Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 97529

Local Government: Elections

Tabled: 5 December 2025
Answered: 15 December 2025

Question

Kevin Hollinrake

ConservativeThirsk and Malton

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, Further to the written statement of 4 December 2025, HCWS1128, on Devolution Priority Programme, what is the criteria that he will use to determine whether local council election

Answer

Miatta Fahnbulleh
Our starting point is for all elections to go ahead unless there is strong justification otherwise.