TWO NEW UNITARY COUNCILS FOR SURREY

TWO NEW UNITARY COUNCILS FOR SURREY

Nobody thought having two Surrey councils was a good idea

CROYDON (AND SURREY) COMMENTARY: By a stroke of Steve Reed's ministerial pen, one part of Surrey is to have just 20 councillors to represent 160,000 people. For SHASHA KHAN, pictured right, that is 'a devastating attack on our representative democracy' On Tuesday morning, the leader of Reigate and Banstead Council, Councillor Richard Biggs, sent an…

What Surrey means for LGR’s future

With one down and 20 to go, deputy editor Martin George assesses what we can learn from the government’s first local government reorganisation decision. Today’s top news and views: New: Riordan named envoy for northern growth New: Reed criticises South Cambs four-day week approach Overspending unitary…The post What Surrey means for LGR’s future appeared first on Local Government Chronicle (LGC).

Dates confirmed for postponed Surrey elections as councils future confirmed

Councillors for Surrey's new East and West Surrey Councils will first have a five-year term

Surrey elections confirmed as new councils take shape

Election dates in Surrey, and how the seats will be split in the two new mega councils, have been confirmed as more details emerge of how everything will work following the Government’s local government reorganisation announcement.