Petition

Do not cancel local elections

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

The Labour government must not cancel any council elections in 2025 or in the future as it is a threat to local democracy.
The new Labour government are currently considering cancelling specific council elections in 2025 because they expect that they will preform very badly and are worried about the right wing getting a foothold in british politics. Politics should be open and transparent and denying people the right to vote would be a very backward step in British history.

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

Timeline

25 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.