Local Government: Elections
Commons · Question 109265 · Tabled 28 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 13 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by David Simmonds
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he received representations on delaying local elections from Labour (a) MPs, (b) councillors and (c) council groups that were separate from formal representations from th
Answer
Answered by Alison McGovern, 13 Feb 2026
Representations were received from councils with elections scheduled in May, including from councillors and political groups, and from other councils, interested organisations, Member of Parliament, and members of the public.The Secretary of State ran a l...