The government has written to Peterborough City Council inviting it to set out its views on postponing the upcoming local ...

Labour’s offer for some councils to delay more local elections has sparked concern from the UK’s elections watchdog. The ...

The leader of Portsmouth City Council has said local elections shouldn’t be postponed due to the government’s “chaotic” ...

Keir Starmer’s move to delay yet another year’s local elections has been condemned by the official independent watchdog as ...

Reform UK have held on to a seat on Cornwall Council in a tightly fought by-election. Heinz Glanville was elected as the new ...

Reform have won 68 council seats in by-elections since May, and 58 net gains. A gain is classified as an instance where the ...

Councillors in Fareham have agreed to send a clear message to the government opposing its plans to postpone mayoral elections ...

Martin Murray, Acting Leader of Staffordshire County Council, said: It is hugely disappointing that, instead of a conversation around genuine devolution and the benefits that could bring to the county ...

St Albans City and District Council (SADC) is being asked for its views on the postponement of next year's local elections. The Government has penned a letter to 63 authorities launching a ...

Councils across Hampshire have formally been asked for their views on postponing next year’s local elections.

Local elections planned for May 2026 could be delayed by Oxford City Council and West Oxfordshire District Council . The Government is offering councils the opportunity to say whether they want to ...

From Donald Trump’s return to power and a fragile Gaza ceasefire to an AI investment boom, 2025 was shaped by sharp political shifts and global tensions.