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Calls to refund costs of postponed elections
DEVOLUTION

Calls to refund costs of postponed elections

By Martin Ford | 04 December 2025

Calls have been made to reimburse councils for money spent preparing for postponed mayoral elections.

ELECTIONS

Elections overhaul could ease postal vote pressure

By Martin Ford | 27 November 2025

An overhaul of polling stations to be piloted in May’s elections could help ease pressures on ele...

ELECTIONS

Council calls for elections delay

By Izzy Lepone | 20 November 2025

Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council has asked the Government to postpone next year’s local gove...

POLICY AND POLITICS

EXCLUSIVE: Surrey frustration over lack of devolution timetable

By Dan Peters | 04 November 2025

Surrey leaders have expressed frustration after the Government refused to commit to the first ele...

LGA

Government stands firm on committee system abolition

By Martin Ford | 24 October 2025

Local government minister Steve Reed has rebuffed a plea to look again at its move to scrap the c...

REORGANISATION

Reform council backs county unitary

By Dan Peters | 15 October 2025

Reform-led Warwickshire CC has backed a plan for a county unitary and a bid to join the West Midl...

WHITEHALL

Ministers axe elections holiday compensation

By Dan Peters | 17 September 2025

Ministers have decided the Government will no longer reimburse electoral services staff if a late...

REFORM UK CONFERENCE

Farage eyes London council elections and the Mayoral race

By Ann McGauran | 06 September 2025

All of London’s boroughs are in the electoral sights of Reform UK next year as it ‘gets ready to ...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

EXCLUSIVE: LGA must show its value to councils, says Reform UK group leader

By Dan Peters | 15 August 2025

Reform UK will review its decision to have a group at the Local Government Association (LGA) afte...

PEOPLE

Earnshaw announces West Northamptonshire departure

By Dan Peters | 14 August 2025

West Northamptonshire Council’s chief executive Anna Earnshaw has announced she will be leaving t...

ELECTIONS

Government proposes Automatic Voter Registration move

By Dan Peters | 17 July 2025

Government plans to move to Automatic Voter Registration (AVR) will ‘make life simpler for everyo...

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Managing Director

Circa £115,000 (subject to negotiation) plus benefits

Cheshire West Recycling is a wholly owned company of Cheshire West and Chester Council, operating with a clear social and environmental purpose. Apply for this job

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