Require a referendum in the local area subject to a council being abolished

The current process allows Government to force top-down council reorganisations without a final, binding say from local residents. We believe that local consultations are often flawed. We demand the law be changed to give residents the democratic right to a referendum.

80 Signatures

Status
Open
Opened
Monday 1st December 2025
Last 24 hours signatures
1
Signature Deadline
Monday 1st June 2026
Estimated Final Signatures: 95

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Giving people a final say in a binding local referendum is the only democratic way to ensure reorganisations of local councils can only be done if there is support from the local people.


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