Question follow-through · 31402
Local Government: Elections
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when local elections will be held for (a) areas submitting reorganisation proposals by May 2025, (b) Devolution Priority Programme areas (DPP) submitting proposals by September 2
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
- Tabled
- 12 Feb 2025
- Target answer date
- 25 Feb 2025
- Answer
- 25 Feb 2025 · 13 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
12 Feb 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when local elections will be held for (a) areas submitting reorganisation proposals by May 2025, (b) Devolution Priority Programme areas (DPP) submitting proposals by September 2
25 Feb 2025
Target answer date
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25 Feb 2025
Answer published
For both (a) and (b) the postponed May 2025 elections will take place in May 2026 alongside the scheduled district councils in the area. In addition, (a) For areas submitting reorganisation proposals by May 2025, the most ambitious timeline is likely to l...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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