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Abolish UK Mayors

108
signatures
closedMinistry of Housing, Communities & Local GovernmentOpened 9 December 2025Closed 9 June 2026

Background

We believe mayors represent an expensive, unnecessary layer of bureaucracy that duplicates existing council functions without delivering proportional value.

Additional details

We call on the Government to introduce legislation to scrap all mayors immediately and redirect any savings to frontline services like policing and education. We believe streamlined and empowered local councils would provide faster cheaper governance.

Where it’s popular

Constituencies with the most signatures on this petition.

Leeds South West and MorleyMark Sewards
3
Blackley and Middleton SouthGraham Stringer
2
HyndburnSarah Smith
2
Brentwood and OngarAlex Burghart
2
Bradford WestNaz Shah
2
Ealing SouthallDeirdre Costigan
2
TynemouthSir Alan Campbell
2
Milton Keynes NorthChris Curtis
2
Forest of DeanMatt Bishop
2
Liverpool WavertreePaula Barker
2
Bury St Edmunds and StowmarketDr Peter Prinsley
1
BurnleyOliver Ryan
1
BroxbourneLewis Cocking
1
Camborne and RedruthPerran Moon
1
BracknellPeter Swallow
1
BridgwaterSir Ashley Fox
1
ChichesterJess Brown-Fuller
1
Boston and SkegnessRichard Tice
1
CheltenhamMax Wilkinson
1
Central Suffolk and North IpswichPatrick Spencer
1

Source: UK Government & Parliament Petitions service. Petition ID: 749477.