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Local Government Boundary Commission for England

Asked by Manuela PerteghellaLiberal DemocratMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 8 September 2026UIN 23614

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the Local Government Boundary Commission for England’s capacity to undertake the electoral reviews required as a consequence of local government reorganisation; and what steps she is taking to ensure that the Local Government Boundary Commission for England has sufficient resources to (a) undertake and (b) complete full electoral reviews of those authorities in time for the subsequent unitary elections in 2032.

Answered by Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

I refer the Hon. Member to the Secretary of State’s oral statement of 7 September.

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