Question follow-through · 60707
Mayors: Elections
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of financial requirements for standing in mayoral elections on the (a) accessibility and (b) diversity of candidates.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
- Tabled
- 17 Jun 2025
- Target answer date
- 19 Jun 2025
- Answer
- 24 Jun 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
17 Jun 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of financial requirements for standing in mayoral elections on the (a) accessibility and (b) diversity of candidates.
19 Jun 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
24 Jun 2025
Answer published
The Government has not made such an assessment. Under electoral law, candidates are required to pay a deposit in certain elections, reflecting the scale of the role, including budget responsibility, role as chair of the Combined Authority or Combined Coun...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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