Written Question·Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission·UIN 102454
Elections: Local Government
Tabled: 2 January 2026
Answered: 7 January 2026
Question
James McMurdock
Independent — South Basildon and East Thurrock
To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, whether campaign spending restrictions will continue to apply to individuals whose candidacy was declared for local elections which
Answer
Sir Jeremy WrightThe earliest the regulated period for local election candidates can begin is the day following the last day for publication of the notice of poll.For deferred elections, this will be in March of the year the election is deferred to. There are no ongoing c...
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