Councillors are angry over Whitehall's U-turn on its decision to cancel elections in three areas.

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 ...

Mark Arnull, Reform UK leader of West Northamptonshire Council, said he was "deeply disappointed" by the government's ...

A council leader claims threats were made over funding if she spoke out about elections being put off.

A Lib Dem councillor has quit the party over plans to devolve power to town and parish councils. Shropshire Council has invited them to take over services such as road cleaning, street lighting and ...

The leader of Central Bedfordshire Council has warned the government any delays to the May 2027 local elections in the county around devolution issues would be unacceptable.

Head of Public Affairs Matt Browne puts local government reforms under the spotlight, in search of vanished promises on nature recovery.

They say such a split would risk swingeing cuts to public services, affecting everyone in the West Gloucestershire area. Instead, Stroud District Greens are backing a single council for ...

Portsmouth City Council has signed off plans for a combined authority covering Hampshire to Parliament for approval.