Combined Authority and Combined County Authority Returning Officer guidance for Combined Authority Mayoral elections

Starting the election timetable

This section of the guidance covers explains the statutory actions that must take place to enable the election timetable to formally commence.

This includes:

  • the publication of the notice of election
  • the publication of polling station notices

For the purpose of combined county authority mayoral elections, references in this guidance to combined authorities should, unless specifically indicated otherwise, be read as references to combined county authorities. 

We have published a non-date date specific timetable and a timetable for the May 2025 scheduled polls.

Last updated: 18 November 2024