Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 105394

Local Government: Elections

Tabled: 13 January 2026
Answered: 20 January 2026

Question

Paul Holmes

ConservativeHamble Valley

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what representations his department has received on postponing local elections in May 2026 from (a) Blackburn with Darwen Council and (b) Hyndburn Council.

Answer

Alison McGovern
I wrote to Council Leaders on 18 December to invite them to set out their views on the potential postponement of local elections in their area, and if they consider that postponement would release essential capacity to deliver local government reorganisat...

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