LGA: no abuse at elections
The LGA has joined forces with the Jo Cox Foundation to call for people to show respect and civility towards candidates standing in, and officers running, the local elections.
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Going to the polls
This year’s local elections in England encompass more than 8,000 seats in 230 councils, with 49 of them having undergone a boundary review.
Patterns of party competition
There are just four by-elections to report but three may offer clues about the May elections.
Electoral counts and coronations
Early May looks like being a particularly busy period for local government (as if there is ever a quiet moment!).
Making a choice on who runs services
We are now just days away from the local elections, where voters face a choice at the ballot box over who runs vital local public services.
The most trusted form of government
Can I send a big thank you to those standing down as councillors this May. You have made a real difference to thousands of people across the country.
Greens ‘becoming stronger’
Only one seat changed hands in this latest batch of 10 local by-elections, as the Greens recaptured Hythe West in Kent from the Conservatives.
Rising number of Independents
As the local elections approach, for many it is a time for planning and focusing on local issues, as well as an expectation of the effect of national politics on the outcomes that we will see on 5 May.
Casual vacancies
Most, though not all, by-elections now being held are in councils that do not have contests scheduled for May.
Voter ID and May polls
Although there have been no postal strikes since Christmas with their potential impact on postal voting, a cold January has done little to persuade a seemingly unenthused electorate to turn out in numbers.