{"id":303776,"date":"2025-12-19T15:00:37","date_gmt":"2025-12-19T15:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/dozens-of-local-elections-could-be-cancelled\/"},"modified":"2025-12-19T15:00:37","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T15:00:37","slug":"dozens-of-local-elections-could-be-cancelled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/dozens-of-local-elections-could-be-cancelled\/","title":{"rendered":"Dozens of local elections could be cancelled"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/M8nQQBj9JCM\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Dozens of local elections could be cancelled\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/M8nQQBj9JCM\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Millions of voters could be denied their chance to vote next year after the government decided it would allow dozens of local elections to be cancelled.<\/p>\n<p>Up to 63 council elections scheduled for May 2026 could be postponed for a year to allow more time for local authority reorganisation.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follow ITV News on TikTok https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Millions of voters could be denied their chance to vote next year after the government decided it would allow dozens of local elections to be cancelled. 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