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Local Government: Elections

Asked by Zöe FranklinLiberal DemocratMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 4 March 2026UIN 115978

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has produced a risk assessment on the ability of local authorities affected by the reversal of the 2026 local election postponement to deliver those elections.

Answered by Alison McGovern

I refer the hon. Member to the Secretary of State’s Written Ministerial Statement of 23 February (HCWS1349). It is a longstanding principle that government does not comment on or publish legal advice.

Councils are being supported to deliver elections. The administration and cost of running local elections remain matters for local authorities, with wider costs handled in the usual way.

We are also making available up to £63 million in new capacity funding for areas undergoing reorganisation.

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