Councils could be allowed to introduce proportional representation for local elections under new proposals unveiled by the Welsh Government.
Modernisation of the registration system for elections is ‘urgently needed’ to ease the burden on councils, commission says.
N. Ireland is set to receive new devolved powers as part of the £1bn deal between the minority Conservative government and the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP).
An investigation has been commissioned by Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council after problems were raised with people voting in the General Election.
The failure for any political party to secure a majority could cause a period of uncertainty and a lack of direction for councils, sector experts have warned.
Plymouth Council has apologised after a computer problem led to over 1,500 people not receiving their postal votes.
One in four seats have been held by the same party since the Second World War, according to new analysis by the Electoral Reform Society (ERS).
A woman has won a legal challenge against her district council over voting access for the blind and partially sighted.
Police will be present at every polling station in Tower hamlets in a bid to tackle electoral fraud and voter intimidation.
Plymouth council has been forced to issue hundreds of replacement postal vote packs after complaints that some have not been received.