Rejected petition Ensure all elections scheduled for May 2026 go ahead

I want the government to announce that all elections in the UK scheduled for May 2026 go ahead. We live in a democracy, and the people should have their say on who represents them at every level.

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Elections are a fundamental democratic right, not something that can be postponed for political convenience. Cancelling or delaying scheduled elections would undermine public trust, weaken accountability, and deny voters their say. In a democracy, power comes from the ballot box and elections must go ahead as planned.

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There’s already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.

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You may wish to sign this petition instead, which is already open:

Stop the cancellation of Local Elections to help uphold democracy
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/751384

There is also one on banning any further cancellations:

Remove power to cancel local government elections
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/747234

We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.

Date submitted 4 January 2026
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