The county councils in East and West Sussex are waiting to find out if county elections will be held in 2026.
The elections were supposed to be held last May but were cancelled at the councils’ request. The authorities did not think they would have been able to meet the timetable required to deliver mayoral elections in 2026.
But with the mayoral elections looking set to be pushed back to 2028, could the county elections now be held?
A spokesman for the leaders of West Sussex County Council, East Sussex County Council and Brighton & Hove City Council, said they had not yet heard from the government about the issue.
They added: “We are committed to devolution, building on the strong partnership work we have in place. We are working together on the detail of this change for Sussex and Brighton.”
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