OUR VOTE, OUR RIGHT: Democracy Delayed is Democracy Denied
We call on the government to make postponement of elections impossible except in a genuine national emergency, and that any such postponement must be approved by Parliament, ensuring no Prime Minister or minister can delay elections on their own.
Signatures
21
signatures
Government response threshold (10,000) · 21/10,000
Debate threshold (100,000) · 21/100,000
- 03 FEB 2026Petition rejectedduplicate
You may wish to sign the following petition, which calls for similar action: Remove power to cancel local government elections https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/747234
- 15 JAN 2026Petition created
Background
In history, leaders who feared facing voters delayed, cancelled, or hollowed‑out elections to stay in power. Castro, Hitler, and Stalin all did this. Recent UK actions allow councils to delay votes for reorganisation, undermining people’s right to vote. Elections must happen on schedule; reorganisation can wait for the next cycle. The right to vote must come first — never postponed for convenience.