Cumbria to elect first metro mayor in May 2027

Summarised from 3 outlets · Updated 5 Nov, 07:26 · Archive

Cumbria will elect its first metro mayor on 6 May 2027 under devolution plans.

Cumbria will hold its first metro mayor election on 6 May 2027. The government is proposing devolution plans that would give the region local control over transport, housing, skills and economic growth.

The Prime Minister outlined the reasoning behind the policy in statements to Cumbrian outlets. He described a philosophy of 'devolution by default', under which decisions would be made closer to home wherever possible rather than at Westminster.

To illustrate the approach, he pointed to an existing initiative at Carlisle College. Over a hundred students have benefited from a new scheme funded by Cumbria's police, fire and crime commissioner, David Allen. The programme takes cars seized by police that would normally be scrapped and hands them to local mechanics students for hands-on experience.

The Prime Minister argued that local leaders understand their communities better than officials in Whitehall, and that giving communities more say in their futures allows them to identify and solve problems more effectively. He said the government began implementing these ideas through the recent Budget.

The devolution plans represent a shift towards giving regional areas more power to shape their own economic and social priorities. The metro mayor election will be the first opportunity for Cumbrians to directly elect such a leader.

How it is being reported

• PM: My vision for devolution as Cumbria set to elect its first ever metro mayorPM: Cumbria’s first metro mayor election is due on May 6, 2027, as devolution plans promise local control over transport, housing, skills and economic growthNW Evening Mail · 5 Nov, 05:00
• PM: My vision for devolution as Cumbria set to elect its first ever metro mayorPM: Cumbria’s first metro mayor election is due on May 6, 2027, as devolution plans promise local control over transport, housing, skills and economic growthWhitehaven News · 5 Nov, 05:00
• PM: My vision for devolution as Cumbria set to elect its first ever metro mayorPM: Cumbria’s first metro mayor election is due on May 6, 2027, as devolution plans promise local control over transport, housing, skills and economic growthCumberland News · 5 Nov, 05:00

In this story: Cumbria · Carlisle · David Allen · Carlisle College · Whitehall

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