Local government in England broadly consists of three layers: civil parishes, local authorities, and regional authorities. Every part of England is governed...

The history of local government in England is one of gradual change and evolution since the Middle Ages. England has never possessed a formal written...

of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government. As the structure of local government in England is not uniform, there are...

Local government is a generic term for the lowest tiers of governance or public administration within a particular sovereign state. Local governments...

see: Local government in England Local government in Northern Ireland Local government in Scotland Local government in Wales For the history of local government...

origins in legislation enacted in 1965 and 1972. England has a non-universal structure of local government subdivisions. There are two tiers of local government...

The Local Government Association (LGA) is the national membership body for local authorities in England and Wales. Its core membership is made up of 317...

regions of England, formerly known as the government office regions, are the highest tier of sub-national division in England. They were established in 1994...

The Local Government Commission for England was the body responsible for reviewing the structure of local government in England from 1992 to 2002. It...

Structural changes to local government in England took place between 2019 and 2023. Some of these changes continue the trend of new unitary authorities...

of each local government district in England. List of urban areas in the United Kingdom sets out the population of each 2011 built-up area in the UK....

The Local Government Act 1894 (56 & 57 Vict. c. 73) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that reformed local government in England and Wales...

main legal definitions of the counties in modern usage: the 84 counties for the purposes of local government, and the 48 counties for the purposes of...

(DLUHC). They are responsible for local government in England. The office holder works alongside the other ministers in the department. The corresponding...

The Local Government Board (LGB) was a British Government supervisory body overseeing local administration in England and Wales from 1871 to 1919. The...

Local government in Scotland comprises thirty-two local authorities, commonly referred to as councils. Each council provides public services, including...

The Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that reformed local government in England and Wales on 1 April...

political parties in the 317 local authorities of England, 32 local authorities of Scotland, 22 principal councils of Wales and 11 local councils of Northern...

were subnational divisions of England used for local government from 1889 to 1974. They were created by the Local Government Act 1888, which established...

A local government area (LGA) is an administrative division of a country that a local government is responsible for. The size of an LGA varies by country...

Local government in Wales is primarily undertaken by the twenty-two principal councils. The councils are unitary authorities, meaning they are responsible...

The Local Government Act 1888 (51 & 52 Vict. c. 41) was an Act of Parliament which established county councils and county borough councils in England and...

electoral and structural reviews of local government areas in England. The LGBCE is independent of government and political parties, and is directly...

responsible for housing, communities, and local government in England and the levelling up policy. It was established in May 2006 and is the successor to the Office...

of medieval England existed primarily as a means of enforcing central government power, enabling monarchs to exercise control over local areas through...

Local government in Greater London, England takes place in two tiers; an upper tier and a lower tier. The upper tier authority is the Greater London Authority...

changes to the Poor Law and local government in England and Wales. The act abolished the system of poor law unions in England and Wales and their boards of...

History of local government in England 2009 structural changes to local government in England Regions of England Subdivisions of England Unitary authorities...

On 1 April 2009 structural changes to local government in England took place which reformed the local government of seven non-metropolitan counties: Bedfordshire...

combined authority (CA) is a type of local government institution introduced in England outside Greater London by the Local Democracy, Economic Development...