Elections: Devon
Commons · Question 21423 · Tabled 19 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 20 Jan 2025
Question
Asked by Martin Wrigley
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what her policy is on holding local elections in May 2025; and what assessment she has made of the potential impact of that policy on levels of (a) democracy and (b) devolution i
Answer
Answered by Jim McMahon, 20 Jan 2025
The government’s starting point is for all elections to go ahead in May 2025, unless there is strong justification for postponement. It is a matter for councils themselves to work together to develop plans and reach agreements that are in the interests of...