Some election detail on the new Surrey Councils
Election dates in Surrey, and how the seats will be split in the two new mega councils, have been confirmed as more details emerge of how everything will work following … Read More
Category: Elections
Surrey elections: Democracy delayed, democracy denied?
Surrey’s politicians have clashed over rumours that Conservative council leaders have tried to stop local elections taking place next year. An article in The Times this week, by Max Kendix, … Read More
LibDems continue to rise in Surrey
The blue wall has crumbled a bit further with the Liberal Democrats having completed a clean sweep in Surrey, winning all six by-elections in a county once seen as the … Read More
Parliament motion to reinstate Surrey County May elections
Surrey elections could still go ahead if a “fatal motion” (*see below) to overturn the decision to cancel the May 2025 ballot wins out. This year’s local elections were postponed … Read More
Elections Delayed as Surrey Faces Uncertain Future of Local Government Shake-Up
Surrey residents will have to wait an extra year to vote in the county elections following the government’s decision to postpone the polls from May 2025 to May 2026. The … Read More
Political furies over Surrey election postponement
Rival political parties are furious over the cancellation of Surrey’s 2025 county council elections, with groups claiming the ruling Conservatives are “running scared”. The government announced on Wednesday (February 5) … Read More
Surrey County Council election delay stirring up a storm
Surrey County Council Elections Postponed Until 2026 Amid Local Government Reforms In a significant move reflecting the evolving landscape of local governance in England, the British government has decided to … Read More
Surrey County elections must go ahead clamour
The May 2025 Surrey county elections must not be postponed, the 11 boroughs and district councils have said. That call has been amplified with the Surrey Liberal Democrat MPs writing … Read More
Surrey’s Conservative leader wants to postpone May’s poll reckoning
The leader of Surrey County Council is set to write to the Government calling for the 2025 elections to be postponed in order to allow authorities to focus on merging … Read More
A poll on polling – Epsom and Ewell consults
Epsom & Ewell Borough Council will launch a six-week consultation into proposed changes to the polling district and polling places within the borough from 21 November 2024 to 2 January … Read More