Local elections may be cancelled for second year running as 'terrified' councils admit: 'We WILL get Reform'

Democracy at Risk: More Local Elections Could Be Postponed Amid Reform UK Surge

Local government elections in several Conservative-run counties may be postponed for a second consecutive year amid fears that Reform UK victories could disrupt Labour plans to overhaul local government.  Council leaders in East and West Sussex, Essex, Hampshire, Norfolk, Suffolk, and Surrey are reportedly lobbying the Labour government to push back next May’s elections to 2027. Government officials are now considering requests from seven county…

Local elections may be cancelled for second year running as 'terrified' councils admit: 'We WILL get Reform'

Council elections may be cancelled for more than five million Britons amid panic that Reform UK victories may grind Labour's overhaul of local government to a halt