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Strong local government requires strong
Strong local government requires strong leadership.We will ensure
that councils are organised in the most effective way to lead and support
local partnerships and deliver high-quality services.We will
explore giving people a more direct opportunity to express a view
about whether they would like to have a directly elected mayor.We will
also consult with city councils on the powers needed for a new generation
of city mayors. And we will examine the case for simplifying the
current local government election cycle by moving towards ‘whole
council’ elections every four years.