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02/05/2006 by JohnSmith

Local Elections?

There seems to be a lot of talk on the television about local elections. Have I missed something? Have we got local elections this year? We've not received any polling cards or seen any local councillors campaigning.

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Reply ID 18749

02/05/2006 by Steve

Local elections are held every year, but different parts of the UK vote in different years. Many councils are up for re-election this year, but not East Herts District or Hertfordshire County. The last County Council election was last year (2005) and the next is due in 2009. The last District and Town Council elections were in 2003, with the next due in 2007 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UK_local_elections%2C_2006 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UK_local_elections%2C_2006

Reply ID 18811

03/05/2006 by Andrew

District councils were able to choose whether to elect a third of councillors each year bar one in a four year cycle or to have a single election every four years. EHDC chose the latter, Broxbourne the former. There are merits and drawbacks to either system, but I would imagine that the once every four years is cheaper.

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