Cancelled mayoral elections

Early day motion 2436, tabled 8 December 2025 by James McMurdock (Independent). Signed by 9 members.

That this House expresses its discontent at the decision to cancel multiple mayoral elections in 2026; notes that on Monday 1 December 2025, two days before the cancellation was revealed in the media, the Government stated in response to Written Parliamentary Question 94117 on Local Government: Essex that there were no plans to cancel any May 2026 elections except in Surrey; expresses its disappointment that the House of Commons has been informed of major policy changes only after they have been reported in the media; and calls on the Government to proceed with the scheduled mayoral elections and to confirm that all other elections due to take place in 2026 will proceed as planned.

Signatures by party: Independent 3, Conservative 2, Reform UK 2, DUP 1, Traditional Unionist Voice 1.