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Elections: Pilot Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled Weekend voting and shopping centre polling stations to be trialled, published on 2 March 2026, how many early in-person

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Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
6 Mar 2026
Target answer date
10 Mar 2026
Answer
16 Mar 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 6 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled Weekend voting and shopping centre polling stations to be trialled, published on 2 March 2026, how many early in-person

  2. 10 Mar 2026

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  3. 16 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 84647 on 31 October 2025. In August 2025, local authorities were invited to apply to pilot a range of flexible voting methods at the May 2026 elections in England. Authorities were required to de...

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