Written Question·Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission·UIN 119513

Elections: Local Government

Tabled: 10 March 2026
Answered: 17 March 2026

Question

David Simmonds

ConservativeRuislip, Northwood and Pinner

To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, pursuant to the answer of 13 January 2026 to Question 102773 on Local Government: Elections, whether the Parliamentary Parties Panel

Answer

Sir Jeremy Wright
The Westminster Political Parties Panel was not consulted on the local election pilots.The Commission has a statutory duty to independently evaluate the May 2026 pilot schemes and will report on the pilots by August 2026. The Commission will also support ...

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