Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 26693
Local Government: Reorganisation
Tabled: 27 January 2025
Answered: 3 February 2025
Question
Blake Stephenson
Conservative — Mid Bedfordshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the English Devolution White Paper, published on 16 December 2024, what electoral system new unitary authority areas will use.
Answer
Jim McMahonThe voting system for unitary elections is First Past the Post.For Mayoral Elections, I refer the hon Member to the answer given to Question UIN 20691 on 19 December 2024.