The Local Authorities (Changes to Years of Ordinary Elections) (England) Order 2026

Made: 3rd February 2026

Laid before Parliament: 5th February 2026

Coming into force: 27th February 2026

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Citation, commencement, extent and interpretation

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Changes to the years of ordinary elections for specified local authorities

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Retirement of councillors of specified local authorities

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Consequential modifications: existing casual vacancies

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Consequential amendments

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Schedule — Specified local authorities

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Signed

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government

Alison McGovern — Minister of State — Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government — 3rd February 2026

Explanatory note

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Footnotes

[^f00001]: 2000 c. 22.

[^f00002]: 1983 c. 2. Section 37 was amended by section 18 of the Representation of the People Act 1985 (c. 50), paragraph 5 of Schedule 3 to the Greater London Authority Act 1999 (c. 29), section 6(16) of the Wales Act 2017 (c. 4) and by S.I. 2018/1310.

[^f00003]: 1972 c. 70.

[^f00004]: Section 89(1) was amended by section 19 of the Representation of the People Act 1985 (c. 50).

[^f00005]: Section 90 was amended by paragraph 11 of Schedule 14 to the Local Government Act 1985 (c. 51), Part 1 of Schedule 13 to the Education Reform Act 1988 (c. 40) and Part 10 of Schedule 1 to the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2004 (c. 14).

[^f00006]: S.I. 2021/1219, as amended by S.I. 2025/137.

[^f00007]: S.I. 2022/823, as amended by S.I. 2025/137.

[^f00008]: S.I. 2024/435, as amended by S.I. 2025/137.

[^f00009]: S.I. 2025/129, as amended by S.I. 2025/137.

[^f00010]: S.I. 2023/285, as amended by S.I. 2025/137.

[^f00011]: S.I. 2023/820.

[^f00012]: S.I. 2023/653.

[^f00013]: S.I. 2023/654.

[^f00014]: S.I. 2023/731.

[^f00015]: S.I. 2023/797.

[^f00016]: S.I. 2023/1023.

[^f00017]: S.I. 2022/1179.

[^f00018]: S.I. 2024/543, as amended by S.I. 2025/137.

Editorial notes