrators, says the Association of...
England is facing “democracy deserts” in next week’s local elections with 148 seats going totally uncontested, according to the Electoral Reform Society.
A three-year split in the national body representing Scottish local government looks set to end next month, as a consequence of the Labour vote collapse at last week’s local elections.
Many of the most deprived areas in the country face local authority budget reductions of more than three times the national average, according to an analysis of council cuts.
The Conservatives have retaken control of the Local Government Association following Thursday’s council elections, the umbrella group of local authorities has confirmed today
Local council elections have mirrored the general election outcome, with strong gains for the Conservatives at the expense of both Labour and the Liberal Democrats
The new Conservative government may have a majority in Westminster, but greater diversity in local elections will still influence how it governs over the next five years
