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

S.I. 2026/142 · Made 17 February 2026

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LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND

Made at 11.24 a.m. on 17th February 2026

Laid before Parliament at 2.30 p.m. on 17th February 2026

Coming into force 18th February 2026

The Secretary of State makes this Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 87(1) and (3) and 105(2) and (3) of the Local Government Act 2000f1.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2000 c. 22.

Contents

  1. 1Citation, commencement and extent
  2. 2Revocation
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation, commencement and extent

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Local Authorities (Changes to Years of Ordinary Elections) (England) (Revocation) Order 2026 and comes into force the day after the day on which it is laid before Parliament.

(2)

This Order extends to England and Wales.

2Revocation

The Local Authorities (Changes to Years of Ordinary Elections) (England) Order 2026f1 is revoked.

Signature

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

Taylor of Stevenage

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

at 11.24 a.m. on 17th February 2026

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

The Local Authorities (Changes to Years of Ordinary Elections) (England) Order 2026 (S.I. 2026/96) made provision for the postponement of local government elections in England in 2026, postponing elections in 30 councils from May 2026 until May 2027.

Article 2 of this Order revokes the Local Authorities (Changes to Years of Ordinary Elections) (England) Order 2026, meaning that local elections to those councils will proceed in May 2026.

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sectors is foreseen.