Question follow-through · 88986

Huntingdonshire District Council: Elections

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when returning officers will be informed of whether Huntingdonshire District Council elections will go ahead in 2026.

answeredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
10 Nov 2025
Target answer date
12 Nov 2025
Answer
18 Nov 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 10 Nov 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when returning officers will be informed of whether Huntingdonshire District Council elections will go ahead in 2026.

  2. 12 Nov 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 18 Nov 2025

    Answer published

    Our starting point is for all elections scheduled for May 2026 to go ahead unless there is strong justification otherwise.Returning Officers are not directly informed by the Government about whether local elections will proceed. They act independently, co...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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