A Lib Dem councillor has quit the party over plans to devolve power to town and parish councils. Shropshire Council has ...

The leaders of two Labour controlled councils have called for May's local elections to be scrapped because of Lancashire devolution. Blackburn with Darwen Council and Hyndburn Council have held ...

The government has been accused of shying away from holding the election for the first Hampshire and the Solent regional mayor because it is ...

This year has often felt like watching a long, intricate play in which the scenery keeps shifting and the cast keep asking ...

Devolution will be “default in our constitution” rather than “at the whim of a minister in Whitehall”, Angela Rayner said as she launched plans to overhaul local government. Under the reforms ...

The government is expected to argue that the delay is needed because councils need more time to complete a reorganisation ...

Wagner said savings could be "in the millions" if there was a large take-up of the work. "In Shrewsbury we could be looking ...

Mary Temperton, leader of Bracknell Forest Council and chair of the Berkshire Prosperity Board, and Liz Leffman, leader of Oxfordshire County Council, wrote to Communities Secretary Steve Reed ...

New Localis report suggests that new English unitary councils, created from the Local Government Reorganisation programme, must prioritise digital systems integration to ensure residents receive ...

Two council leaders say the elections would be a waste of money [BBC] The leaders of two Labour controlled councils have called for May's local elections to be scrapped because of Lancashire ...