Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 109265

Local Government: Elections

Tabled: 28 January 2026
Answered: 13 February 2026

Question

David Simmonds

ConservativeRuislip, Northwood and Pinner

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he received representations on delaying local elections from Labour (a) MPs, (b) councillors and (c) council groups that were separate from formal representations from th

Answer

Alison McGovern
Representations were received from councils with elections scheduled in May, including from councillors and political groups, and from other councils, interested organisations, Member of Parliament, and members of the public.The Secretary of State ran a l...

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