Local Government: Essex
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will confirm the timeline for the boundary review for the 2027 Greater Essex shadow elections.
Answered by Alison McGovern
The Government received four reorganisation proposals from Essex, Southend-on-Sea and Thurrock councils on 26 September 2025. On 19 November 2025, we launched a consultation on these proposals which will run for seven weeks until 11 January 2026.
A decision, on which, if any, proposal to implement will follow the closure of the consultation
The Government will work with areas to hold elections for new unitary councils as soon as possible as is the usual arrangement for local government reorganisation. Our desire is that elections will be held to new councils in May 2027 ahead of “go live” for the new structures in 2028.
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