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29 English council elections postponed, says Steve Reed

2026-01-22 2,142 Dailymotion

Twenty-nine council elections will be postponed this May as part of the Government’s plan to reorganise English local authorities, Local Government Secretary Steve Reed said.Sir James Cleverly accused Mr Reed of “putting pressure on councils” to cancel their elections, and argued that it is due to “the Labour Party’s collapse in the opinion polls”.