Parish councils could play a bigger role in democracy, the internet star of a viral meeting says.

All 2026 local elections in Sussex face being scrapped after vote for mayor postponed amid changes.

A key milestone in the reorganisation to two new councils for Surrey has been reached, with local councillors coming together ...

Local elections in Ipswich and Suffolk will not take place this year with the housing minister Steve Reed confirming this to the House of Commons.

A surprise decision today means that Norfolk County Council’s elections this year will be cancelled. The authority previously ...

Voters across Hampshire will head to the polls in May after the Government confirmed that elections will take place as scheduled ...

Letters: Readers discuss the reorganisation of councils under the English devolution bill, which has led to election delays ...

That’s a hammer blow to plans to deliver growth and to get power out of Whitehall and back into local communities.

Three councils say they have asked the government to postpone their ballots due to be held on 7 May.

The leaders of two Labour controlled councils have called for May's local elections to be scrapped because of Lancashire devolution. Blackburn with Darwen Council and Hyndburn Council have held ...

In counties where the shape of new unitaries is undecided, officers hesitate to commit to plans and housing delivery risks falling behind, writes Peter Canavan.