All local elections due in any one year are held on the same day, normally the first Thursday in May. The people entitled to vote at local government elections are those who are residents in the local authority area on the qualifying date, are 18 or over on election day, are British ...
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Can Labour become the largest party in local government? The lack of Labour progress in recent local elections means the Conservatives still have more councillors and control more councils than any other party. But that might be about to change. Defending more than 3,000 seats (over half t...
Direct election of local office-holders was adopted by the coalition government for Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs0, introduced across England and Wales in a disastrous November 2012 set of elections. Held out of sequence in the chilly autumn, theseSV electionsattracted only 15% turnout, bu...
WITH its rapid ascension to a significant party of local government in England, the UK Independence Party (Ukip) poses a question for Welsh politicos. How will the Ukip effect manifest itself in Wales? In a debate on the importance of the UK to Wales this week, taking place in the shado...
2023 Local Elections explained The elections come against the backdrop of acost of living crisisand record-high NHS waiting lists, key issues which have dominated campaigning. Opposition parties have also sought to attack the government's record on crime and water pollution in a bid to make...
Voters head to polls for local elections in England with photo ID needed for first time Thur 4 May 1.47pm • Voting is open for 230 councils in England between 7am and 10pm today. The results will be announced tomorrow. Share this video Share on FacebookShare on X Copy l...
Local government structure in England is defined by the Local Government Act 1972 with its stipulation that “for the administration of local government” England “shall be divided into local government areas to be known as counties and in those counties there shall be local government areas to ...
As eyes return to the fall-out from Thursday's vote, the culture secretary concedes there was "anger and frustration" at the government on the doorstep, while the shadow health secretary says his party are "confident but not complacent".