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Baroness Taylor of Stevenage (Lab)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 21 January 2026

Debate

Local Elections: Cancellation

Contribution

If those elections are agreed for cancellation, the councillors who would have been due for election will already have an electoral mandate. The councils have decided whether they wish to go ahead with the elections. This is about the capacity of the councils; it is not a political issue.

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