Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 77939
Local Government: Elections
Tabled: 16 September 2025
Answered: 13 October 2025
Question
James McMurdock
Independent — South Basildon and East Thurrock
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether shadow council elections will operate on existing ward boundaries.
Answer
Alison McGovernThe government is committed to ending two-tier local government in England in this Parliament, and to move to new structures as soon as possible, including elections to new unitary councils in May 2027 in areas other than Surrey. The government has not ye...
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