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fromwww.bbc.com
2 days ago

A simple guide to the May elections in England, Scotland and Wales

Around 5,000 seats across 136 local councils will now be up for grabs, following the government's U-turn on council election delays. Ministers had granted 30 authorities permission to delay elections until May 2027 - including five areas where polls had already been put back from May 2025. But in February, the government said those elections would go ahead in May this year, following legal advice in the wake of a challenge from Reform UK.
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fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 month ago

These are all the UK councils that have requested delays to local elections for 2026

Twenty-nine UK councils, predominantly Labour-led, requested delays to May local elections citing resource constraints and costs from local government reorganisation.
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fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 months ago

Labour expected to postpone mayoral elections amid continued Reform poll lead

Newly created mayoral elections in several English regions are expected to be postponed two years amid Reform Party polling strength and political concerns.
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