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Remove power to cancel local government elections

Submitted by Dr Chris Barnes on Friday 17th October 2025

Published on Tuesday 25th November 2025

Current status: Open

Open until: Monday 25th May 2026

Current Signatures: 154,635
(count is updated approximately hourly)

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Tagged with

2025 ~ Borough ~ Cancel ~ Change ~ Electing ~ Elections ~ Law ~ Limited ~ local ~ Londoners ~ metropolitan ~ Nationalism ~ Power ~ Remove ~ Sacred ~ Secretary ~ Secretary of State ~ The Law ~ The Power ~ The Secretary of State ~ voter suppression ~ Voters ~ Voting

Daily and Total Signatures by Date

Popularity

This petition has 154,635 signatures in total, with signatories from all 650 constituencies. That makes it the 6th most popular open petition, and the 154th most popular of all time.

Geography

This petition has a Diversity Rating of 101% (low) and a Local Issue Rating of -1% (very low).

Signatures by Constituency

Signatures by Region

Signatures by Country

Notes on geography

Signatures by constituency and region don't necessarily add up to the total number of signatures. That's because the petitions system doesn't validate postcodes, and some people mistype them. And without a valid postcode, a signature cannot be allocated to any particular place.

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