Question follow-through · 53084

Elections: Surrey

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 13 May 2025 to Question 49921 on Elections: Surrey, whether the scheduled local council elections in Sussex in 2026 will be (a) postponed and (b) cancel

answeredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
19 May 2025
Target answer date
22 May 2025
Answer
28 May 2025 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 19 May 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 13 May 2025 to Question 49921 on Elections: Surrey, whether the scheduled local council elections in Sussex in 2026 will be (a) postponed and (b) cancel

  2. 22 May 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 28 May 2025

    Answer published

    There are no plans to postpone local elections in 2026. The government’s starting point is for all elections to go ahead unless there is strong justification.

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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