Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 77633

Councillors and Mayors: Elections

Tabled: 16 September 2025
Answered: 13 October 2025

Question

Paul Holmes

ConservativeHamble Valley

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has issued guidance on incumbent (a) district, (b) unitary and (c) county councillors standing for election for (i) combined authority and (ii) county comb

Answer

Alison McGovern
It is not for the Department to issue guidance for candidates standing in combined authority or combined county authority mayoral elections. Guidance for all candidates standing in these elections is published by the Electoral Commission: Guidance for Can...

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