Local Government Association

In 1997, local government came together and created the Local Government Association to be its voice in the national arena. Based in Westminster, close to the Houses of Parliament and Whitehall, the LGA is a voluntary lobbying organisation, acting as the voice of the local government sector, and an authoritative and effective advocate on its behalf.

In fulfilling this role the Local Government Association targets effort on the issues that matter most to councils, working with and on behalf of our membership to deliver our shared vision of an independent and confident local government sector, where local priorities drive public service improvement in every city, town and village and every councillor acts as a champion for their ward and for the people they represent. 

Kate Hills from the Local Government Association says 'Success of Living With Environmental Change for the Local Government Association would be that research is produced which meets the identified needs of local authorities, which has engaged local authorities in the research process and the results of which are in a format and disseminated in such a way so as to be of practical use and accessible to both officers and councillors.'