Heather Jameson Paul Marinko 08 May 2025

LGA shake-up after Reform polls success

Reform UK is expected to form a political group within the Local Government Association (LGA) after its landslide victory at the polls.

Under LGA rules, political parties with 5% of its councillors after weighting by population and council type can form a group.

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