Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 106112

Local Government: Elections

Tabled: 15 January 2026
Answered: 23 January 2026

Question

Sir James Cleverly

Conservative — Braintree

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, further to the press release, Councils offered flexibility to complete reorganisation, of 18 December 2025, whether district council Returning Officers would still be obliged to

Answer

Alison McGovern
Yes.