Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 113744

Local Government: Elections

Tabled: 20 February 2026
Answered: 26 February 2026
Named Day

Question

Sir James Cleverly

Conservative — Braintree

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will publish the evidence he planned to file at the High Court on the postponement of local elections in England in May 2026.

Answer

Alison McGovern
I refer the Rt Hon. Member to the Written Ministerial Statement made on 23 February 2026 (HCWS1349). It is a longstanding principle that government does not comment on or publish legal advice. The case the Rt Hon. Member refers to has now been concluded a...
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