questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to paragraph 5.15 of the Explanatory Memorandum to the Local Authorities (Changes of Years of Ordinary Elections) (England) Order 2025, published on 10 February 2025, whether new unitary authority elections will take place in May 2026 at the same time as the combined authority mayoral elections.
answerText: The date of elections to new unitary authorities will depend on the nature of proposals and progress on development of those proposals.The position remains that elections to authorities specified in the Local Authorities (Changes of Years of Ordinary Elec...
heading: Local Government: Elections