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Local Government: Elections

Asked by Max WilkinsonLiberal DemocratMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 3 March 2026UIN 115521

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To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether local government reorganisation processes in Gloucestershire will enable new unitary authority elections to take place in 2027.

Answered by Alison McGovern

The government remains committed to the indicative timetable published in July 2025, with elections to new councils in May 2027 with a go live date of April 2028.

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