Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 26694

Mayors: Elections

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 will be used to elect mayors created under this plan.

Answer

Jim McMahon
The 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.