Tamworth Borough Council asks to postpone May elections.

Tamworth Borough Council has asked the government to postpone the local elections set for 7 May while the council prepares for local government reorganisation that will abolish it in 2028.

Tamworth Borough Council has written to the government requesting that the local elections scheduled for 7 May be postponed. The request comes as the council is set to be abolished in 2028 under planned local government reorganisation for Staffordshire. The council leader said she consulted group leaders and opposition members before making the request and described it as a pragmatic decision. The move follows similar requests from other councils in England facing reorganisation. Known details: - A third of Tamworth Borough Council's seats were due to be contested on 7 May. - The council is scheduled to be replaced by new unitary authorities in 2028 under Staffordshire local government reorganisation. - The council leader, Carol Dean, consulted other group leaders and opposition members before asking for the postponement and called the choice pragmatic. - More than a third of eligible councils in England have asked to postpone their May elections. - Local government minister Alison McGovern said some authorities raised capacity concerns but that no council would be forced to postpone. - Authorities were given until 15 January to make their case to ministers. Summary: If elections are delayed, councillors elected this year may serve shorter terms because current councils are due to be replaced in 2028. Undetermined at this time.