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COMBINED AUTHORITY
Reform county seeks referendum on mayor
By Martin Ford | 19 June 2025
Lancashire has approached the Government to ask for a referendum on adopting a mayor.
DEVOLUTION
Referendum push for Cornwall mayoral plans
By Paul Marinko | 24 November 2022
Plans for an elected mayor in Cornwall could face a referendum in a bid to force the decision bey...
FINANCE
Council tax hikes won't be enough, Hunt warned
By Martin Ford | 16 November 2022
Council tax rises alone will not be enough to bridge the gaping budget shortfalls faced by local ...
WHITEHALL
Ministers expected to stick with referendum threshold
By Dan Peters | 08 November 2022
Whitehall officials are not expecting returning local government secretary Michael Gove to make c...
MAYORS
Bristol votes to abolish elected mayor
By William Eichler | 06 May 2022
Bristol voters have decided to abolish the city’s directly elected mayor following a referendum.
LOCAL DEMOCRACY
Bristol to hold mayoral referendum next year
By Dan Peters | 08 December 2021
Bristol City Council will hold a referendum in May on whether to keep its 10-year-old mayoral mod...
MAYORS
Croydon to get directly-elected mayor
By Laura Sharman | 08 October 2021
Croydon LBC will be run by a directly-elected mayor after the vast majority of voters backed the ...
WHITEHALL
Controversial Somerset poll backs district plan
By Heather Jameson | 07 June 2021
A controversial poll on reorganisation in Somerset has come out in favour of a district-based pro...
MAYORS
Local elections 2021: Voters back mayors in referendums
By Heather Jameson | 09 May 2021
Tower Hamlets and Newham LBCs have both voted to keep the post of directly-elected mayor in refer...
CLIMATE CHANGE
Warwick to overhaul climate change plans
By Martin Ford | 22 February 2021
Warwick DC is to redraw its plans to tackle climate change after abandoning a green tax referendum.
COUNCIL TAX
Northamptonshire given permission for extra council tax increase
By Laura Sharman | 29 January 2019
Northamptonshire CC has been given the freedom to increase council tax by 2% more than other loca...
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