Petition
Democracy is under threat Govt must proceed with all local elections May 2025
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
The first sign of any democracy is free and fair elections...closely followed by freedom of speech.
The country is already feeling that freedom of speech is being severely curtailed so we cannot allow elections themselves to become playthings based on party expediency or ideological preference.
The country is already feeling that freedom of speech is being severely curtailed so we cannot allow elections themselves to become playthings based on party expediency or ideological preference.
Ensure that the long planned Local Elections planned for May 2025 go ahead in full.
The only reason to stop these in the past have been extreme events such as COVID and Foot and mouth.
This is not the case and it's unfathomable that local people will have to suffer maybe poor local councillors or authorities for years longer than would have been.
It's outrages and one step away president from putting back general elections to suit.
The only reason to stop these in the past have been extreme events such as COVID and Foot and mouth.
This is not the case and it's unfathomable that local people will have to suffer maybe poor local councillors or authorities for years longer than would have been.
It's outrages and one step away president from putting back general elections to suit.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
You may wish to sign the following petition, which calls for similar action:
Do not postpone the local elections
Do not postpone the local elections
Do not postpone the local elections
Do not postpone the local elections
Timeline
| 17 Dec 2024 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 25 Feb 2025 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
25 Feb 2025
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 27 Jul 2026.