United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 96795
Councillors: Dual Mandate
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3 December 2025
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11 December 2025 · Answer
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11 December 2025
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to amend electoral law to prevent British councillors standing for election in overseas countries.
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3 December 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to amend electoral law to prevent British councillors standing for election in overseas countries.
Source: Commons
11 December 2025
Answer
I refer the Hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 95058 on 4 December 2025 for councillors in England. Local government is devolved, and it is for devolved national governments to govern their own local government members.
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-12-03/96795
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1860086
- uk · wq-1860086 · source updated 11 December 2025