Local government taxation
A briefing paper on local government taxation, including taxes currently available to UK local authorities and recent debates on alternative local taxes.

Elections for the London Mayor and London Assembly were held on 5 May 2016. The Labour Party candidate Sadiq Khan was elected as Mayor of London with the highest number and share of first preference votes since mayoral elections began in 2000. Labour won 12 of the 25 seats in the London Assembly, the Conservatives 8, the Green Party and UKIP 2 seats each and the Liberal Democrats one seat. Turnout in the mayoral election was 45.2%.
London Elections 2016 (2 MB , PDF)
Elections for the London Mayor and London Assembly were held on 5 May 2016:
London Elections 2016 (2 MB , PDF)
A briefing paper on local government taxation, including taxes currently available to UK local authorities and recent debates on alternative local taxes.
This list notes the number of by-elections by session since 1945-46 and also lists the successful candidate in by-elections since 2005.
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