Local Government Chronicle

Non-London pension fund set to join London pool

London CIV chief executive hails "cultural alignment and shared vision for the future direction of pooling" between itself ...
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Plea to halt LGR amid boundary disputes

Local government reorganisation in Sussex has been thrown into confusion after one council submitted a surprise last minute ...
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2026 local elections will be ‘treated like midterms’ for Labour

Fears for Labour's performance in the May 2026 local elections were widespread at the party's conference in Liverpool this ...
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Final decision on ‘at least three’ new towns next year

The government is undertaking a “detailed process” to assess the sites recommended by the new towns taskforce and may ...
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Slade replaced as Lib Dem spokesperson

Former Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole Council leader Vikki Slade has been replaced as the Liberal Democrat local ...
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Greater Manchester gets Treasury backing to ‘try prevention properly’

Greater Manchester CA is about to “do something this country has never done before” and “try prevention properly”, the ...
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Labour under siege and clinging to unity

Personality, not policy, dominated this year's Labour conference, reports head of content Kirsty Weakley Today's top stories New: 2026 local elections ...
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Unitary misses LGR deadline

Isle of Wight Council has missed the deadline to submit its view on local government reorganisation in Hampshire and the Solent. Opposing LGR submissions for the region have all agreed the Isle of ...