Topic: Democracy, devolution and governance

Making sure that citizens have a voice through strong and vibrant local institutions.

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LGIU and Vuelio 2023 Elections Bulletin – 13 April

Once again we are teaming up with Vuelio to bring you our weekly elections bulletin. We’ll be looking at all the news and key developments – putting the spotlight firmly on the local nature of these all important elections.

England & Wales Publication
Members & Global Local

Global Local: Local elections

In this issue of Global Local, we’ll be covering how local elections can operate at their best in an age of declining trust in electoral systems and results.

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Members

England policy round-up: February and March 2023

This policy round-up for England looks at policy announcements and publications from February and March 2023, a period which began with a reshuffle and saw some important announcements, including the budget, a white paper on health and disability (aimed at supporting people into work) and ‘powering up Britain’.

England & Wales Briefing

Steps for local leadership to help small businesses thrive

In this article, Archie Ratcliffe from the Federation of Small Businesses outlines the role local authorities can take in supporting local businesses and LGIU’s Greg Stride highlights the findings of our recent local government finance survey in relation to local businesses.

England & Wales Blog-article

Supporting election workers as tensions rise

Whether through new voter requirements or through misinformation, the role of elections workers is getting harder. How can we address challenges and make sure we have enough people for the polls?

England & Wales, Global Blog-article

LGIU and Vuelio 2023 Election Bulletins

LGIU has partnered with Vuelio to provide you with weekly updates for six weeks throughout the election period. Each bulletin will be added to this page on publication.

England & Wales Publication

LGIU and Vuelio 2023 Elections Bulletin – 6 April

Once again we are teaming up with Vuelio to bring you our weekly elections bulletin. We’ll be looking at all the news and key developments – putting the spotlight firmly on the local nature of these all important elections.

England & Wales Publication
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Ones to watch 2023 – PDF to download

The LGIU’s Ones to Watch guide to the 2023 local elections highlights the key local contests to have on your radar in the run up to polling day.

Publication

Building Democratic Consent for Net Zero

This article introduces an upcoming research paper which explores some of the challenges that councils face in maintaining public support for and understanding of net-zero in midst of the rising cost of living, fuel prices and other challenges to public services.

England & Wales, Scotland Blog-article