The local government secretary’s confirmed his decision in the Commons as part of plans to merge district and county authorities, which is also taking place in Surrey next year.
Only last year, the Government confirmed that elections for the new East Surrey and West Surrey unitary councils will still go ahead in May 2026, although the mergers won’t take place until April 2027.
Streatham and Croydon North MP, Steve Reed, has told MPs the ‘vast majority’ of polls are still going ahead.
His Tory counterpart claims the ‘scale and scope of the cancellations is unprecedented’.
The councils that will have elections postponed are:
Adur District Council
Basildon Borough Council
Blackburn with Darwen Council
Burnley Borough Council
Cannock Chase District Council
Cheltenham Borough Council
Chorley Borough Council
City of Lincoln Council
Crawley Borough Council
East Sussex County Council
Exeter City Council
Harlow District Council
Hastings Borough Council
Hyndburn Borough Council
Ipswich Borough Council
Norfolk County Council
Norwich City Council
Peterborough City Council
Preston City Council
Redditch Borough Council
Rugby Borough Council
Stevenage Borough Council
Suffolk County Council
Tamworth Borough Council
Thurrock Council
Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council
West Lancashire Borough Council
West Sussex County Council
Worthing Borough Council
