Angela Rayner has confirmed that some local elections will be postponed (Image: Getty)

       Angry voters are refusing to pay their council tax in protest against Angela Rayner's decision to postpone local elections in some parts of England.

       The Deputy Prime Minister confirmed on Wednesday that nine areas previously due to stage votes on May 1 will now not hold the polls until next year.

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       Sir Keir Starmer's right-hand woman claimed the elections would be an "irresponsible waste of money" because many of the councils might not exist after mergers.

       But despite her pleas that she was saving money, the move has sparked anger.

       @CromwellStuff said on X: "I have just informed my county council I will not be paying council tax as we people in Hampshire are not being permitted to vote in May!"

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       I have just informed my county council I will not be paying council tax as we people in Hampshire are not being permitted to vote in May!

       — Cromwell (@CromwellStuff) February 5, 2025

       @tws4042 replied: "Same here … Hampshire! They will not get a penny from me!"

       Steve Poole wrote: "Good shout. I’ve not paid last year's as a protest for various reasons. West Sussex also no local elections, so will join you for this year's."

       Another user said: "Let us know what their response is Crom, might do the same here in West Sussex."

       A different account said: "Done the same for my county council."

       Ms Rayner confirmed that the following authorities would postpone their votes:

       Norfolk County Council Suffolk County Council Essex County Council Thurrock East Sussex West Sussex Hampshire Isle of Wight Surrey

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       She also told the House of Commons that she has invited all areas with two-tier council systems – places with county and district councils – to submit proposals for their conversion into unitary authorities.

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       She added that larger unitary authorities are the "right size to achieve efficiencies, improve capacity and withstand financial shocks".

       The Deputy PM added that proposals would be developed with "extensive" local engagement with communities. She claimed district councillors had told her the two-tier system "isn't working" after 14 years of a Conservative "doom loop".

       Ms Rayner added: “While devolution can sound techie, the outcome is simple – it’s a plan for putting more money in people’s pockets, it’s a plan for quicker, better, cheaper transport designed with local people in mind, a plan for putting politics back in the service of working people.”