Petition
Get Labour government to cancel the order to cancel May 1st local elections.
Rejected
12 signatures
What the petition asks
The present government want to cancel local elections for 5.5 million people (or more) this is not right and takes away our rights as UK citizens
To reinstate the right of voting on May 1st 2025 with immediate effect
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 this petition which calls for a similar action: Do not postpone the local elections
Timeline
| 5 Feb 2025 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 21 Mar 2025 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
12
Status
Rejected
Rejected
21 Mar 2025
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 20 Aug 2026.