All scheduled council elections will go ahead in 2026, a minister has confirmed, ending months of speculation and uncertainty ...

Father of the house Sir Edward Leigh (Con) criticised the government for “overnight briefings” and shared a “real suspicion ...

Dumfries & Galloway Council won the 2025 LGC Award for large team of the year. Entries for the LGC Awards 2026 are now open.

Mayoral candidates have accused the government of "shambles after shambles" over its handling of the devolution priority ...

Delaying the next year’s mayoral elections might backfire on the government, writes head of content Kirsty Weakley Today's news and views NEW: ‘Out of the ...

Planned mayoral elections in May 2026 are being delayed, and the government is planning a new approach for areas not on the ...

The benefits of creating a unitary North Yorkshire Council are clear to see – and we could not afford to go back anyway, ...

Councils have done their very best to sort out the two-tier map in England, now it's time for the government to return the ...

Clair Alcock, board secretary to the LGPS Advisory Board, explores some of the biggest issues in the Local Government Pension ...

Most places have included boundary change options in the raft of local government reorganisation proposals that were ...

LGC summarises the state of play in the areas that submitted their LGR proposals for the 28 November deadline.

All 21 areas with two-tier local government have been tasked with bringing forward proposals for new unitary councils.