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What did the party conference season tell us about local government?
This article was first published by the Guardian Local Government Network. It’s a distinct moment in the political calendar. As summer holidays become a distant memory and the weather takes an autumnal turn, thousands of activists break out their lanyards …
Predicting the 50 councils to watch: how Andy’s predictions are playing out
Derby: A key battleground for all three main parties, the Conservatives (16 seats) and Lib Dems (12 seats) run the council in coalition but Labour is the largest party (22 seats). Labour will be targetting gains of 4 seats to …
Local #hashtags to follow tonight
As well as #le12 , there are lots of other hashtags being used today, which link to other local elections. These include: #monelection2012 - Monmouthshire #bwdvote2012 – Blackburn with Darwen #Swindonelection - Swindon #brumvotes12 - Birmingham #liverpoolvotes – Liverpool #HullVotes - Hull #ccs12 - Swansea …
Local Elections 2012: Expected declaration times
Below is a list of when we expect councils to declare their local election results. Information has been gathered through an LGiU survey, with additional data from the Press Association.
These elections will be told through local voices
Council elections are too often reported through the prism of national party politics with contests being cast as tests for party leaders. Undoubtedly the elections that take place on Thursday in 181 authorities – as well as the three mayoral …
Local Election 2012: how we’re covering the results
On Thursday 3 May, 181 councils will be holding local elections, as well as 10 mayoral referendums and mayoral elections in London, Salford and Liverpool. This year, LGiU aims to be the definitive source for local insight and information on …
Local elections 2012: expected declaration times and live reporting
On Thursday 3 May, 181 councils will be holding local elections, as well as 10 mayoral referendums and the election in London. LGiU will be producing comprehensive coverage and local government insight during the day, and into 4 May as well. Further …
Local elections 2012: predicting the 50 councils to watch
View full map here. Ahead of this year’s local government elections and mayoral referendums we have collated data on authorities that details: who currently controls the council how many seats each party has in each council how many seats are …
Highlights from the party conferences
This briefing highlights and comments on the key announcements and debates for local government and reflects on what the conferences may tell us about how the leadership of the political parties view local government.
Government announces £6.2bn cuts, looks to local government for 20%
Chancellor George Osborne and Chief Secretary to the Treasury David Laws have today announced measures to make £6.2 billion of savings in 2010-11. The package includes £1.165 bn of savings to be made in Local Government by reducing grants to …
