Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of changing the electoral system for local government elections in England to the single transferrable vote system; and if he will make a statement.

The Government’s view is that the First Past the Post system is well-established for local government elections in England. The current system provides a clear and well-understood link between the electorate and the council.

The Government committed in its manifesto to extend the First Past the Post system to mayoral and Police and Crime Commissioner elections, and has no plans to change the current arrangements for local government elections.