Local Government: Reorganisation
Commons · Question 28843 · Tabled 10 Sep 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 16 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by David Simmonds
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to prevent electoral wards and divisions being drawn up in a partisan manner as part of unitary local government restructuring; what criteria
Answer
Answered by Jim McMahon, 16 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...