Local Government: Reorganisation
Lords · Question HL3344 · Tabled 9 Sep 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 23 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Baroness O'Neill of Bexley
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have issued any guidance to local authorities on electorate sizes as part of the local government re-organisation structural change order process; and what guidance has been issued on multi-member warding’s reo
Answer
Answered by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage, 23 Sep 2026
The Local Government Boundary Commission for England is the independent body responsible for setting electoral arrangements for councils. However, it cannot undertake an electoral review until a new council has been established in law. Where a proposal is...