Facilitate local elections in Northamptonshire ASAP after original May 2019 date

Closed 181 signatures

What the petition asks

Elections to local authorities take place in May 2019. In Northamptonshire these elections have been cancelled as unitary authorities might replace existing authorities, but the Secretary of State still hasn't decided what will happen and so it's now looking unfeasible to happen by April next year.

The electorate has a contract with government and politicians as the their representatives. Representatives are elected for a period of time, and the electorate has the opportunity to re-elect or replace politicians at the end of that term.

Cancelling elections breaks that contract. With no confirmed plan forward, it currently seems unlikely that the electorate will be able to elect in 2020 either.

This is undemocratic. The government should facilitate elections to existing authorities now.

Timeline

13 May 2019	Petition opened for signatures
6 Nov 2019	Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 181

Status Closed

Opened 13 May 2019

Closed 6 Nov 2019

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