Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 23541

Local Government: Elections

Tabled: 13 January 2025
Answered: 22 January 2025

Question

Martin Wrigley

Liberal DemocratNewton Abbot

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of using alternative voting systems to first past the post for new local authorities.

Answer

Rushanara Ali
The Government has no plans to change the voting system for local council elections.

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