Local election delays could also push back resignation of MPs double-jobbing as councillors
Delays to May local elections could also mean many MPs also working as councillors continue double-jobbing for longer.
Half of the 21 county councils across England have submitted requests to the government to delay their May elections for a year, so they can change their structure under Labour's devolution shake-up.
But that could mean that many of the MPs currently working both in Parliament and as councillors, might not step down in May as planned.
ITV News reported this week that 10% of MPs are also working as councillors, despite Labour's promise to ban most second jobs for members of Parliament.
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Many of the MPs with council positions had said before Labour's devolution announcement that they plan to give up their council role at the next local elections, warning any early elections triggered by them standing down are costly for the taxpayer and have low voter turnout.
But there are now questions around nine MPs who sit on councils that have requested for their May ballot to be delayed, and whether they will stay on in both roles for longer.
The MPs sitting on councils we know have asked for a one year delay to the elections are:
Peter Bedford, MP for Mid Leicestershire (Leicestershire County Councillor)
Will Forster, MP for Woking (Surrey County Councillor)
Marie Goldman, MP for Chelmsford (Essex County Councillor)
Amanda Hack, MP for North West Leicestershire (Leicestershire County Councillor)
Terry Jermy, MP for South West Norfolk (Norfolk County Councillor)
James MacCleary, MP for Lewes (East Sussex County Councillor)
John Milne, MP for Horsham (West Sussex County Councillor)
Rebecca Paul, MP for Reigate (Surrey County Councillor)
Ian Roome, MP for North Devon (Devon County Councillor)
Local opposition figures and constituents have questioned whether it's possible to do both jobs at the same time, to a good standard.
Just under half of the 62 MPs still doing both are also receiving some kind of allowance, while ITV News analysis shows over half have 50% or less attendance at council meetings since the general election in July.
The other 52 MPs either have elections going ahead as normal, or haven't yet indicated when or if they will stand down.
While 11 county councils have requested their local elections are delayed, that doesn't mean they definitely will be. The government still needs to decide which ones it chooses to postpone, and whether it's necessary to push all of them back for a year.
The government will also look at the reasons why a council might want to postpone, as many of the councils who have made bids are Conservative-led, and at risk of losing Tory seats.
There are also a number of councils still having meetings on Friday to decide whether to opt-in to the first phase of the government's devolution plans, and therefore ask to delay their May ballot.
Labour's major change to council structures could see the two-tier system of county councils and district councils replaced by merging them together to create "unitary" authorities. The government say it will help them to avoid duplication and give regions "a bigger voice".
But many are unhappy about the potential delays - the District Councils network said people are being "deprived of their local democracy", calling the delays "unprecedented".
Meanwhile, Reform UK, which was expected to gain more seats at the elections in May, says Labour and the Conservatives "are colluding to rob the British people of their democratic rights."
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