A council that is set to be abolished and replaced by a new unitary council still plans to go ahead with elections in 2026, ...

Elections for Essex County Council and Thurrock Council are also set to proceed in May 2026. Southend City Council's local elections will be going ahead next spring, the leader has confirmed.

A new plan for Devon to be carved up into four unitary authorities has emerged. Under the government's massive shake up of local government, all district and county councils will be abolished so that ...

Steve O'Brien, the chair of Corby Town Council's Planning Committee, said the authority "being excluded from the process ...

The new council, which would replace the current two-tier local authority system, would cover six current district and borough areas if plans are approved by the Government. Existing authorities are ...

Just one council may run services in a county in the west of England in a bid to simplify local government and cut costs. Councillors in Gloucestershire have been working on plans to merge the ...

Bromsgrove District, Malvern Hills District, Redditch Borough, Worcester City, and Wychavon District councils worked together ...