Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 126786

Absent Voting

Tabled: 13 April 2026
Answered: 16 April 2026
Named Day

Question

Mr Andrew Snowden

Conservative — Fylde

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of postal delays on the delivery of postal ballots for 2026 local elections.

Answer

Samantha Dixon
Local Returning Officers undertake stringent risk assessments and contingency planning as part of running elections, including the monitoring of known or emerging postal issues. Officials in the Ministry of Housing and Communities and Local Government mee...
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