The chief executive of Greenwich RBC Debbie Warren has announced she will retire this year. Ms Warren has worked for the council for over 45 years beginning her career in the authority’s finance team, ...

The communities secretary Steve Reed confirmed yesterday that local government reorganisation is "going ahead on schedule" ...

The Green Party has confirmed it will form a new group office at the Local Government Association (LGA) following this month’s local elections. The Greens now have a weighted political proportionality ...

Reform leaders at Suffolk and Norfolk CCs are planning to launch legal action against local government reorganisation, days ...

The leader of the Labour group on Worcestershire CC has told LGC his party “will not be joining any coalition” after the ...

Hampshire CC remains under Conservative administration despite the party losing more than half its seats at the local elections this month. The Conservatives lost 29 seats and overall control of the ...

East Sussex CC has confirmed it will be run by a Reform UK minority administration at a full council meeting this morning. The previously Conservative-run council came under no overall control ...

The communities secretary Steve Reed has today announced a plan to “guarantee” councils meet neighbourhood targets for public services, regardless of political control. The Ministry of Housing, ...

Reform UK has lost a vote for the new leader of Worcestershire CC, after other parties including the Conservatives backed the ...

The directly elected mayor of Middlesbrough Council Chris Cooke (Lab) has been appointed as acting chair of the Special Interest Group of Municipal Authorities (Sigoma). Sir Stephen Houghton, who was ...

Reform almost doubled the number of seats it captured last year while the Green party made a net gain of 440 seats, write ...

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