Research

Our research 

Council size changes: learning lessons from submissions and implementation 

An LGBCE collaboration with the Centre for Governance and Scrutiny. 

• Council size changes report 

• Advice on scrutiny 

• Council size changes report: podcast discussion with Ed Hammond, Colin Mellors and Peter Stanyon 

Other useful research 

Association of Electoral Administrators 

• Policy Position Paper – Provision of polling districts and polling places aea-policy-statement-polling-districts-places-020620.pdf (aea-elections.co.uk) 

Centre for Governance and Scrutiny 

• The Good Scrutiny Guide CfPS-Good-Scrutiny-Guide-v4-WEB-SINGLE-PAGES.pdf (cfgs.org.uk) 

• The Four Principles of Good Scrutiny Revisiting the four principles of good scrutiny - Centre for Governance and Scrutiny (cfgs.org.uk) 

Electoral Commission 

• Public Attitudes to Elections and Democracy Public attitudes | Electoral Commission 

Local Government Association 

• Local service delivery and place-shaping: A framework to support parish and town councils Local service delivery and place-shaping: A framework to support parish and town councils | Local Government Association 

New Local 

• Community calling: people want more influence Community-Calling.pdf (newlocal.org.uk)