[arista]

What the Hell are they doing
scared of Reform UK?



[More than half of the county councils
in England with elections scheduled for this year
could seek to have the votes postponed,
the BBC can reveal.

At least 12 out of 21 county councils
due to hold elections in May are poised
to ask ministers to delay the ballots to
explore options set out in a major redesign
of local government announced in December.

The government has set Friday as the
deadline for areas to show interest in
the first tranche of devolution plans.

But a delay in elections would see
millions of voters "deprived of their
local democracy," according to the
District Councils Network,
which represents smaller local authorities.

The government said no decisions
had been taken.

Elections are due to take place in
21 county council areas in England in May,
as well as some unitary authorities and
elections for some regional mayors.

When it announced its devolution plans
in December, the government suggested
some of these elections,
especially in county councils,
could be delayed by a year or more.
Scheduled mayoral elections will not be affected.]


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgrg989j9jo

[joeysteele]

This has been an idea for a while.

I can see the benefits of combining in areas, however I'm not sure about delays to elections being held.

It's for the authorities to request to be part of it so let's see which ones maybe do request.
Anything that halts elections when due though I don't like.
The pandemic year was different when going out to vote was impossible obviously.