Engaging local councillors through Polimapper
Local authorities have increasing powers and significant public sector budgets, yet in terms of public affairs support, there are few tools and applications supporting advocacy and public affairs professionals to engage with this all important audience.
Polimapper’s newly released local government tool, Councillor Connect, has changed that landscape. In doing so it frees public affairs to focus on strategy and communication, rather than cartography or database management.
“Polimapper has stimulated conversations and interactions with Local Authorities.”
– ARC England
Identify relevant council contacts in seconds
Forget trawling through council websites to find the right representative, Polimapper’s live councillor database, provides up-to-date information on all those serving in UK local government, including their ward, party affiliation, councillor web page, and email address.
Making this information applicable to user requirements, Polimapper quickly enables users to discover the councillors directly relevant to the geographical locations or postcodes in which they are interested.
Visualise data at the council level
Say goodbye to overtly complicated dashboards
Councillor Connect transforms raw statistics into interactive, hyper-local maps and dashboards that spotlight exactly what is happening at the local council level.
It empowers users to showcase how an issue is impacting on a local council area, ensuring that an organisation’s messaging achieves maximum relevance and potency.
Whether that be identifying where bus patronage is falling, housing shortages, or how local air-quality breaches are aligning with hospital related asthma admissions, Polimapper allows you to move your argument from theoretical to highly relevant—helping councillors champion your cause in cabinet meetings, scrutiny sessions, and council debates.
Local councillor outreach
Whether it be to councilors serving on unitary authorities in Kent, county councils in east Anglia, district councils in Oxfordshire, or metropolitan boroughs in Greater Manchester, Polimapper simplifies the business of councillor outreach.
Users can quickly identify local councillors relevant to their specific campaigns, and contact them directly using integrated email functionality.
Interactive heatmaps and intuitive dashboards, personalised for the councillor’s local authority area, significantly increases cut-through and the chances of opening up dialogue.
Case Study: How ARC utilised FOI data to engage local authorities
Hear how Polimapper helped turn FOI data into engaging visualisations on learning disability and autism serivces.
Looking to expand your influence in local government?
Join the growing community of charities, trade bodies and corporates that rely on Polimapper to turn data into influence.
Speak to our team and try it for free today.
