REDDITCH Borough Council is meeting tonight to discuss whether or not to cancel the local elections in May.
A third of the council would be up for the vote which, figures show, would cost the taxpayer £192,000 to hold.
The proposal to cancel the poll comes in light of the Local Government Reorganisation (LGR). A decision is due to take place this summer. That would see all district councils and the county council abolished with a vote to establish the new authority is scheduled to be held in May 2027.
Were that to be the case, the newly-elected councillors would only serve a term of 18 months before the borough and district councils were abolished.
But some argue that not to hold the vote would be undemocratic.
During the meeting, the council will take one of two actions – to go ahead with the scheduled election in May or to submit a request to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. The correspondence would request the election be postponed.
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