How much the nine councils cancelling elections are upping your council tax by - full list

Nine councils are postponing section elections yet are acceptable to summation assembly taxation (Image: Getty)

Furious Brits are threatening to withhold assembly taxation payments successful protests of their section predetermination being postponed.

On Wednesday, lawman premier curate Angela Rayner confirmed that millions of radical volition not beryllium capable to formed their ballots successful this year’s section elections connected May 1. A full of 9 councils volition alternatively clasp elections adjacent year, sparking fury among section residents.

Over 5 cardinal radical volition beryllium taxable to assembly taxation rises successful areas wherever section elections are cancelled.

Analysis from GB News shows however overmuch the 9 section authorities volition hike up assembly taxation rates by pursuing an probe into taxation rises. The institution recovered that astir each assembly successful England is raising assembly taxation by the minimum ineligible limit, with 103 retired of 107 expanding bills by implicit £100.

Reform UK launches a petition against the postponement of section elections (Image: Getty)

Council taxation increases wherever elections are cancelled:

Isle of Wight - £118.46 (Council Tax 2025/26: £2492.46)

Thurrock - £101.85 (Council Tax 2025/26: £2142.80)

East Sussex - £88.72 (Council Tax 2025/26: £1866.72)

West Sussex - £81.49 (Council Tax 2025/26: £1714.49)

Norfolk - £79.44 (Council Tax 2025/26: £1671.40)

Suffolk - £78.39 (Council Tax 2025/26: £1649.39)

Hampshire - £76.50 (Council Tax 2025/26: £1609.00)

Essex - £75.95 (Council Tax 2025/26: £1597.95)

Surrey - £72.70 (Council Tax 2025/26: £1529.70).

Angela Rayner announced the cancellations connected Wednesday (Image: Getty)

On Wednesday, Reform UK held an exigency property league pursuing Ms Rayner’s announcement arsenic Nigel Farage accused Labour and Conservative-run councils of “collusions”. He said: "I thought that lone dictators cancelled elections... but what I spot contiguous is collusion to stave disconnected the menace of Reform UK connected May 1."

Reform UK has besides launched a petition against the hold successful elections, calling connected Brits to motion it during a video released connected the societal media level X. At the clip of writing, the petition has 277,862 signatures.

During the Westminster property conference, Mr Farage blamed the "cowardice of the existing governmental class" for the move.

Liberal Democrat Leader Sir Ed Davey echoed this, saying the delays were a "disgraceful stitch up betwixt Labour and the Conservatives".

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