Local authorities manage local elections where successful candidates are elected to the council to represent their community as councillors for five years.
You can apply to the local authority for a motor tax refund if your taxed vehicle is scrapped, destroyed or stolen or is no longer being used on a public road.
Local authorities, together with other stakeholders, advertise job vacancies, shortlist candidates, carry out assessments and hold interviews to appoint successful candidates.
Local authorities publish a public register of all eligible and registered people entitled to vote in local, national and European elections and referenda.
Local authorities maintain a public register which provides details of financial and other interests disclosed by councillors and relevant council employees to uphold standards of integrity, conduct and concern for the public interest.