Local elections could be delayed again as councils reorganise

Opposition parties say Labour ‘scared of voters’ as government cites council capacity limitsLocal elections could be delayed again as merging councils lack the capacity for reorganisation, the government has announced, triggering criticism from opposition parties that Labour is “scared of the voters”.Sixty-three council areas could opt to postpone elections until 2027 after some were already delayed until May 2026 as two-tier authorities are being combined into single unitary councils. Continue reading...