Written Question·Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission·UIN 97532

Local Government: Elections

Tabled: 5 December 2025
Answered: 10 December 2025

Question

Kevin Hollinrake

ConservativeThirsk and Malton

To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, pursuant to the written statement of 4 December 2025, HCWS1128, on Devolution Priority Programme, whether the Government consulted t

Answer

Sir Jeremy Wright
The Electoral Commission was not consulted by the Government regarding the timing of mayoral elections in 2026.The Commission’s view is that scheduled elections should only be postponed in exceptional circumstances. Voters must have a say on those that re...

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