questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to consider representations from councillors at (a) Thurrock and (b) Basildon councils on alleged procedural improprieties before he decides on cancelling those 
answerText: The Secretary of State announced his decisions to the House on 22 January. We plan to bring forward legislation to postpone Thurrock Council’s 2026 elections. In reaching his decisions, the Secretary of State carefully considered all the representations m...
heading: Local Government: Elections