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Plans for Essex, Hampshire, Norfolk and Suffolk were withdrawn; proposals in 14 other areas, as well as Cambridgeshire and Peterborough and West Sussex, were paused during the review.","The ministry said local elections in May 2027 would proceed on existing council boundaries. Surrey’s reorganisation was excluded from the review, and the planned East and West Surrey unitary authorities were still due to begin operating in April 2027. The announcement paused or withdrew specified plans; it did not cancel every local-government reform."],"sections":[]},"corrections":[{"at":"2026-10-07T00:54:51+03:00","language":"en","text":"German and Portuguese editions and translations of the data and correction explanations have been added to this article."}],"country":"GB","data":{"blocks":[{"description":{"ar":"بعد مشورة قانونية جديدة، سحب الوزراء أو أوقفوا مؤقتاً عدة خطط لإعادة تنظيم الحكم المحلي.","de":"Nach neuer Rechtsberatung zogen Minister mehrere Pläne zur Neuordnung der Kommunalverwaltung zurück oder setzten sie aus.","en":"Following new legal advice, ministers withdrew or paused several local-government reorganisation plans.","es":"Tras recibir nuevo asesoramiento jurídico, los ministros retiraron o pausaron varios planes de reorganización local.","fr":"Après de nouveaux avis juridiques, les ministres ont retiré ou suspendu plusieurs projets de réorganisation locale.","pt":"Após novo parecer jurídico, ministros 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