BAME Women- ‘Missing voice'

Black and Asian women are ‘Missing Voice of Local Democracy’

Harriet Harman, Minister for Women and Equalities, will stress at a reception this evening in Westminster the need for local councils to have more Black, Asian and minority ethnic women as new data shows numbers have fallen back since 2006.

• Click here to view the press notice.
• Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) Fact Sheet
• National Census of local authority councillors in England 2008
• National census of local authority Councillors in England 2008 - key findings
• Analysis of the views of candidates standing in local authority elections 2006-2008