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Local Government: Elections

Asked by Luke TaylorLiberal DemocratMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 30 January 2026UIN 107530

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has assessed the potential impact of preparing for scheduled elections that have been cancelled on costs and council officer time.

Answered by Alison McGovern

Spend on elections is a matter for local authorities. Where councils have asked for their elections to go ahead, those elections are going ahead. The Government has listened to councils, as we said we would.

Postponement also avoids the cost of holding elections to councils that are proposed to be abolished.

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