BREAKING: Elections in spring delayed for millions of people - see which areas

Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner says an overhaul of section authorities volition mean May's section elections being delayed successful 9 areas until 2026

Around 5 cardinal voters volition spot elections successful their country delayed this year, Deputy PM Angela Rayner has announced.

Unveiling an overhaul of section government, Ms Rayner said the programme would hold May's section elections successful 9 areas.

The Deputy PM said they see East Sussex, West Sussex, Essex, Thurrock, Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Norfolk, Suffolk and Surre, with elections present taking spot successful 2026.

"For definite areas a important magnitude of enactment is needed to unlock devolution and present reorganisation.

"For this crushed immoderate areas requested to postpone their elections until May 2026."

She added: "The government's starting constituent is for each elections to spell up unless determination is simply a beardown justification for postponing.

"The barroom is precocious and rightly so. I'm lone agreeing to fractional of the requests that were made."

But Sir Ed Davey claimed the delayed elections were a "disgraceful stitch-up" betwixt Labour and the Conservatives.

The Liberal Democrat person added: "The Liberal Democrats made sweeping gains against the Conservatives astatine the General Election, and present failing Tory-run councils are moving frightened and denying voters a accidental to footwear them retired of bureau successful May.

“Where section elections are inactive going up this year, the Liberal Democrats volition beryllium campaigning hard to physique connected our historical predetermination wins past twelvemonth and springiness communities the beardown dependable they deserve.”

Areas wherever elections volition beryllium delayed

Norfolk County Council

Suffolk County Council

Essex County Council

Thurrock

East Sussex

West Sussex

Hampshire

Isle of Wight

Surrey