It’s the local elections next year - and you’re probably not going to vote

Why the steady decline of voter turnout in local elections is disempowering local communities - and what we can do about it.

I want you to take your mind back to the last local council elections that we had in this country.

Wait a sec - you can’t remember them, can you? And it turns out that I can’t remember them, either. I have a vague recollection of campaigning last year, but I am almost certain that was for the general election. But I can confirm that there was a local ele…