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Elections: Local Government

Asked by David SimmondsConservativeSpeaker's Committee on the Electoral CommissionTabled Answered 17 March 2026UIN 119513

The question

To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, pursuant to the answer of 13 January 2026 to Question 102773 on Local Government: Elections, whether the Parliamentary Parties Panel was consulted on the local election pilots.

Answered by Sir Jeremy Wright

The Westminster Political Parties Panel was not consulted on the local election pilots.

The Commission has a statutory duty to independently evaluate the May 2026 pilot schemes and will report on the pilots by August 2026. The Commission will also support local authorities taking part in the pilots as needed.

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