Staffordshire CC leader Ian Cooper has been expelled from Reform after anti-racist campaigners uncovered social media posts.

The four unitaries involved in the Wessex Partnership have called for ministers to allow them to progress to mayoral ...

Ministers should recognise the evidence for retaining the committee system as an option for local government is overwhelming, ...

The housebuilding crisis prompted ministers to announce 'emergency' measures. James Wilmore explores what caused the problem ...

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

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

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 ...

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

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

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

The government has launched a major public engagement exercise ahead of bringing forward delayed its Send reforms.

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