Ministers announced on Thursday that 63 district and county councils across England would be allowed to delay local elections from next May to 2027 while they deal with a wider reorganisation of local ...

The Electoral Commission said voting should only be deferred in exceptional circumstances and that the move risked "damaging public confidence".

The government has opened the door to the cancellation of next year’s local elections in the seven Lancashire areas where ...

Local elections due to be held in Lancashire next year could be cancelled after the government gave councils the chance to ...

Last month a leaked video recording showed Linden Kemkaran, Reform UK's leader in Kent, swearing at councillors from her own party and telling them to "suck it up" if they didn't agree with her. The ...

The announcement comes after the jailing of former Reform UK leader in Wales Nathan Gill for taking bribes to make ...

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Reporting by George Walker The deadline has passed for Kent’s councils to submit their plans to Westminster for local government reorganisation (LGR). The county’s political map will be redrawn with ...