Unitary Councils: Elections
Commons · Question 50995 · Tabled 8 May 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 14 May 2025
Question
Asked by Martin Wrigley
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the Government plans to delay planned local elections for new unitary authorities after 2027.
Answer
Answered by Jim McMahon, 14 May 2025
Under the local government reorganisation programme, we anticipate that, on the most ambitious timelines, there could be elections to ‘shadow’ unitary councils in May 2027, ahead of “go live” of new councils on 1 April 2028. For Surrey, our expectation is...