Local Government: Elections
Lords · Question HL14185 · Tabled 2 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Lord Jamieson
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage on 26 January (HL Deb col 715), when the mayoral elections for the 14 remaining areas will take place.
Answer
Answered by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage, 2 Mar 2026
It is important to distinguish between elections scheduled in existing mayoral authorities and these inaugural mayoral elections, which we have not had before and are only taking place in the six Devolution Priority Programme areas. The Government is comm...