Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 102760

Local Government: Elections

Tabled: 5 January 2026

Answered: 13 January 2026

Question

Sir James Cleverly

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, further to the written statement of 18 December 2025, HCSWS1215, on Local Government Reorganisation, in cases where an individual council makes a representation to cancel electio

Answer

Alison McGovern

The Secretary of State will consider the position of each council individually, weighing up the evidence received. This means that different decisions may be taken for different councils within the same local government reorganisation invitation area that...

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