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Elections: Local Government

Asked by Sir James CleverlyConservativeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 16 June 2026UIN 7454

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, further to his letter to council leaders and others of 16 February 2026, on postponement of local elections in England in May 2026, for what reason the secondary legislation was reversed and not the legal challenge not contested.

Answered by Alison McGovern

I refer the Rt Hon. Member to the Written Ministerial Statement made on 23 February 2026 (HCWS1349).

It is a longstanding principle that government does not comment on or publish legal advice. The case the Rt Hon. Member refers to has now been concluded and the Court did not make any judgement against the government.

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