Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 109502
Local Government: Elections
Tabled: 28 January 2026
Answered: 5 February 2026
Question
Sarah Pochin
Reform UK — Runcorn and Helsby
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of extending the terms of office of councillors following the cancellation of local elections on democratic accoun
Answer
Alison McGovernWhere local elections are scheduled to be postponed to release essential capacity for delivering local government reorganisation, democratic accountability remains with the elected member whose term will be extended for an additional year. These councillo...
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