A Bill to make provision about the creation of certain combined county authorities and about the election of mayors of those authorities; to restrict the exercise of the power to change the years in which local elections are held in England; and for connected purposes.
The Local Government and Elections Bill would create new combined county authorities with elected mayors for those areas and set rules for how those mayors are chosen. It would also restrict the power to shift the years of local elections in England and include related provisions.
The bill is currently at the second reading in the House of Commons and has not yet progressed beyond that stage in this session.
In the related elections legislation votes, the Conservative Party voted in favour in most divisions while Labour and most opposition parties voted against; Reform UK and some smaller groups supported some divisions.
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Order for Second Reading on Friday 16 January, read and discharged.
This is a Private Members' Bill and was presented to Parliament on Tuesday 6 January 2026.