4 Data sources: Scottish local government elections For the purposes of local government, Scotland is partitioned into 32 council areas, each of which is governed by a council. The councils provide a range of public services typically associated with local governments, such as waste management, ed...
Scottish Local Authority Structures: From Feudal Burghs to Single-Tier Authorities 4. Council Decision-Making Structures: From Traditional Administration to Post-Devolution Modernisation 5. Councillors, Elections and the Electoral System: A Healthy Democratic Foundation? 6. Beyond Elections: Non-Electoral ...
“Sexual Harassment”, which was proposed by Glasgow Trades Council. We highlighted the ever-timely nature of the motion, noting that there is still much work to be done, particularly in sectors like academia where casualisation and precarity is rife. We then celebrated our ballot result, stati...
approved list. At the national level, the annual conference of the party is formally the supreme decision-making authority, though in practice the National Executive Committee (led by the national convener) is the most powerful body. A National Council makes policy decisions between annual ...
As in 1999 and 2003, the Scottish Parliament and Council elections were held on the same day in 2007. On this occasion, the Parliament elections generated an unusual level of controversy. This centred, firstly, on the newly-introduced electronic counting of votes which, in some cases at least...
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After initial rises in opinion polls following Brown becoming Prime Minister, Labour's popularity declined with the onset of a recession in 2008, leading to poor results in the local and European elections in 2009. A year later, Labour lost 91 seats in the House of Commons at the 2010 ...
But homeowners say they felt “frustrated” and “like an after-thought” to the local authority. Residents criticise council after RAAC found 21 February 2024 New Director at Scottish Historic Buildings Trust 21st February 2024 – New Director, Dr Sam Gallacher joins the Trust from his role as...
With Scotland now in the run up to the 2026 Scottish parliament and 2027 council elections, she reflected on a year which has seen a third of local authorities declare housing emergencies and Holyrood acknowledge the same at a national level. ...
approved list. At the national level, the annual conference of the party is formally the supreme decision-making authority, though in practice the National Executive Committee (led by the national convener) is the most powerful body. A National Council makes policy decisions between annual ...