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Reform county seeks referendum on mayor
COMBINED AUTHORITY

Reform county seeks referendum on mayor

By Martin Ford | 19 June 2025

Lancashire has approached the Government to ask for a referendum on adopting a mayor.

DEVOLUTION

Referendum push for Cornwall mayoral plans

By Paul Marinko | 24 November 2022

Plans for an elected mayor in Cornwall could face a referendum in a bid to force the decision bey...

FINANCE

Council tax hikes won't be enough, Hunt warned

By Martin Ford | 16 November 2022

Council tax rises alone will not be enough to bridge the gaping budget shortfalls faced by local ...

WHITEHALL

Ministers expected to stick with referendum threshold

By Dan Peters | 08 November 2022

Whitehall officials are not expecting returning local government secretary Michael Gove to make c...

MAYORS

Bristol votes to abolish elected mayor

By William Eichler | 06 May 2022

Bristol voters have decided to abolish the city’s directly elected mayor following a referendum.

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Bristol to hold mayoral referendum next year

By Dan Peters | 08 December 2021

Bristol City Council will hold a referendum in May on whether to keep its 10-year-old mayoral mod...

MAYORS

Croydon to get directly-elected mayor

By Laura Sharman | 08 October 2021

Croydon LBC will be run by a directly-elected mayor after the vast majority of voters backed the ...

WHITEHALL

Controversial Somerset poll backs district plan

By Heather Jameson | 07 June 2021

A controversial poll on reorganisation in Somerset has come out in favour of a district-based pro...

MAYORS

Local elections 2021: Voters back mayors in referendums

By Heather Jameson | 09 May 2021

Tower Hamlets and Newham LBCs have both voted to keep the post of directly-elected mayor in refer...

CLIMATE CHANGE

Warwick to overhaul climate change plans

By Martin Ford | 22 February 2021

Warwick DC is to redraw its plans to tackle climate change after abandoning a green tax referendum.

COUNCIL TAX

Northamptonshire given permission for extra council tax increase

By Laura Sharman | 29 January 2019

Northamptonshire CC has been given the freedom to increase council tax by 2% more than other loca...

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