Government to postpone local elections ahead of reorganisation - The Government has proposed the largest reorganisation of local government for decades.

Leicestershire County Council was due to hold elections in May Leicestershire County Council has asked the government to postpone the elections it is due to hold in May as part of plans for a major overhaul of local councils.

The meeting, which took place on Thursday afternoon, discussed the plans and went in favour of the government's Devolution White Paper. The government announced in December it would would like to reorganise how local government works and do away with district and county councils in favour of unitary authorities,