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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS
2026 No. 142
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND
The Local Authorities (Changes to Years of Ordinary
Elections) (England) (Revocation) Order 2026
at 11.24 a.m. on 17th
Made - - - - February 2026
at 2.30 p.m. on 17th
Laid before Parliament February 2026
Coming into force - - 18th February 2026
The Secretary of State makes this Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 87(1) and
(3) and 105(2) and (3) of the Local Government Act 2000(1).
Citation, commencement and extent
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Local Authorities (Changes to Years of Ordinary Elections)
(England) (Revocation) Order 2026 and comes into force the day after the day on which it is laid
before Parliament.
(2) This Order extends to England and Wales.
Revocation
2. The Local Authorities (Changes to Years of Ordinary Elections) (England) Order 2026(2) is
revoked.
(1) 2000 c. 22.
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Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
Taylor of Stevenage
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local
at 11.24 a.m. on 17th February 2026 Government
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)
The Local Authorities (Changes to Years of Ordinary Elections) (England) Order 2026 (S.I. 2026/96)
made provision for the postponement of local government elections in England in 2026, postponing
elections in 30 councils from May 2026 until May 2027.
Article 2 of this Order revokes the Local Authorities (Changes to Years of Ordinary Elections)
(England) Order 2026, meaning that local elections to those councils will proceed in May 2026.
A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact
on the private, voluntary or public sectors is foreseen.
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