May elections
Just checked no elections in my area in may 2026 this is awful
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Catherine, is your council actually due elections this year? Ours is not. We last voted in 2023, so we are not due to vote again until 2027.
The plan to postpone some elections is being challenged in the High Court next month through a judicial review, and the court has put a temporary stop on the Government changing any election dates until the hearing.
Most councils that are due elections are still going ahead as normal.
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We were one of the 9 areas postponed last year to 2026, and they've asked for a second postponement this year 🙁
I'm very glad to read that is being challenged in the courts.
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That must feel incredibly frustrating, Kimi. Being postponed once is hard enough, but having your area pushed back a second time really is a lot for residents to deal with.
My own area went through a major merger of three boroughs into one about seven years ago, and it was a huge piece of reorganisation work. Even so, our local elections were never cancelled or delayed and everything still took place on the usual timetable while the merger was happening.
I’m not surprised you are relieved to see it being challenged in the courts. It’s important that someone tests whether these delays are actually justified.
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This is good to hear it's being challenged @Kimi87
We're having the big Senedd Elections here in May and I think a lot of people are very nervous about what the outcome will be!0 -
Says elections been cancelled till 2027 oh that is good news lets hope its not one of thier judges who would have thought things would be so much worse than the Tories never done any of this yes I know they did alot of Damage but this is another level have you been following chagos island seems that won't go as smoothly as starmer thought and big brother watch taking them to court over surveillance cameras and massive pushbike on Chinese embassy a top lawyer is looking at this so good people fighting back sorry pushback look at people across the world fighting back in minasota defending thier neighbours uniting in Greenland uniting in iran its awful but they are fighting we must all stand togeater this year and prepare to email our mps campaign the works if they try with pip hey look starlin has done 15 u turns lets make it 16 if they start hope your well
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@Catherine21 , the judge is not looking at politics at all. In a judicial review they only check one thing. Did the Government follow the law when it delayed those elections. That is it. Not who they agree with and not who they like. Just whether the right legal process was used.
If the court finds the law was not followed, the postponement is cancelled and the elections have to go ahead.
The Government could try to change the law, but that would need a full Act of Parliament. That takes time and debates, so it would not happen before the May elections.
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Oh ok thankyou for explaining
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Ps will the judical case be before may this year ?
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Yes, Catherine, the hearing is set for two days over the 19 and 20 February. Any decision will be known well before the May elections, so everyone will have plenty of notice.
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Thankyou for all your knowledge and i really appreciate you
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The local election for my area is in May, at this point I don't know who to vote for. I think its going to be either Green Party or Lib Dems who I choose can't trust any of the others. Cons, Labour and Reform are all out for me and never again.
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Greens for me im not keen online dems
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Yeah, I just went through some things and I think its Green for me too. fingers crossed we start to see the downfall of labour and cons, and now a new party gets in like Greens. (Just please not reform).
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Oh rubin its all so worrying with everything I can feel the changes and with uprising of AI seen trumps speech at Davos about wef it all one big game to them the world is thier stage yes greens for me don't trust any of them was going for your party but they just aurge all the time I seen reform losing voters people clicking on all tories going to them and one Labour I think trying to adjust my mind to the world changing all international law out of the window free for all
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I think Labour cancelled local elections this year because they know they're going to do very badly. They've broken a lot of their promises and done stuff they did not say before and made life harder for many people.
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Oh Definitely they have changed the face of politics i believe life won't be the same again
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