What are Local Elections?
The next local elections will take place on 5th May 2022 × Dismiss alert In local government elections you are voting for between one and three councillors to represent your ‘ward’ (local neighbourhood/area) on the...
Tagged: Council
What do local councillors do?
According to the NALC, Local councillors have three main areas of work: 1. Decision-making: Through attending meetings and committees with other elected members, councillors decide which activities to support, where money should be spent,...
Turnout: 2018 Local Elections in London
Turnout for the Local Elections is unfortunately often significantly lower than it is in General Elections, yet their effect on citizens’ and communities’ everyday lives is sometimes more visible. In this blog we’re focusing...
Could you be a Councillor?
Councils can only be as effective, relevant and vibrant as the people elected to run it. That’s the inspiration behind the Local Government Association’s (LGA) Be a Councillor campaign, encouraging different kinds of people to...
Scottish Council Elections 2017: Young Voters
The Electoral Commission recently published an excellent blog post exploring young adults’ attitude towards electoral participation following the Scottish Council Elections, where sixteen and seventeen year olds were able to vote for the first time.
