Kerry Lorimer

The fragmentation of the political landscape since the latest round of local elections alongside an influx of inexperienced councillors will make

The influx of new councillors in the English local elections could jeopardise the long-term transformation plans put in place by their predecessors – and

The fallout from the local elections could threaten the government's drive for fiscal devolution, experts have warned.

The disaggregation of funding post-reorganisation is highly likely to be flawed and lead to material levels of under- or over-funding for new unitaries, council leaders have warned.

Councils have been warned not to underestimate the work that will be needed to ensure treasury strategies comply with the new CIPFA framework, with full rewrites likely to be required in many cases.

The government's plans to create five new unitaries in Essex are “tainted by…irrationality” and fail to meet the criteria ministers themselves set for the reorganisation of local government, a new legal challenge will claim.

North Yorkshire Council is bracing itself for further losses at Brierley Homes as it emerged the council-owned housing developer is about to report a deficit of £7.5m.

Scottish councils have been warned that delays in redesigning services will lead to greater costs, harder decisions and increased financial pressure in future years.

Scottish councils have been left with no indication as to how ‘massive' gaps in their funding are to be resolved in the wake of the parliamentary elections, according to experts at the Local Government Information Unit (LGIU).

The new posts are part of ambitious plans to allow services to be redesigned post-reorganisation while protecting the council’s ability to carry out ‘business