Question follow-through · 102454

Elections: Local Government

To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, whether campaign spending restrictions will continue to apply to individuals whose candidacy was declared for local elections which

answeredSpeaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission

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Answering body
Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
Tabled
2 Jan 2026
Target answer date
6 Jan 2026
Answer
7 Jan 2026 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 2 Jan 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, whether campaign spending restrictions will continue to apply to individuals whose candidacy was declared for local elections which

  2. 6 Jan 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 7 Jan 2026

    Answer published

    The earliest the regulated period for local election candidates can begin is the day following the last day for publication of the notice of poll.For deferred elections, this will be in March of the year the election is deferred to. There are no ongoing c...

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