🚨NEW West Mids Mayoral Voting Intention for The News Agents

📉Narrow 2pt Andy Street lead

🌳Con 40 (-9)
🌹Lab 38 (-2)
➡️Reform 7 (+5)
🔶LD 6 (+2)
🌍Green 5 (-1)
⬜️Independent 5 (NEW)

1,018 in WMCA, 11-17 April

(chg vs 2021 result (1st prefs))

Really looking forward to this and geeking out on the local elections 👇

Yesterday’s deadline to register to vote on 2 May saw the familiar massive uplift in applications - 153,614 in one day.

We send our very best to our members across England and Wales working long hours spinning the many plates it takes to run an election

#NotJustAOneDayAYearJob

The #LGC #Investment Awards are back!
The awards are FREE TO ENTER and are open to all stakeholders within the #LGPS , including #pensionfunds , #pools , & service providers. 16 amazing categories bit.ly/3Ufhj2p
#Localgov ernmentpensionscheme #Localgov #Pensions #Pooling

Richard Parker leads Andy Street by 14%.

West Midlands Mayoral Election VI (10-14 April):

Richard Parker (Lab) 42%
Andy Street (Cons) 28%
Elaine Williams (Ref) 13%
Siobhan Harper-Nunes (Green) 7%
Sunny Virk (Lib Dem) 7%
Other 2%

redfieldandwiltonstrategies.com/west-midlands-…

Conservative candidate for East Midlands Mayor Cllr Ben Bradley MP confirms he will step down as councillor and MP if elected, saying it would be his 'one and only job'

He is currently Mansfield MP and Nottinghamshire County Council leader, with a General Election on the horizon

Our best to all the election teams working their socks off.

11:59pm today is the deadline to register to vote on 2 May. There were 43,000 applications made yesterday - with even more expected today.

Watch online applications dashboard updates at registertovote.service.gov.uk/performance

The role of council chief executives has changed over the last couple of decades, not least when it comes to encouraging community cohesion.

Interesting article from K England CBE 💙 outlining the role chiefs now have in this area lgcplus.com/services/commu…

We are delighted to confirm that Kerry McCarthy, MP Bristol East, Shadow Minister ( #ClimateChange and #NetZero ), a member of the The Labour Party will be the closing keynote speaker at #LGC NetZero 2024.
View programme and expert speaker line-up here bit.ly/3PZM74C #Localgov

Local government minister Simon Hoare MP has reopened the debate about mergers between the 86 council pension funds.

George Graham of S Y Pensions says the sector needs to think not just about 'if' mergers should happen but also 'how' lgcplus.com/investment/geo…

Really pleased to have got a bit of political history in LGC ……but sadly it’s a warning note about the prospects of a comprehensive reform of local government finance #lessonsfromhistory
lgcplus.com/finance/phil-s…

Lessons for community research, in LGC today:
- Nothing about us without us
- Commit to action
- Value lived experience and time
- Be open, transparent and accountable.

with veronica barry from HealthwatchOxon and Nigel Carter from Oxford Community Action.
lgcplus.com/services/healt…

History reveals four significant political obstacles to putting councils on a sustainable financial footing. My latest piece for LGC draws my PhD research on central-local government relations. INLOGOV
lgcplus.com/finance/phil-s…

Does the Local Government Pension Scheme discriminate against Muslim employees who opt out as they believe it's not Sharia compliant?

A new legal opinion has brought more clarity to the possible legal risks to the scheme, and employers who offer it lgcplus.com/investment/low…

I’ve been Leader of St Helens Borough Council for five years now, and the time is right to hand over the reins of leadership.

Full statement:

Will the Tories lose half the seats they are defending next month? Where are the key battles? What do people think of metro mayors?

Listen to Colin Rallings and Andrew Carter of Centre for Cities on our Local Authority podcast local elections special

thelocalauthority.podbean.com/e/local-electi…