Above all of this will sit an elected Mayor for the County of Essex. It would be a fundamental restructuring of local government and the essential services it provides — and yet all this has been ...

Twenty-one county councils are due to have elections in May. Of those 16 have requested postponements: Two of the ten unitary councils due to hold election have also requested delays - Thurrock and ...

The leader of Reform UK has accused the Conservatives of cowardice, as the party runs the majority of councils asking for ...

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government said it has received requests from 16 counties and two unitary ...

Labour's Aidan McGurran angrily made the allegation against Reform UK councillor Jaymey McIvor during a dramatic Essex County ...

The 12 authorities to call off the ballots have seen a 344% increase in the number of asylum seekers being housed in their ...

The Liberal Democrats have selected Anita Holloway, a legal administrator in a private firm in Rochester, and Sarah Manuel, ...

Nigel Farage has said 10 Reform councillors who quit in protest regarding his "autocratic" leadership were put forward by a ...

Robin Hunter-Clarke was elected to represent the Conservatives on Breckland Council in a by-election last May, with a majority of just 21 seats. He represents the Hermitage ward, which lies between ...

A group of councillors in Derbyshire say the party "has lost its sense of direction" under Farage's leadership.

Nigel Farage insisted the pair are still friends despite disagreeing over far-right activist Tommy Robinson. Nigel Farage has ...