Local Government: Elections
Commons · Question 108142 · Tabled 23 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 2 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by James McMurdock
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of (a) not allowing councillors whose terms expire to sit for an extra year in areas where elections are postponed and (b) a
Answer
Answered by Alison McGovern, 2 Feb 2026
The Secretary of State announced on 22 January 2026 that he intends to bring forward legislation to postpone for one year the elections due in May 2026 to councils including Thurrock Council. That legislation will include any consequential amendments to o...