He added that he didn’t “believe in cancelling elections”. The electronic mail, revealed by ITV News, was despatched by the House of Commons Speaker on January 12, simply days earlier than the deadline for the authority to put in writing to the federal government and ask for a delay.
In the e-mail he was requested by a Reform UK councillor if he might “seek assurances” that elections wouldn’t be put again, from the native authorities chief. Replying, Mr Hoyle stated he had made his views “clearly known to the leader of the Council”. Despite this the Speaker added that he “understood the arguments made for postponing elections” while native authorities reorganisation is ongoing, stating he felt it was as much as the native authority itself to resolve.
Mr Hoyle wrote: “Whilst I understand the arguments made for postponing elections given the fact that wholesale change will be implemented in the next 12 months, I do not believe in cancelling elections and personally believe that the local elections on May 2026 should take place.”
He added: “I have made these views clearly known to the Leader of the Council. However, this is not a decision I can make. It is for the council in Chorley to determine its own actions and explain their position accordingly to the public.”
A former Labour MP, Sir Lindsay Hoyle doesn’t have a celebration affiliation at some stage in his time as speaker.
Ministers wrote to 63 native authorities in December final yr to present them the choice to push again their elections owing to the restructure of councils taking longer than deliberate.
29 of the authorities have requested for his or her ballots to be pushed again, of which 20 are run by the Labour Party.
https://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/2160424/sir-lindsay-hoyle-joins-calls-stop-cancellation-local-elections-chorley