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- Council leaders bid for improvement funding
- Police reform plans outlined
- Winter review calls for snow guidance
- Academies bill becomes law
- Communities get new ‘right to build’
- Pickles: top roles can be combined
- Conference recycling efforts win praise
- Voter confidence ‘down’
- Management take pay cut
- Summit raises adult social care issues
- Too many quangos in 16-19 funding
- Councils' police role proposed
- Cameron outlines 'big society' vision
- National goes local
- Minced beef ‘lottery’ exposed
- Council boss goes undercover
- Greater health role for councils
- LG Regulation ‘highly valued’
- Councils ‘spent millions’ on BSF - LG Association
- LG challenge winner is announced
- Outsourcing contract is delivering results
- Meeting for South West councillors
- Supporting older people
- Gove apologises to schools
- Keep cuts decisions local
- Reform 'could save £100bn'
- Leadership: passion is the key
- New look for Local Government
- Eight years left of landfill
- Leadership candidates vie for support
- Lawson: no action on climate change
- Royal address
- Authorities stock up on winter salt
- Sir Jeremy steps down
- 'Don't cut too quick' - Denham
- Councils could lead energy revolution
- Call for single funding pot
- New economic system offers flexibility
- Pickles online spending pledge
- Local energy partnerships
- Councils merge education departments
- LGA Group gathers in Bournemouth
- Tyneside initiative wins award
- Call for removal of ring fences from grants
- LGA annual report and first
- Local voice for tenants
- Area focus on economic growth
- Council tax freeze 'must be funded'
- Budget prompts call for area-based spending
- WLGA: ‘sacrifices necessary’
- Consult on academies
- Armed forces saluted
- Plug pulled on free swim
- Flexible housing
- Local government grants cuts announced
- Drink drive world cup warning
- ‘Reduce E.coli risks’ – report
- Honours for council people
- RDAs defended
- Waste and safety reviews
- New stats on care kids
- Council grant cuts announced
- World Cup fever hits councils
- HRA review to continue
- LGA calls for cut in school bureaucracy
- Government scraps ‘pay-as-you-throw’
- ‘Relax gym kit rules’ – LGA
- Efficiency exchange gains 1,000th member
- New powers to prevent ‘garden grabbing’
- New direction for Doncaster
- Peerages for LGA people
- ‘Give councils more say over drink sales'
- Housing targets scrapped
- Councils fix record number of potholes
- Schools role for councils
- New government sets out plans
- Safer communities in the South West
- Brand loyalty
- Recycling first
- £6.2bn cuts
- 'Save billions, protect services’
- Great reform plan ‘could save billions and protect frontline services’
- New CLG department takes shape
- Councils promised new competence power
- Foster campaign hits the road
- Unsung heroes seek votes
- Merseyside chief to retire
- Cumbria recovers – six months on
- Districts to share chief exec
- City scoops business award
- Increase in adult learners
- LGA chairman meets new communities secretary
- Awards for clean beaches
- town hall to Whitehall
- Think tank director elected MP
- Mixed results for parties in local elections
- Survey names top libraries
- Election news
- Other election news
- Record number of election night counts
- recycling options open
- Fit for future’
- New approach to public services
- Re-think on poverty urged
- Shared services
- innovation award scheme
- Scoot
- transport options
- £600m EU fines lifted
- polling day
- Burberry faker ‘must pay £ms’
- Public spending squeeze for regions
- council leader elected
- Councils take action on noise
- Equalities ‘drive performance’
- Government to act on council ideas
- LGA support for Doncaster
- ‘Demand rising for child protection services
- Staff morale hits new low
- Researching an ageing society
- Government pledges action on council ideas
- Parties gear up for election
- food for toddlers
- Cumbria mourns leader
- Councils help solve murder
- Housing report challenged
- Review litter louts law
- Councils praised by MPs
- Transfer of education powers
- Councils given vital role in government social care plans
- Award for LGA leader
- The Budget and city regions
- The Budget and youth unemployment
- The Budget and business rates
- Tributes paid to leading local government figure Sir Jack Smart
- Total Place report ‘important first step’ – LGA
- Warning over cost of landfill ban
- LGA calls for re-think of outdated library rules
- RIEPs secure year three funding
- ‘Leaner times ahead’ for councils
- IDeA consultation looks ahead
- £100m pothole win for LGA
- Coalfield health ‘remains poor’
- CAA ‘could do better’
- Call for public service re-think
- Council leaders welcome free home care delay
- LGA reveals five-point housing reform plan
- Councils among best places to work
- Bill sets out new powers for councils
- Councils leading the way
- £23m for social work improvement
- list of non-words
- Child protection reforms
- work with academics
- food services
- Conflicting messages on health
- allotment guidance
- ‘green gap’
- The Sun says be more open
- New sports and culture blog
- council pensions
- Greener homes
- Innovative winners
- New LGA Labour group leader elected
- Laming plans
- Member priorities shape plan
- Need for local voice on health
- Review child protection rules
- Keep business rates local
- Spin doctors
- Views sought on school libraries
- Council wins ban on dog trainer
- Call for care bill to be put back
- LGA survey
- Watchdog backs local powers
- Open source
- M&S waste partnerships
- Lap dancers poleaxed
- Cash boost for planners
- Libraries ‘help close the digital divide'
- Spring in their step
- LGA in the news
- Smart approach to clean streets
- New kebab guidance
- ‘Prioritise northern rail’ - MPs
- Graduates flock to council jobs
- Ageing is costly
- Transport planning
- 16 - 19 reform
- Council talent put through paces
- Cost of health inequality
- flood risk
- New unitaries
- Councils’ care of elderly rated excellent
- LGA support on Iceland
- Commission denies £2bn CAA claim
- ‘Cast a vote for devolution’
- Boost for scrutiny powers
- Go green, save cash
- Local leaders to cut CO2
- Commitment on bin collections
- Tackling problem pubs and off-licences
- Manifesto for London
- Cross-party criticism of care bill
- Councils creating jobs for young people
- Lives saved by Haiti rescuers
- LGA calls for changes to inspection regime
- ‘Toughen oversight of council cash’ – MPs
- Blue plaque ‘app’ first
- Demystifying climate change
- Council celebrates award win
- NLGN backs more powers for mayors
- Councils mark Holocaust memorial day
- New head of IDeA announced
- ‘Record’ child protection cases
- No pay offer to council workers
- Support for snow law to protect householders
- ‘Focus on individual' - LGA chairman
- Flood damage bill
- Cities face economic divide
- Royal garden party nominations
- New Year DBE for LGA chairman
- Binning Christmas costs millions
- Councils battle against freezing conditions
- Cash injection for new homes
- Leadership election hustings
- Greenwich to become royal borough
- Progress on flood and water bill
- New Year honour for LGA chairman
Voter confidence ‘down’
The vast majority of parliamentary and local elections held in May were well run – but voter confidence in the system has declined significantly.
The Electoral Commission says immediate action is needed to ensure voter confidence in future ballots, and reiterated its call for people still queuing at polling stations at 10pm to be allowed to vote. Around 30% of voters were not confident that this year’s elections were well run, compared to just 4% in 2009. See www.electoralcommission.org.uk
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