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Local Government Leaders' Council
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Purpose	Local government representation
Region served	United Kingdom (primarily England)
Chair	Angela Rayner

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The Local Government Leaders' Council is a forum in the United Kingdom that brings together the Deputy Prime Minister, other ministers of the UK central government and leaders of representative bodies of local government.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Purpose

The council aims to be a "regular forum for the key sector representatives to discuss strategic questions impacting local government, to share key and evolving challenges, and co-design solutions".^[5]

Members

Organisations represented on the council include the Local Government Association, Special Interest Group of Municipal Authorities, Core Cities Group, Key Cities, County Councils Network, District Councils' Network, and London Councils.

Most members of the council represent only local government in England, but a small number also represent cities in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. The main local government representative bodies of Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales are not represented on the council.

As of October 2024, the membership of the council is as follows:

Organisation	Geographical extent	Representative	Position within organisation
Government of the United Kingdom	United Kingdom	Angela Rayner	Deputy Prime Minister Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
Core Cities Group	United Kingdom	James Lewis^[6]	Chair
County Councils Network	England	Tim Oliver^[7]	Chair
District Councils' Network	England	Sam Chapman-Allen^[8]	Chair
Key Cities	England and Wales	John Merry^[9]	Chair
Local Government Association	England	Louise Grittins^[10]	Chair
London Councils	Greater London	Claire Holland^[11]	Chair
Special Interest Group of Municipal Authorities	England	Stephen Houghton^[12]	Chair

Meetings and activities

Meetings

The council met for the first time in October 2024 and expected to meet four times a year.^[13]

Meetings of the Mayoral Council for England
Date	Location
24 October 2024	Harrogate^[14]

Activities

On 7 October 2024, the organisational members of the council sent a letter to the Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves urging reform of the local government funding system to help stable local authority finances.^[15]

References

^ Peters, Dan (10 October 2024). "Relationship reset". Municipal Journal.
^ "The MJ".
^ https://mhclgmedia.blog.gov.uk/2024/10/24/deputy-prime-minister-promises-relationship-reset-with-councils/
^ https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/angela-rayner-deputy-prime-minister-government-local-government-whitehall-b2634990.html
^ "The MJ".
^ https://www.corecities.com/cities/cities/leeds/new-chair-core-cities-uk
^ "Governance".
^ "About Us | District Councils' Network".
^ "Key cities executive".
^ Weakley, Kirsty (2024-07-11). "New LGA chair: 'We must change gear'". Local Government Chronicle (LGC). Retrieved 2024-09-21.
^ "Leaders' committee members | London Councils - Localgov Drupal".
^ "SIGOMA - SIGOMA Leadership".
^ https://www.irishnews.com/news/uk/rayner-to-scrap-payday-loan-premium-for-council-bailouts-3AHWWP6IPZLNJNLPYNW5VX2HME/
^ https://x.com/JimfromOldham/status/1849555184206200850
^ "'Robust local government is critical to the Government's ambitions' | District Councils' Network".

v t e Intergovernmental relations in the United Kingdom
Intergovernmental bodies	Prime Minister and Heads of Devolved Governments Council
Quasi-intergovernmental bodies	Council of the Nations and Regions East–West Council Islands Forum
Local government bodies	Local Government Leaders' Council Mayoral Council for England Partnership Council for Wales
Interparliamentary bodies	Inter-Parliamentary Forum

v t e Administrative geography of the United Kingdom
Local government in the United Kingdom	History Subdivisions: Shrievalties Lieutenancy areas Counties (list, home)
Local government in England	History Subdivisions: Regions Ceremonial counties list Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties Unitary authorities (list) Districts (list) Civil parishes (list) Historic counties Combined authorities
Local government in Northern Ireland	History Subdivisions: Counties Districts
Local government in Scotland	History Subdivisions: Sheriffdoms Lieutenancy areas Council areas Community council areas Civil parishes Historic counties
Local government in Wales	History Subdivisions: Preserved counties Principal areas Communities (list) Historic counties Corporate Joint Committees

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-Most members of the council represent only [[Local government in England|local government]] in [[England]], but a small number also represent cities in [[Northern Ireland]], [[Scotland]] and [[Wales]]. The main local government representative bodies of Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales are not represented on the council.
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 ==Members==
 Organisations represented on the council include the [[Local Government Association]], [https://www.sigoma.gov.uk/ Special Interest Group of Municipal Authorities], [[Core Cities Group]], [https://keycities.uk/ Key Cities], [[County Councils Network]], [[District Councils' Network]], and [[London Councils]].
+Most members of the council represent only [[Local government in England|local government]] in [[England]], but a small number also represent cities in [[Northern Ireland]], [[Scotland]] and [[Wales]]. The main local government representative bodies of Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales are not represented on the council.
 As of October 2024, the membership of the council is as follows: