Local Government: Elections
Commons · Question 107939 · Tabled 22 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 27 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by James McMurdock
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make it his policy that the continued calling of local council by-elections will not be affected by the postponement of a council's elections.
Answer
Answered by Alison McGovern, 27 Jan 2026
Any legislation brought forward to postpone May 2026 council elections for one year will have no effect on the usual process for by-elections. Where there is an existing vacancy that was to be filled at the May 2026 election, any legislation to postpone t...