Rejected petition No Election No Council Taxes! Don’t pay council tax if council cancel elections

Why should the voters pay for council taxes when local governments are cancelling the democratic right to vote in the May elections!!

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Restore ALL Local Elections don’t delay for the SECOND year in a row!! Democracy is at stake!

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Why was this petition rejected?

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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Since you submitted your petition, the Government has announced that local elections will now go ahead in May 2026. You can read more about this on the GOV.UK website:

https://mhclgmedia.blog.gov.uk/2026/02/16/update-on-may-2026-local-authority-elections/

If you wish, you can still sign the following petitions, which are already open:

Suspend Council Tax collection in areas with delays to Local Elections
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/755322

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

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

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Date submitted 24 January 2026
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