Local Government: Elections
(asked on 19th November 2020) - View Source
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made, if any, of plans by the Welsh Government to allow councils to adopt the Single Transferable Vote system for local government elections; and whether they intend to introduce such powers for English councils.
This question was answered on 3rd December 2020
The Government does not intend to introduce such powers for English councils. This Government has made a commitment to continue to support the First Past the Post system of voting on a national and local level.