Written questions

Local Government: Elections

Commons · Question 65428 · Tabled 7 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 14 Jul 2025

Question

Asked by David Simmonds

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 19 June 2025 to Question 58771 on Local Government: Elections, whether she has made an estimate of the number of councils which will be subject to the t

Answer

Answered by Jim McMahon, 14 Jul 2025

Seven councils could have their elections replaced with elections to new unitary councils in May 2026. Surrey is the only area whose ambitious timetable is such that we will need Parliamentary approval by March 2026 to allow for elections to the new unita...