Are we going to see Mayors elected with even lower levels of public support in 2025?

A rule is being studied to protect mayors and public officials in their civil protection activities. The measure, as far as we learn, would aim to extend the criminal safeguards already announced for law enforcement agencies, in the event of a complaint, also to administrators. “The legislative structures of the Minister for Civil Protection and the ministers for Relations with Parliament and Justice are coordinating to prepare a specific measur…

Are we going to see Mayors elected with even lower levels of public support in 2025?

Four Combined Authority mayors will be elected on 1 May 2025, but changes to the rules could see mayors taking power with little public support locally. Voters are going to the polls in the following areas: Cambridgeshire & Peterborough; West of England (covering Bristol; South Gloucestershire; Bath & North East Somerset); Hull & East Yorkshire; Greater Lincolnshire. The first two areas will be electing mayors for a third time, whilst the latter…