Rejected petition Ensure Local Elections Are Held this year as Scheduled across the country.

To deny applications from sitting councils to delay their elections.

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Do not allow democracy and the rights of the electorate to be undermined by political expediency. The electorate must have the opportunity to elect new representees following the change of government to oversee the creation of or otherwise of the proposed unitary authorities.

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You may wish to sign the following petition, which calls for similar action:

Do not postpone the local elections
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/710155

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Date submitted 16 January 2025
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