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LocalGov co uk - Your authority on UK local government - Scotland has some of least local councils in Europe, says campaign group

LocalGov co uk - Your authority on UK local government - Scotland has some of least local councils in Europe, says campaign group
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Call for councils to become more local | Press and Journal

A study has raised concerns about the number of voters per councillor (Rui Vieira/PA) Sign up for our daily Politics briefing for political exclusives, analysis and debate. Thank you for signing up to our Politics newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Scotland’s councils are some of the least “local” in Europe and lag behind England in terms of voters per councillor, a study has found. The Electoral Reform Society (ERS) found that while England has an average of 2,814 people per councillor, Norway 572 and Denmark 2,216, the average councillor in Scotland has to look after 4,155 constituents.

Call for councils to become more local - Evening Express

Call for councils to become ‘more local’ A study has raised concerns about the number of voters per councillor (Rui Vieira/PA) Scotland’s councils are some of the least “local” in Europe and lag behind England in terms of voters per councillor, a study has found. The Electoral Reform Society (ERS) found that while England has an average of 2,814 people per councillor, Norway 572 and Denmark 2,216, the average councillor in Scotland has to look after 4,155 constituents. The ERS is calling for an overhaul of local democracy in the next session of the Scottish Parliament, saying councils have become too remote from the communities they serve.

Lots of people get to vote on police commissioners -- so why does no one bother?

The public in England and Wales are electing police and crime commissioners (PCCs) in their local police force areas for the third time as part of the elections being held on May 6. PCCs govern police forces and have a range of responsibilities, including the power to hire and fire the force’s chief constable, set the annual force budget, set local policing priorities in a police and crime plan, and commission related projects. The role was established in the Social Responsibility and Police Reform Act 2011 and the first elections took place in 2012. The aim has been to improve the democratic accountability of police governance by letting voters choose these figures. But things haven’t always worked out that way.

Call for councils to become more local - Evening Telegraph

Call for councils to become ‘more local’ A study has raised concerns about the number of voters per councillor (Rui Vieira/PA) Scotland’s councils are some of the least “local” in Europe and lag behind England in terms of voters per councillor, a study has found. The Electoral Reform Society (ERS) found that while England has an average of 2,814 people per councillor, Norway 572 and Denmark 2,216, the average councillor in Scotland has to look after 4,155 constituents. The ERS is calling for an overhaul of local democracy in the next session of the Scottish Parliament, saying councils have become too remote from the communities they serve.

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