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ELECTIONS

Jenrick tells leaders to prepare for May elections

By Martin Ford | 21 January 2021

Council leaders have urged the Government to reconsider pressing ahead with local elections in May.

LEGAL

May elections to go ahead as chiefs call for indemnity

By Dan Peters | 21 January 2021

Local elections will go ahead on 6 May despite the ongoing pandemic, Prime Minister Boris Johnson...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Hall puts pressure on Croydon for May mayoral referendum

By Dan Peters | 20 January 2021

Local government minister Luke Hall has suggested any referendum on introducing a directly-electe...

WHITEHALL

EXCLUSIVE: Election officers bid for legal protection

By Dan Peters | 19 January 2021

Returning officers have called for protection against lawsuits for running this year’s elections ...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Council elections must be set aside until the autumn at least

18 January 2021

In the midst of the pandemic, postponing the local elections until the autumn/winter ‘would be th...

WHITEHALL

Minister insists the May polls will go ahead

By Heather Jameson | 14 January 2021

Local elections should go ahead in May, constitution minister Chloe Smith has insisted amid risin...

DEPARTMENT FOR LEVELLING UP, HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES

Government moots plans to postpone polls again

By Heather Jameson | 11 January 2021

Communities secretary Robert Jenrick pushing the Prime Minister for a quick decision on postponin...

COUNTY COUNCILS' NETWORK

Call for 'urgent clarity' on elections

By Martin Ford | 06 January 2021

Speculation over whether local elections will take place in May as scheduled has been labelled ‘u...

PUBLIC HEALTH

EXCLUSIVE: COVID positive voters could be allowed in polling stations

By Heather Jameson | 10 December 2020

Councils could be forced to allow people known to have COVID-19 come into polling stations to vot...

DEPARTMENT FOR LEVELLING UP, HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES

Election delays considered for unitary bid councils

03 December 2020

The Government would ‘carefully consider’ any requests to postpone elections from the three counc...

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