Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 2 March 2026 to question 115145 on Local Government: Elections, whether regularly scheduled elections for a third of Basildon borough councillors and shadow council elections to the new authority due to be established in 2028 will take place in Basildon in 2027.

I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 115145 on 2 March 2026. The timetable set out there applies to Basildon.