DebateGeneral CommitteeMonday, 8 June 202618:00

Second Delegated Legislation Committee: The draft combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026

Parliamentary debate

This is a statutory instrument amending the rules for mayoral elections in combined authorities. The order sets out procedural and electoral changes for how these authorities conduct mayoral ballots, likely covering matters such as candidacy rules, voting procedures, or the scope of combined authorities holding mayoral elections. The committee will scrutinise the draft order before it can be made law.

Combined authorities govern major economic and transport functions across England's metropolitan regions. Changes to mayoral election rules affect democratic accountability and governance in areas representing millions of voters and billions of pounds of devolved spending. The amendment may alter how mayors are elected or which areas hold mayoral votes.

Local Government

MPs most likely to speak

David SimmondsConservative and Unionist Party

Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner

Shadow Levelling Up — portfolio topic overlap (35pts); Spoken on local-government (114 times, 40pts); Known positions: local-government: questioning, local-government: opposed, local-government: neutral (30pts)Voting record

Lewis CockingConservative and Unionist Party

Broxbourne

Spoken on local-government (82 times, 40pts); Known positions: local-government: opposed, local-government: questioning, local-government: supportive (30pts); Committee: housing, communities and local government committee (20pts)Voting record

Miatta FahnbullehLabour and Co-operative Party

Peckham

Parliamentary Under-Secretary — portfolio topic overlap (35pts); Spoken on local-government (46 times, 40pts); Known positions: local-government: supportive (10pts)Voting record

Matthew PatrickLabour Party

Wirral West

Parliamentary Under-Secretary — portfolio topic overlap (35pts); Spoken on local-government (12 times, 20pts); Known positions: local-government: supportive, local-government: questioning, local-government: neutral (30pts)Voting record

Florence EshalomiLabour and Co-operative Party

Vauxhall and Camberwell Green

Spoken on local-government (56 times, 40pts); Known positions: local-government: questioning, local-government: supportive (20pts); Committee: housing, communities and local government committee (Chair) (25pts)Voting record

Second Delegated Legislation Committee: The draft combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026

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