Question follow-through · 107659
Local Government: Elections
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when he plans to update (a) Basildon, (b) Thurrock and (c) other councils who have requested election postponements.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
- Tabled
- 21 Jan 2026
- Target answer date
- 26 Jan 2026
- Answer
- 26 Jan 2026 · 5 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
21 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when he plans to update (a) Basildon, (b) Thurrock and (c) other councils who have requested election postponements.
26 Jan 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
26 Jan 2026
Answer published
The Secretary of State announced his decisions to the House on 22 January. We plan to bring forward legislation to postpone Thurrock Council’s 2026 elections. In reaching his decisions, the Secretary of State carefully considered all the representations m...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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