Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to consider (a) a uniform publication of local election results by local authorities and (b) an official central repository of local election results.

The Government does not have any current plans to introduce a uniform approach to the publication of local election results by local authorities. Returning Officers are responsible for publishing election results in their local areas.

Regarding a central repository of local election results, the Government intends to take a power in the Representation of the People Bill 2026 to enable the Government or the Electoral Commission to collect election‑related information, including election results, from relevant officers responsible for the delivery of elections, referendums, petitions and electoral registration. The Government is working with the Electoral Commission to develop the use of this power in a way that improves the accessibility of election information for electors.