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Local Government: Essex

Asked by James McMurdockIndependentMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 13 October 2025UIN 77943

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to amend the first past the post voting system for local council elections in Essex following local government reorganisation.

Answered by Samantha Dixon

The government has no plans to change the electoral system for local elections in England.

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