Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 87207
Local Government: Reorganisation
Tabled: 31 October 2025
Answered: 10 November 2025
Question
James McMurdock
Independent — South Basildon and East Thurrock
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what criteria he uses to postpone local elections under local government reorganisation.
Answer
Alison McGovernOur starting point is for all elections to go ahead unless there is strong justification otherwise.Postponements have previously occurred in areas undergoing local government reorganisation only where councils requested or agreed to the postponement. The ...
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