Local elections on 1 May broke a number of records, most of them bad news for the two main political parties. LGC editor ...

Unions and care agencies have raised concerns about government plans to stop recruiting care workers from abroad as part of ...

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Crawley and Reigate & Banstead BCs have submitted a proposal to form a new cross border unitary centred around Gatwick ...

The big winner of this month’s elections will struggle to find wasteful spending but could turn its attention to high streets ...

Camden LBC is expected to appoint its executive director of corporate services Jon Rowney as its next chief executive. Jenny ...

A senior Labour councillor has called on the prime minister to rethink cuts to the winter fuel allowance and provide more ...

Updated government feedback for some two-tier areas working on local government reorganisation has removed a suggestion they ...

With only a smattering of results in, there is a way to go before the full story of this election can be told but Reform are ...

A pragmatic proposal would give London’s boroughs a proper say in strategic decision making at a regional level, writes the ...

The government intends to appoint “envoys” with “last resort” powers to ensure Warrington BC demonstrates improvement. In a ...

The future leadership of Wiltshire Council remains a mystery as the two parties with the most seats vie for the approval of ...