It is long past time these roles and the rules governing them were brought into the 21st century, writes LGC editor Sarah ...

Online abuse and a lack of respect from the public are the biggest deterrents to people serving as councillors, an LGC survey ...

The local government community has united to call for more respect, reward and recognition for councillors under LGC’s new ...

The financial sustainability of councils is “the single biggest issue” for the success of combined authorities, a senior figure from Greater Manchester CA ...

Leading academics estimate that 90% of councillors could be lost due to local government reorganisation, in what they call a ...

The government plans to abolish the committee system and prevent the creation of new directly elected council mayors. In a written ministerial statement, ...