§ 23. Mr. Kevin HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions if he will make a statement on the adoption of local government constitutions involving elected mayors. [13576]
§ Dr. WhiteheadTo date, referendums in six local authorities, including Doncaster, have supported the introduction of an elected mayor, and mayoral elections in those local authorities will be held in May 2002.
We have also received proposals from five other councils that include the holding of referendums on a range of dates between now and the beginning of February 2002.