Local Government: Elections

Commons · Question 107947 · Tabled 22 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 29 Jan 2026

Question

Asked by James McMurdock

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to his Department's press release entitled Councils granted flexibility to finish reorganisation published on 22 January 2026, how many councils had a request for postpo

Answer

Answered by Alison McGovern, 29 Jan 2026

I refer the hon. Member to the Secretary of State’s statement on 22 January 2026. Many councils gave the view that their elections should go ahead, and many asked us to consider postponing. Some councils did not seek postponement, and two did not provide ...