PETITIONOpenPetition · petition.parliament.uk
Abolish UK Mayors
We believe mayors represent an expensive, unnecessary layer of bureaucracy that duplicates existing council functions without delivering proportional value.
Last fetched 03 May 2026 · petition.parliament.uk
Signatures
100
signatures
Government response threshold (10,000) · 100/10,000
Debate threshold (100,000) · 100/100,000
Background
We call on the Government to introduce legislation to scrap all mayors immediately and redirect any savings to frontline services like policing and education. We believe streamlined and empowered local councils would provide faster cheaper governance.