Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 102041
Mayors: Elections
Tabled: 2 January 2026
Answered: 12 January 2026
Question
Blake Stephenson
Conservative — Mid Bedfordshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the cost of elections for new Mayors during this Parliament.
Answer
Miatta FahnbullehNo assessment has been made. Spend on council elections is a matter for local authorities and spend on mayoral elections for strategic authorities is a matter for those bodies.