Petitions/Remove power to cancel local government elections
StatusClosed
Opened25 Nov 2025
Closes25 May 2026
Government responseResponded
Parliamentary debateDebated · 10 Mar 2026
Milestones 10,000 100,000

Change the law to remove the power of the Secretary of State to cancel any further forthcoming local government, metropolitan borough, London borough or any other elections, for example, but not limited to, those due in May 2026.

Ever since 1918, the right to vote is sacred and inalienable. 2025 Elections in some areas were cancelled this year. We believe any further cancellations would be voter suppression and undemocratic. The will of the people of the nation must be heard.

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Government response

The Secretary of State’s powers in this area are set out in legislation made by Parliament and used only with strong justification. The Government has no plans to amend these powers.

Constituency engagement ranking

Mr Richard Holden
1Mr Richard Holden MP
Basildon and Billericay
851
Nigel Farage
2Nigel Farage MP
Clacton
651
Rebecca Harris
3Rebecca Harris MP
Castle Point
648
James McMurdock
4James McMurdock MP
South Basildon and East Thurrock
581
Sir John Whittingdale
5Sir John Whittingdale MP
Maldon
578
Mr Mark Francois
6Mr Mark Francois MP
Rayleigh and Wickford
565
Rupert Lowe
7Rupert Lowe MP
Great Yarmouth
544
Ms Nusrat Ghani
8Ms Nusrat Ghani MP
Sussex Weald
527
Sir James Cleverly
9Sir James Cleverly MP
Braintree
524
Terry Jermy
10Terry Jermy MP
South West Norfolk
523
Remove power to cancel local government elections — Petitions