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WHITEHALL

Scrapping supplementary vote won't improve voting system

By Arianna Giovannini | 20 April 2022

Interim director of IPPR North, Arianna Giovannini, says scrapping supplementary vote looks like ...

ELECTIONS

This Phoenix isn't rising

12 April 2022

Election season is hotting up, which means leaflets from candidates vying for political power hav...

WHITEHALL

LGA sits on fence on voter ID

By Dan Peters | 08 April 2022

Political deadlock is preventing the Local Government Association (LGA) from agreeing a policy po...

ELECTIONS

Extra steps taken to prevent poll fraud in Tower Hamlets

By Paul Marinko | 04 April 2022

The chief executive of the Electoral Commission has revealed that extra steps have been taken to ...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Every poll matters

By Peter Stanyon | 22 March 2022

The May polls across the UK may feel like a much more manageable and normal affair than the 2021 ...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Honouring the Ukrainian spirit

By Jonathan Carr-West | 15 March 2022

The events in Ukraine have provided a timely reminder of how important our democracy is and how m...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Keeping on top of electorial reform

By Quentin Baker | 08 March 2022

Returning officers and elections teams will need additional resources to implement and maintain t...

WHITEHALL

Councillors complain of lack of powers

By Mike Yuille | 07 March 2022

More than two out of three (68%) councillors in England feel they lack sufficient powers to repre...

WHITEHALL

Levelling up transparency call amid funding row

By Dan Peters | 25 January 2022

Whitehall officials were this week facing renewed pressure over how the Levelling Up Fund was dol...

ELECTIONS

Elections at 'risk of failure'

By Martin Ford | 24 January 2022

A deluge of reforms to elections is putting the system at risk of failure, officials have warned.

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Head of Democratic Services, Elections & Monitoring Officer

Grade 12 £67,236 – £71,223 plus £3000pa Statutory Officer Allowance

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Harborough District Council

Chief Executive

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Westmorland and Furness Council

Director, Local Government Reform and Devolution

Up to £150,612pa

Shape the Future of Essex Apply for this job

Essex County Council