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A closer look at the recent local elections can help to shine a light on the future of the “Northern Powerhouse” and its impact on local democracy in the North of England.
Here’s what you need to know before you cast your vote in the elections for local police crime commissioners.
Local elections are taking place across 124 councils in England and will probably have a big impact on the day-to-day issues that most people care about.
May 2016 sees contests for the position of elected mayor in four major cities across England.
The general loss of faith in the economy is the most important issue President Zuma must address. More radical social and economic transformation, with emphasis on land reform will be most critical.
Successive governments have promised to give more power to local councils but so far all have fallen short on delivery.
Gains for the Tories and obliteration for the Lib Dems as councils are selected — sound familiar?
Party membership has long been declining across the political spectrum, but it’s hitting the Lib Dems hardest.
Even before the results come in, turn-out for electing South Yorkshire’s next Police and Crime Commissioner was shown to be extremely low. As the votes were being counted from the October 30 ballot, it…
It is clear from the European and local election results that there are some interesting and fairly nuanced things happening. Labour has not done as well as it expected to do – and there are a lot of people…
Two countries have synchronised their EU election and local election dates this cycle: Greece and parts of the UK (England and Northern Ireland). On May 25, Greeks vote in run-off elections in all their…
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