Councillors will use new legal powers to create regeneration and jobs

REFORMS to the system of electing Scotland's councillors have led to elected members "raising their game" and implementing "refreshed and more strategic" g

Sadly, it’s not a surprising headline, but the 2008 National Census of Local Authority Councillors is just out: it shows that councillors in England are still predominantly white and male. There’s a bulge around retirement age (I’m talking statistics here, not middle-age spread!) Some of the main findings are summarised below: • Most councillors (68.4%) were male, 30.8%

ComRes has recently published the results of a survey it carried out earlier this year, asking over 500 councillors in England and Wales (but not Scotland) a wide range of questions. One in particular which caught my eye was about how much time being a councillor took up, and where that time went: Councillors spend the most

My figures may be a smidgin out - based on Friday's changes from the 2008 totals from IDEA's census of councillors - but I make the new overall party standing as follows; Conservative - 9,669 - 49.7% Lib Dem - 4,311 - 22.2% Labour - 3,928 - 20.2% Green - 150 Independent - 1,149 Other - 231 ___________________ TOTAL - 19,438 councillors Labour councillors in the Metropolitans and London b...

The two leading Swansea councillors, both Liberal Democrats, are under investigation by the public services ombudsman, as is the leader of the Conservative group.

Plaid Cymru should change its name to "Welsh National Party" (WNP) and follow the SNP in Scotland. Plaid need also to start selecting council candidates and those who are not councillors should start campaigning, those sitting councillors stepping down should be training the new ones. Plaid need to start from the roots members, councillors. There is no reason why Plaid can't regain Caerphilly...

Councillors are picketing Brighton Town Hall alongside Unison members

ONE of Scotland's largest local authorities was on a collision course for strike action last night after councillors approved controversial proposals for a wage freeze whi

Local government finances / credit crunch Theo raised concerns about the investment of local government funds in risky Icelandic bank accounts and received assurances that this was not the case in Camden. Theo is pressing the council for a full disclosure around public investments and the impact of the financial turmoil on cost of living. Public Art Nash, Heather and the Chair of the BWA met with ...