Fears for Labour's performance in the May 2026 local elections were widespread at the party's conference in Liverpool this ...

London CIV chief executive hails "cultural alignment and shared vision for the future direction of pooling" between itself ...

Local government reorganisation in Sussex has been thrown into confusion after one council submitted a surprise last minute ...

The government is undertaking a “detailed process” to assess the sites recommended by the new towns taskforce and may ...

Former Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole Council leader Vikki Slade has been replaced as the Liberal Democrat local ...

Greater Manchester CA is about to “do something this country has never done before” and “try prevention properly”, the ...

Personality, not policy, dominated this year's Labour conference, reports head of content Kirsty Weakley Today's top stories New: 2026 local elections ...

Isle of Wight Council has missed the deadline to submit its view on local government reorganisation in Hampshire and the Solent. Opposing LGR submissions for the region have all agreed the Isle of ...

Ms Fahnbulleh, who was appointed minister for devolution, faith and communities earlier this month, also suggested mayors ...

Labour’s conference was a reminder the government is doing some good things, writes LGC editor Sarah Calkin, but will voters ...

A new body made up of employers and trade unions intended to boost the wages of care workers will be launched next year, the ...

The devolution white paper said that combined authorities that have received a best value notice will not be able to move up ...