Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 100571
Mayors: Surrey
Tabled: 16 December 2025
Answered: 7 January 2026
Question
Dr Al Pinkerton
Liberal Democrat — Surrey Heath
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what (a) protections and (b) guidance his Department will provide to mayoral candidates for new unitary authorities in Surrey.
Answer
Alison McGovernThere are currently no local authority mayoralties operating in Surrey, and no mayoral elections are planned for the new unitary councils. Under provisions in the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill, any new council created through local gov...
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