MORE than 100,000 jobs have been lost in local authorities across England since the general election, with further cuts to come, according to a new study.

Research by the GMB union showed how public sector cuts were having an impact on employment levels, with a fall of 6.4% since the coalition Government was formed last year.

At the end of the first quarter of 2010 there were 1,584,219 full-time equivalent workers in English councils, excluding teaching staff, but this had fallen by 101,094 by the end of June this year, the study found.

The GMB said many of the jobs lost in local government could have gone to young people.