The UK Local Government Alliance for International Development has 5 core partners:

The Commonwealth Local Government Forum (CLGF) is a membership organisation for local government and ministries of local government from across the Commonwealth. It works to strengthen democratic local government in the Commonwealth and facilitate exchange of good practice. It is actively engaged in programmes in developing countries, via the (DFID funded) Good Practice Scheme. CLGF also produces various publications and resources, including the Aberdeen Principles (core principles of good local governance). www.clgf.org.uk

The Local Government Group works on behalf of councils to support, promote and improve local government. It brings together six organisations, of which two are LG Alliance partners.

Local Government Improvement and Development (LGID) which focusses on performance improvement in the local government sector, using innovative tools such as the virtual 'Communities of Practice' networks and peer-to-peer learning www.idea.gov.uk

Local Government Association (LGA) a voluntary membership body of 466 member authorities in England and Wales. The LGA supports international development by promoting the involvement of local councils, engaging directly in local government association capacity building programmes, advocating on behalf of local government on international development issues www.lga.gov.uk

The National Association of Local Councils (NALC) represents the interests of town and parish councils in England - a total of around 8,500 councils. These councils have powers to raise their own funds through precept. Parish and town councils employ over 25,000 staff, with annual expenditure of £400 million. Working at the town and parish level, initiatives include the promotion of the 'Fairtrade towns campaign', now involving over 500 UK towns and cities. www.nalc.gov.uk

The Society of Local Authority Chief Executives & Senior Managers (SOLACE) promotes public sector management excellence and provides professional development for its Members who come from all areas of the public sector. SOLACE provides a senior-level sounding board, enabling the LG Alliance to understand how best to communicate international development issues and how to engage the wealth of local government management expertise. SOLACE’s consultancy arm, SOLACE Enterprises, has specific expertise in international election monitoring. www.solace.org.uk