Swindon council still planning to hold local elections in May despite Covid fears
Swindon's local elections were postponed last year – and there are reports the same could happen in 2021 Picture: STUART HARRISON Local elections scheduled for May should go ahead, Swindon Borough Council has said. The Times reported on Monday that the government is working on a plan to delay the spring polls by anything between one and four months. Swindon's local elections in 2020 were postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic. Borough council, parish seats and Angus Macpherson's Police and Crime Commissioner role are scheduled to be up for grabs in less than four months' time...