Members: Elections
Lords · Question HL7836 · Tabled 22 May 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 3 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by Baroness O'Neill of Bexley
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to change the electoral qualification and disqualification provisions on whether Members of Parliament can (1) stand for election, and (2) continue to hold office, as (a) councillors, (b) council mayors, (
Answer
Answered by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage, 3 Jun 2025
I refer the noble Baroness to the response given to Question UIN 47703 on 30 April 2025. Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) and Mayors who hold the PCC function are disqualified from standing for election or continuing to hold office if they become Mem...