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Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 15737

Elections: Pilot Schemes

Tabled: 3 July 2026
Answered: 17 July 2026

Question

Paul Holmes

Conservative — Hamble Valley

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 17 June 2026 to Question 8252 on Election Pilot schemes, for what reason the applications were withdrawn; how much was spent on cancelled voting pilots;

Answer

Samantha Dixon
A number of local authorities withdrew their applications to participate in flexible voting pilots for the May 2026 elections following the planned postponement of their polls, which meant pilots could no longer be delivered as intended, despite the elect...
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