Local government has a disproportionate impact on women’s lives so needs to have women’s voices heard.

New data from the Fawcett Society, following the 2019 local government elections, has found that women make up just 35 per cent of councillors throughout England.

After 8,410 councillors were elected in the biggest local elections for four years, the women’s rights campaign charity found that there was only a single percentage-point move toward gender equality; women remain outnumbered three-to-one on 12 per cent of councils and that 96 per cent of councils remain male-dominated.