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.
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The bill would create a framework for combined county authorities and set out how their mayors would be elected. It would also curb the government’s power to change the years of local elections in England, and include related provisions to support these changes.
The bill is at the 2nd Reading stage in the House of Commons. The first Reading took place on 6 January 2026.
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6 Jan 2026
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.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.