LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Unpredictable polls

There are reasons to expect this next set of local election results will be more unpredictable than usual, writes director of the think-tank IPPR North, Zoë Billingham.

By Zoë Billingham | 25 April 2023

The last time most of the council positions up for election next week were contested was 2019.

Theresa May was Prime Minister, Covid had yet to hit our communities, levelling up was yet to be promised, inflation was ticking along and Brexit was headline news.

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Popular articles by Zoe Billingham

  1. We might be about to hit a sweet spot on regional growth
  2. Mayors offer 'key' to Government's central mission
  3. What will the next steps be for the mayoral model?
  4. Budget: Expect plenty of smoke and mirrors politics
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