The Labour Government are once again trying to deny voters their say.
They cancelled the County Council elections in May. Earlier this month they delayed the Sussex Mayoral election by two years.
Today they have announced that Conservative-run West Sussex County Council has the choice to suspend the County Council Elections again.
This looks like another anti-democratic stitch up between a failing Labour government and a failing Tory council.
It’s chaotic, undemocratic, and dangerous.
Every voter deserves to exercise their right to vote on time, not just when it suits those in power.
Join me in calling on West Sussex Conservatives to stop the stitch-up. Elections must go ahead.
We hereby call on Conservative-controlled West Sussex County Council to tell the government the county council elections must go ahead in May 2026.
Alison Bennett, Liberal Democrat MP for Mid Sussex, and Ben Dempsey, the Lib Dem candidate for Sussex Mayor, have condemned to the Government's statement on allowing County Councils to request the cancellation of elections in Sussex.
Ben Dempsey has highlighted the cost of the Government’s "shambolic" decision to delay the election of a Sussex Mayor until 2028, highlighting that the move will cost the county £100 million in lost investment.
Ben Dempsey, Liberal Democrat candidate for Mayor of Sussex, has slammed the government's decision to delay the Mayoral elections.