Local Government: Elections

Commons · Question 101204 · Tabled 17 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 5 Jan 2026

Question

Asked by Zöe Franklin

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when he briefed leaders of upper-tier local authorities on the Government’s decision to postpone mayoral elections in Greater Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk, Hampshire and the Solent

Answer

Answered by Miatta Fahnbulleh, 5 Jan 2026

I spoke to leaders in Greater Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk, Hampshire and the Solent and Sussex and Brighton following the announcement of funding and next steps for the devolution agreements that are being developed through the Devolution Priority Programm...