Councillors: Vacancies

(asked on 8th October 2020) - View Source

Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many council seat vacancies are currently being held over by principal local authorities in England; and, of these, how many are in seats where the term of office would in any case end next May.


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Lord Greenhalgh
This question was answered on 20th October 2020

The Government does not hold records detailing council seat vacancies in England; each local authority is responsible for ensuring vacancies are filled. Legislation has postponed all local polls in England until May 2021.

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