Issue - meetings

(i)              That the receipt of a letter from the Minister for Local Government & Homelessness in respect of the invitation for Councils to seek postponement of local authority elections in May 2026, be noted;

(ii)             That it be agreed that elections to Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council will proceed as planned in May 2026;

(iii)           That it be noted that the Leader and Chief Executive will confirm to the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government by 15^th January 2026 that there is no change to the planned elections for May 2026.