Eleven councils have so far asked to postpone elections this year, ahead of the biggest reorganisation of local government in decades, it is understood. Local authorities have until Friday to request permission from the Government to postpone their elections,

The biggest proposed change in the way local government is run in Kent for 50 years took another bold step into the future this afternoon. Kent County Council (KCC) decided to seek the fast track to a directly elected mayor and the abolition of all 14 councils in Kent,

Kent County Council (KCC) is meeting for an extraordinary session to debate the government's Devolution White Paper, which could see councils scrapped in favour of unitary authorities overseen by a mayor.

Politicians across Sussex plan to postpone local elections in May in favour of electing a mayor and replacing councils with unitary authorities. East Sussex, West Sussex and Brighton and Hove councils met on Thursday and agreed on plans to create one strategic authority under a mayor.