Written questions

Local Government: Elections

Lords · Question HL11599 · Tabled 4 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 18 Nov 2025

Question

Asked by Lord Hayward

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage on 3 November (HL11135), which organisations and political parties have been consulted on the election pilots.

Answer

Answered by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage, 18 Nov 2025

The Government is exploring ways to make voting in person more efficient, more convenient, and better aligned with the expectations of today’s electors.Local authorities were invited to submit applications to pilot a range of flexible voting methods at th...