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
The 2024-2026 session of Parliament has come to an end so the House of Commons is now prorogued until the next session begins on 13 May 2026. Prorogation is the formal end to the parliamentary year.
This Bill will therefore make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
