Overview
- Independent Progressive Group members Emma Corlett and Maxine Webb will resign their Norfolk County Council seats to trigger by-elections in May.
- Independent councillor Simon Ring previously said he will step down in May to force a by-election in Freebridge Lynn and intends to stand again.
- The government has moved to legislate for a one‑year postponement of the May 2026 polls for all 84 Norfolk County Council seats and 13 of 39 Norwich City Council seats.
- Reform UK supporters protested outside County Hall urging councillors to quit, and the party says it is taking legal action against the communities department over the delay.
- County leader Kay Mason Billig warned ministers the council lacked capacity to run elections alongside reform work and later said postponement was the right call, drawing criticism from opponents.