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Perth and Kinross Council is believed to have appointed its youngest ever provost

On Wednesday councillors voted for Independent Highland Perthshire councillor Xander McDade (28) to helm the prestigious role

Daily Record

War of words breaks out over salaries for West Lothian councillors

A row broke out after SNP councillors wanted to delay a decision to allow further scrutiny - described as “nonsensical rhetoric” by Labour

Daily Record

West Lothian row over salaries paid to councillors after bid to delay vote fails

SNP councillors had called for a deferred decision on a motion to award committee chairs new salary levels of almost £30,000, but Labour scoffed at "nonsensical rhetoric" pointing to SNP support for national pay scheme earlier this year.

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Six weeks until new Clean Air Zone plan - what happens next and what it means for you

The Local Democracy Reporting Service explains how Greater Manchester got to this point – and what comes next

Manchester Evening News

Dame Sarah Storey wants to stop "lazy habit" at drop-off times as two Leigh schools reduce road dangers for children

"I think it is a symptom of what happens to us when we become car dependent"

Manchester Evening News

Tories launch investigation in Newport over claims members called Lib Dems a 'party of gay men’

The Liberal Democrats have claimed Tory members told Muslim voters that the Lib Dems were a "party of gay men" and not to vote for them

Wales Online

West Lothian Elections 2022: Tory vote squeezed by STV process despite healthy first round returns

Tory candidates across the county saw promising starts in the first preference votes disappear as the voting process worked through. Three lost their seats after five years as the numbers failed to stack up for them.

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West Lothian Election 2022: Postal votes and independents make for nail-biting count

More than 30,000 postal votes were requested in West Lothian which saw polling station traffic slow and steady throughout the day across the county

Edinburgh Live

Newcomer to politics standing as independent candidate for Astley Mosley Common

“People are fed up with ‘red or blue’ and just want to have someone who does it for their local area.”

Manchester Evening News

Labour questions allegiance of election candidates in Swansea

But two candidates at the centre of the claims have hit back

Wales Online

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