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Member

Speaking in the House of Lords on 24 March 2025

Debate

Local Authorities (Changes to Years of Ordinary Elections) (England) Order 2025

Contribution

In response to the Government’s letter of 24 December, 18 councils made requests that involved postponing their elections. Nine requests were agreed and the councils have had their 2025 elections postponed until May 2026. I will go into more detail about the timetable in a moment.

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