Local Government: Elections

Commons · Question 115978 · Tabled 25 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 4 Mar 2026

Question

Asked by Zöe Franklin

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has produced a risk assessment on the ability of local authorities affected by the reversal of the 2026 local election postponement to deliver those electi

Answer

Answered by Alison McGovern, 4 Mar 2026

I refer the hon. Member to the Secretary of State’s Written Ministerial Statement of 23 February (HCWS1349). It is a longstanding principle that government does not comment on or publish legal advice. Councils are being supported to deliver elections. The...