Local Government: Elections
Commons · Question 107660 · Tabled 21 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 26 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by James McMurdock
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to consider representations from councillors at (a) Thurrock and (b) Basildon councils on alleged procedural improprieties before he decides on cancelling those
Answer
Answered by Alison McGovern, 26 Jan 2026
The Secretary of State announced his decisions to the House on 22 January. We plan to bring forward legislation to postpone Thurrock Council’s 2026 elections. In reaching his decisions, the Secretary of State carefully considered all the representations m...