Over 4.5 million voters will now head to the polls in May’s local elections after the government scrapped plans to postpone ballots in 30 councils. The move comes after ministers reversed their controversial delay following legal pressure from Reform UK.
Government Backtracks After Legal Challenge
Ministers initially planned to push back elections in key local authorities by a whole year. But after Reform UK launched a court challenge, the government withdrew the delay, admitting legal advice forced their hand.
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Reform UK leader Nigel Farage blasted the Labour government on X (formerly Twitter), saying: “We took this Labour government to court and won. In collusion with the Tories, Keir Starmer tried to stop 4.6 million people voting on May 7th. Only Reform UK fights for democracy.”
