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The Conservatives created 11 such areas, which have an elected "metro" mayor, and set a target that every part of England that wanted greater powers in some form would get a devolution deal by 2030.
Kent County Council, Medway Council and the county's district councils could be abolished in favour of unitary authorities overlooked by a new metro style mayor. The government announced details ...
The Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016 (c. 1) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that allows for the introduction of directly elected mayors to combined authorities in England and Wales and the devolution of housing, transport, planning and policing powers to them.
The first directly elected mayor was introduced in Greater London in 2000 as part of the statutory provisions of the Greater London Authority Act 1999.The position of the elected Mayor of London is a strategic regional one, and quite different from that of local authority mayors.
Under the proposals the English Devolution Council would include the mayor of London and existing combined authority mayors. An interim mechanism would be put in place for the participation of local leaders in areas of England without a mayoral combined authority.
Nationally, the government and Labour back expanded devolution, with key powers over transport, housing, and employment linked to directly elected leadership, such as metro mayors.
The government and the county council signed a devolution agreement on 8 December 2022, which included the creation of an elected mayor with the title Elected Leader. Subject to consultation, and council and parliamentary approval, it was hoped that the first Elected Leader would have been elected in 2024 to coincide with the police and crime ...
The areas grouped together would have an elected metro mayor who would decide how to spend government money on things like transport and infrastructure. ... Devolution back on agenda after council ...